X Pachgerocereus

Very cool fast growing and has handled winters with nights in the 20’s without a hiccup. Grew 2 new arms and about 10” up top on the...Read More first year I’ve had it and I’m excited to see what it looks like in 5 years. Hopefully it will be an absolute beast.

Plants will apparently produce viable seed, according to the propagators at the AZ-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson. I bought about a dozen...Read More plants in 2007 there and they have performed well with only minimal winter frost protection below 28 F in my hometown of Yucca, AZ at about 1800 feet elevation. I suspect they can drop a bit lower, to at least 25 F without damage, for brief overnight spells. They grow quickly and have colorful new spines at the tips, ranging from yellow to bright red. See my photo, taken April 5, 2012.

I bought a rooted cutting through Living Stones Nursery. It has done well for me over the last 2 years in a heated greenhouse here in WA...Read More. I do not let the temp dip below 40F

Seeds are viable and produce seedlings which are very similar to the mother plant.

Jordi