Stenocereus fricii

A candelabra-like columnar cactus, 4-7 m tall, from the hot lowland tropical deciduous forest of south-west Mexico. Its stems are 8-12 cm thick and branch from near the base. It needs year-round heat, full sun, a summer wet season and a long, warm, dry winter, and it is not frost-tolerant.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub in the lower Balsas Basin and the Pacific slope, alongside other columnar cacti. Trees are leafless in the dry season, so the plant is in full sun for much of the year.

Recorded from 9 to 1,250 m, median 263 m. Literature gives 5-500 m.

Mexico (Michoacán, Guerrero, Jalisco, Colima)

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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