Apple Cactus, Peruvian Apple, Hedge Cactus, Peruvian Tree Cactus (Cereus repandu

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Dec 08, 2010

Apple Cactus, Peruvian Apple, Hedge Cactus, Peruvian Tree Cactus
Cereus repandus

In the beautiful garden of Inge Hoffman.

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DMersh Perth, United Kingdom(Zone 7b) Jan 30, 2011

Do you nkow what species the hairy columnar cactus to the right is?

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Apr 13, 2013

Gee, I do not know. Maybe Cephalocereus senilis? It has red spines. Let me ask Xeno if he can tell from this photo.

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Apr 13, 2013

Cephalocereus senilis has thinner stems.

It's Something like an Espostoa melanostele
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/67399/

Or, an Espostoa lanata
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/173708/

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BayAreaTropics Hayward, CA Aug 22, 2017

Ah,that is either now gone or seriously pruned back.
I would bet on E.melonstele. I think I had that and it rotted in a wet winter. Problem was,my Ash tree has created shade where I once planted sun lovers. Huge tree,hard for me to prune now.
E.melonstele has a thinning hair problem compared to the other types. It's also more green (That really can be seen in rains) under those spines. I've seen it in Hayward in full sun looking good and chunky.

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