Stubbs is a cross between Mark Albert’s Scopulicola #9 and Juul’s Giant. The cross was made around 2018 or 2019 by the late Mark Albert and Will Tomlinson of Oakland Cactus Company. I kept noticing it in the trial rows and eventually pulled it to plant in the greenhouse to see if I could get it to flower. I have become increasingly enthused about it’s unique morphology as it grows larger.

Stubbs has small spines and very closely spaced areoles with distinct looking indentations above them. The bigger it grows, the cooler it looks. To top it off, it is super fat and leaning toward blocky. Comparing to other cactus in the greenhouse, accepting the terscheckii crosses, it is one of the largest diameter, similar to Juuls’ Giant. I have a couple of scopulicola that are as larger and larger, but it is a real beast. It also has the variable “jointed” look seen in some scopulicola, where the diameter of the columns changes slightly in increments. I’ve leaned into propagating Stubbs and it should be available soon.