Pilosocereus royenii - My "Rare Oddities Table"

This year I am excited and proud to bring the Royen's tree cactus - Pilosocereus royenii - into cultivation on a substantial scale at Cactus Island. Known as "sebucan" in Puerto Rico, it is a Caribbean dry forest cactus that branches and can reach 24ft tall. My seedlings were grown from self-pollinated clone seeds germinated in late 2020 from the mother stem, which originates from Puerto Rico. There are about 7500 roughly 3"-7" seedlings available from this planting. Royen's tree cactus is a hardy and versatile columnar cactus that thrives in southern Florida gardens with a well-drained mix of organic cactus soil and fine grain black basalt. It has been enthusiastically received by collectors throughout the country since I first offered them for sale in early 2022.
Out of about 8600 seedlings, I have set aside about 120 onto my rare oddities table that have distinctive multiple arms, are crested, monstrose or even combinations of all three conditions that are desirable to collectors and the trade. For comparison, the greener and taller cacti are normal seedlings that I potted up early from the largest seedlings last Fall.
If you are interested in purchasing plants from Cactus Island, please contact me and I'll be happy to answer your questions, set up a time to visit or put together an order. See our blog at www.cactusislandacres.com for what's going on at the farm and homestead.