False Saguaro Cardon Or Pachycereus Pringlei Cactus. The Largest Species Of Cactus That Exists.

The False Saguaro Cardon also known as the Pachycereus Pringlei, or the Mexican Giant Cardon Elephant Cactus. This is a species of cactus native to northwestern Mexico in the states of Baja. and as the Mexican Giant Cardon or Elephant Cactus. The tallest living cactus is a specimen of Pachycereus Pringlei.

An average Mature Cardon may reach a height of 30 feet, but individuals as tall as 60 feet are known to exist. It is a slow-growing cactus with a lifespan measured in hundreds of years. Many adult Cardon have several side branches that may be as massive as the trunk. The resulting tree may attain a weight of 250 pounds. It can take up to 50 years to reach a good size and to produce the branches.

Cactus plants are among the hardiest, most drought-tolerant in the world and very easy to maintain, as long as they are planted in a porous cactus/succulent soil, given proper drainage, daily bright light, and not over watered.

You will receive 1 well-established, rooted plant, from an 8 inch pot, sent bareroot and packaged with great care. It will be shipped via USPS Priority mail.

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