Stenocereus treleasei

A candelabra-shaped columnar cactus of the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, where it forms dense stands among Bursera and acacias. It is a mid-elevation plant that likes warm, sunny days, mild nights and a dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Valley floors and slopes in thorn scrub and tropical dry forest on volcanic and limestone-derived soils, growing with Bursera, Ceiba aesculifolia, acacias, agaves and other columnar cacti.

Recorded from 1,350 to 1,940 m, with a median of about 1,660 m. Literature gives roughly 1,200 to 2,000 m.

Mexico SouthwestMexico Central

🔒 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.