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There they are - those plants that you've had for many years. slowly growing, not doing much, but taking up space that you eventually realize that you need. It's an effort to get them out of the greenhouse but when you've got over just how different the place looks without them, you know that you've done the right thing.

You may get the odd expression of interest-but as often as not these are rarely followed up. So, as most humans end up in a more dignified form of landfill, I can only hope that this 50 years old pachanoi, Aloe and others will rest in peace at the council tip long before those sad looking blokes in their big black car come looking for me. The trips to the tip are likely to commence within a couple of weeks.

Sadly true

There's a somewhat shabby Trichocereus pachanoi rather optimistically priced at £220 on ebay at the moment.
I'd certainly think your relatively splendid specimen would be worth listing to see what happened.

I'm not so sure about the demand for tree Aloes, but surely worth a go too?

I would be interested in sections of the T. (Pachanoi??) for use as graft stock if you would consider posting it. Better than seeing it go to landfill. Sadly, I can't get to Shropshire to pick it up and I don't need that much graft stock in any case!

Only just spotted this so hopefully not too late, but I'd be happy to take a trip up to Shropshire to pickup that Pachanoi. I have a few already but that's a lovely specimen & it'd be a shame to tip it.

Fortunately I'm not at the stage of considering tipping any of mine but I'd be tempted to plant them out somewhere reasonably sheltered in the wild & see if they survived, odds are slim but if it was going to the tip anyway what's the harm.

There's a lot of demand for big specimen plants at the moment, and columnar cacti seem to be particularly trendy, but the people looking to buy them are probably new collectors, houseplant enthusiasts, maybe tropical/exotic gardeners, etc.

I often see large plants fail to sell at branch meetings or maybe go for a couple of pounds at auctions because pretty much everyone else there is also a longtime cactus and succulent collector with an already-full greenhouse. I think a lot of plants are getting thrown away unnecessarily.

KathyM wrote: ↑Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:18 am There's a lot of demand for big specimen plants at the moment, and columnar cacti seem to be particularly trendy, but the people looking to buy them are probably new collectors, houseplant enthusiasts, maybe tropical/exotic gardeners, etc.

I often see large plants fail to sell at branch meetings or maybe go for a couple of pounds at auctions because pretty much everyone else there is also a longtime cactus and succulent collector with an already-full greenhouse. I think a lot of plants are getting thrown away unnecessarily.

I agree Kathy, people tend to be in their separate bubbles. A non-collector (perhaps an interior designer) who may want to buy a statement plant for a special location or use may not be in C&S bubbles, collectors may assume everyone who wants a 4ft Trichocereus has already got one or is willing to wait and grow their own.

Well, here's the evidence. Thanks needed to esp, who suggested that I should try Ebay. The Trichocereus sold for £50.00 and a large Pachycereus pringlei for £77.00. To be honest, I thought that nobody would want to buy them and hadn't considered Ebay, especially after struggling to give them away here. The tree Aloe didn't sell at the price listed (£30.00), but I've now got some room on the greenhouse floor so that's where it'll be for the winter and I might try again later - but it's branching and could perhaps turn into something special.
So, thanks again esp. If you were local I'd buy you a drink but you're not, so I can't.
Tell me you're not local.....please...... (Mrs T is on her way to the off licence with the cash as I write this. More Bristol Cream and Tia Maria).

Ta Peter! I'm glad that you got a bit of recompense, and also that the plants found new homes.
I think £50 is a bargain, tbh, for such a good plant.
I'm Birmingham based so local-ish!
Ed

Well done, Peter! Proper job!