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Peruvian Apple Cactus


Peruvian Apple Cactus (Cereus repandus)

Cereus repandus



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Looks like a monster, that is, very large. :-)

24 Oct, 2008

 

Greenthumb,

This cactus can grow even larger than this. They can become a true monster plant!

24 Oct, 2008

 

amazing!!

24 Oct, 2008

 

This one was pretty monstrous. They had it in an area where you couldn't get too close, so this is just the top portion of it. It also had reddish round fruit on it at the top, but I couldn't get a good shot with the fruit.

I have never seen a cactus twist around like that.

24 Oct, 2008

 

I visited a nursery today that a couple runs from their house, and they had a small one of these. It is call an "Apple Cactus" because of the large, red fruit that it produces.

26 Oct, 2008

 

Neat one. Thanks for getting the name, :-)

26 Oct, 2008



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