Cactus Unboxing: Big Trichocereus terscheckii

These days, I very rarely buy live plants. I make hundreds of crosses every year, and the seedlings usually take most of my space. In addition, I really want to avoid bringing pests into my collection. In case of this big Trichocereus terscheckii, I made an exception, though. I have high hopes to get it flowering, and I'm sure it'll look awesome in a bigger pot. Here's the whole unboxing video I recorded today.
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[@user-qp5ew2qg1r]

I want a follow up video to see how theese two plants are doing in 2024!😊

[@markmedlinjr]

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[@angelozicarelli541]

These are soo expensive I bought one at my local Ace hardware store for $139.99 it was about 20" tall.

[@grunge-mb9sb]

I was able to get a pup off of a 30 ft plus terschekii... about 1.5 ft but a round a bigger than a bowling ball, very thick but there amazing and they grow faster than I imagined.... So if I have a pup from a old growth plant does this mean it can flower unlike juvenile plants? Led me to pick up a pachycereus pringlii as well though just a 1 footer .

[@RedWolfRedWolfRedWolf]

Second plant looks Chiloensis.

[@Cactusjerk]

It's from Lecori in Bolivia, near Cochabamba. These populations are Trichocereus werdermannianus. Pretty massive plants.

[@luchorios5663]

Whats the name of the Bolivian supspecies.. could you write the name? Im in bolivia and I couldnt quite recognize the name. Thanks... Saludos

[@Cactusjerk]

That's a Trichocereus lecoriensis from a Karel Knize collection. The name is certainly not valid, and these actually belong to Trichocereus werdermannianus.

[@davidrobbins9401]

I have copied you Nd moved some cactus 🌵 outside do you use any slug pellets to stop pests ooitsidr

[@Cactusjerk]

I know it sounds corny in the context of slugs, but I generally try to avoid harming any animals in the forest. We're in the middle of the wilderness here, and it just feels wrong to me to punish them for just following their nature. There certainy are limits when it's about systemic pests like root mealies, mosquitoes, and ticks, but I don't really make a big thing out of slugs being around. I just try to garden around them and grow WAY more plants than they can ever damage. I have so many plants that it's not really a problem when they take a bite here and there. On the greater scale their damage is rather negligible here. But again, they can certainly cause some major problems in single cases, which is why I usually lock the flowering plants into my greenhouses.

[@markmedlinjr]

Open a can of beer & set it near your plants. The slugs will be attracted to it, go in the can & die.

[@davidrobbins9401]

@@Cactusjerk thank you for fast reply . I will do the same as you and keep a close eye 👀 on things