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Stenocereus treleasei, known as tunillo, is a columnar, branching cactus from Oaxaca, Mexico, that can grow to about 15 m. Grow it in a warm, sunny, very well-drained spot and water sparingly.
Stenocereus treleasei, commonly known as tunillo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Oaxaca in Mexico.
Distributed in the Mexican state of Oaxaca at altitudes of 1,300 to 1,800 meters.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenocereus treleasei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
