Everything I’ve grown and built at Cactus Island Nursery has exceeded what I’d hoped for after over five years of work and a big move to North Central Florida. My mother and I have built and maintain a productive homestead on top of that. The first two Key tree cactus – Pilosocereus robinii – are over three feet tall and the Big Pine Key planting of the species has put on some real growth since March. It is the state’s largest cactus by far, referred to by some as Florida’s own “saguaro”. The 25 or so “batch champs” I have set aside and will I’ll keep for seed production while…