bridge, Bob Smoley’s small spine

One of the old “white whales” of the tricho enthusiasts, this plant was so rare that it almost disappeared and is now mostly forgotten.

After years of searching and inquiring I was lucky to get a cutting of this direct from Bob Smoley’s Gardenworld in 2013 but have been slow to propagate it.   

an old cactus clone said to be a small spine bridge…similar but different from any bridge I have seen