Giant Cacti of Bendigo

Driving through Bendigo in central Victoria you may come across some giants! These Echinopsis (Trichocereus) atacamensis ssp. pasacana are some of the largest columnar cacti that you will come across in Australia.
Originally planted from habitat collected seed by Tom Dawson and Justin Gill in the early 1930's, they are part of a once thriving commercial nursery and garden that operated up until 1985.
To be in the presence of plants of this size is nothing short of awe inspiring. Note the damage at the top of the plants caused by cockatoos that have acquired a taste for them.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

AMAZING :-) These Trichocereus are absolute BEAUTIES, Thanks so much for sharing :-) XXXXXX

[@CSSAustralia]

Very happy to share with people who can appreciate these beauties.

[@jasperlambert]

Wow so beautiful! Had no idea there was such a big Trichocereous!

Amaizing😍..thanks for sharing

[@lilystaneva6835]

thanks 🌲🙃☺🙃🌲

[@featheredfan]

Wow, they look great and the damages aren't so bad. Haha, I doubt that the birds have a taste for them, but they always need more places to nest. Do you know if they get much fruit from these giants? If the nursery is now gone, is this a private residence or another business ? Thanks

[@CSSAustralia]

The plants do set fruit each year but the current owner is not doing much in the way of seed collecting. This is a private residence and is currently for sale! The owners have been concerned that anyone who buys this property will probably not preserve the garden therefore measures have already been taken by the local botanical gardens to take cuttings from each plant to at least preserve the collection.

[@Stefan_Eccles]

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