Great video. I noticed 'V' notches above the aereoles as well on some peruvian torch cacti which can make things confusing, so the blue colour is a good means to distinguish them.
Great point! They can sometimes have ‘V’ notches and that’s what makes Peruvians and Pachanoi so difficult to tell apart. The blue color is the usually the best distinction.
Ideas for future vids include identifying and treating common trichocereus diseases like sooty mould, fungal pegs and insect pests. Also would be cool to see some mature cacti from each species in your collection if you have any. Thanks for the vids.
Good question! The Argentine Saguaro (not to be confused with the Saguaro, or Carnegiea gigantea) shares the genus Trichocereus with these other cacti, it's scientific name being Trichocereus terscheckii. This video is a guide to the major kinds of Trichocereus cacti.
Nice. Thank you. I'm new to cactus and working at a place with overgrown unmanaged older cactus nursery. I'm building a collection from cutting. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed the video! We have a couple of videos on taking cuttings for propagation, grafting, and planting cactus cuttings on our channel if you would like to take a look! :)
That's a fair question! It's a common and accepted naming convention in the San Pedro community when you're talking about these cacti. Besides the umbrella term "San Pedro", we reference the Trichocereus pachanoi/Echinopsis Pachanoi as its common name "San Pedro" for time and ease, and the others as their common names as well (Peruvian, Bolivian, etc). We can understand how that might be confusing at first.
Being native of cactus country I'd always heard saguaro pronounced more like sawuaro or sahworo. Test: How do you say, La Quinta? Hint: Qui is pronounced 'key' . Nice video I appreciated the lesson.
Hey there! Unfortunately we do not ship outside of the United States at this time. If you're planning on getting a San Pedro for your garden make sure to protect it from colder temps by using frost blankets or bringing it indoors or to a greenhouse (if possible). Trichocereus Terscheckii / Argentine Saguaro are a more cold tolerant option but you'll still need to be careful.
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