T pach ”Tom Juul’s Giant” OP (Open Pollinated) SEED

T pach “Tom Juul’s Giant” OP 

OP = Open Pollinated. This means the “Father” plant is not known. Since Trichocereus cacti are not self fertile, we know that it must have pollinated by another Tricho, but where the bees carried the pollen from is unknown. 

If I had to guess on this one, I would say it was pollinated by either T peru “Grandfather” or T peru “Serra Blue” as these were the only other Trichos flowering at the time anywhere near “Field’s” - this purely speculative though.

Tom Juul’s Giant is originally from the yard of Tom Juul’s in San Francisco. It was acquired from Sacred Succulents (SS). The real deal, rarely offered.

From the Trichocereus Origin and History group on Facebook:

"From interviews conducted by Jon Hanna, published in Trout's Notes, Tom Juul's Giant was a plant sold through the defunct Cactus Gem Nursery. The owner, Jim Daniel, bought cuttings of this pachanoi from Thomas Juul after segments of his massive plant fell over from a strong wind storm. He named the clone "Tom Juul's Giant" to honor his friend and to distinguish it from the PC pachanoi he sold. Jim Daniel himself also wrote a short blurb in the Cactus and Succulent Society of San Jose newsletter about this (see picture), which further confirms this story. Large stands of identical pachanoi that appear to be Juuls still exist throughout the Bay Area, especially in the South Bay where Cactus Gem was located (See pictures). And to the part of the story we all know about... 🙂 Many years later, Tom Juul's house was going to be bulldozed. Upon hearing the news, Kakster, a local Tricho collector, hopped the fence and took cuttings from the original plant in Juul's backyard. Kakster distributed cuttings of the plants to his friends and customers, including Sacred Succulents (see pictures of the potted plants). As for where TJG originated from before Tom Juul, nobody knows for sure. It could have come from anywhere, as Tom Juul was an avid succulent collector who was well known in C&S circles. The purpose of this write up is to clarify any confusion regarding the origins of TJG and to shed light on the lesser known part of the clone's history. Real TJG does not have to originate from Kakster."

In my opinion this should be the only Juul’s Giant; makes sense since it is named after a person with the last name Juul’s.

***The other pics are examples of the mother plant T pach “Tom Juul’s Giant”***