美国梅萨花园苗圃 Mesa Garden 是由 Steven Brack 与 Linda Brack 夫妇在 1970 年代创立、总部位于新墨西哥州 Belen 的仙人掌与多肉植物种子专营苗圃,以”按采集地命名、附原产地地理数据的活体种子”为长期主营,长期向全球收藏者供应 Carnegiea gigantea (Saguaro)、Ferocactus、Lithops、Conophytum、Tephrocactus 等属的野生来源种子。苗圃在 2016 年由创始人夫妇转交给 Aaron Morerod 与 Tarah Morerod 夫妇经营,Aaron 早年曾于高中与大学期间在苗圃兼职,2013 年回归并最终接手,延续按野外采集数据筛选种子亲本的传统,2026 年仍在更新在线目录与零售批发双线业务。
创始人背景与威斯康星岁月
Steven Brack 在威斯康星州的家庭小型奶牛农场长大,自幼对植物产生兴趣,家中一位亲戚窗台上摆放的仙人掌和多肉植物激发了他的最初好奇心。1970 年他在大学完成物理学理学学士 (B.S. in physics) 学位的同时,对植物的兴趣同步快速增长。最初他在大学图书馆借阅所有能找到的仙人掌和多肉主题图书,并向欧洲的专业期刊订阅,例如英国 U.K. 的 Doug Rowland 在非洲多肉植物学会 (African Succulent Plant Society) 油印期刊上发表的《新墨西哥游记》,启发了 Steven 与 Linda 搬迁至新墨西哥的念头。
起步阶段与新墨西哥岁月
1973 年春,Steven 与 Linda 带着年幼的女儿搬到新墨西哥州,定居后每周末全家在区域内的沙漠与山区露营徒步,目标是为已知来源的仙人掌与多肉植物建立原产地记录档案,以种子形式与欧洲爱好者交换。1975 年首次与兄弟 Bob 同赴墨西哥,此后数年内多次深入墨西哥产地。1980 年与 Steven Hammer 一起首次前往南非,此后多年陆续多次赴南非、纳米比亚考察,逐步构建起庞大的野外来源活体种子库。第一份邮购种子清单在 1977 年春季寄出,首批订单来自响应油印目录的家庭园艺爱好者。
苗圃传承与温室运营
到 2005 年前后,人手已不足以继续手工装信封寄发纸质目录,苗圃由此把目录完全搬到网站,全球爱好者无需再等两周纸质邮政即可在线下单。此后陆续建成 14 座温室,苗圃进入成熟期。2016 年 10 月,Aaron 与 Tarah Morerod 夫妇正式签署接手文件,接续 Steven 与 Linda 的全部种子库存、温室设施与客户基础。接手后苗圃完成重大技术升级:新数据库支持自动发送专业发票、条形码校验订单准确性、打印装箱单附带种子元数据,并于近年上线带图片与购物车的零售网站,延续邮购批发双线业务。
经营品类与种子目录
苗圃目前按”属 + 原产地”双维度组织在线目录,主营三大板块:Cacti (仙人掌) 涵盖 Echinocereus、Gymnocalycium、Ferocactus、Tephrocactus 等属;Mesembs (番杏科多肉) 涵盖 Conophytum、Lithops 等热门属;Succulents (其他多肉) 涵盖常见景天与块根类。所有种子均手工分装于密封小袋,每批种子附明确采集地 (field collection number + collector number),目录中如 Carnegiea gigantea “Saguaro” (76.1)、Tephrocactus alexanderi var. geometricus (1250.279) 等条目均标注野外采集者缩写与产地代码,延续 Steven Brack 1970 年代建立的”按采集数据筛选种子”传统。
Mesa Garden is a cactus and succulent seed nursery founded in the 1970s by Steven Brack and Linda Brack in Belen, New Mexico, United States. The nursery specializes in hand-packed seeds with known geographic origin data, supplying Carnegiea gigantea, Ferocactus, Lithops, Conophytum, Tephrocactus and other genera to collectors and hobbyists worldwide. In October 2016, after more than 40 years of operation, Steven and Linda transferred ownership to Aaron and Tarah Morerod, who continue to grow seed stock plants from material originally collected in the wild.
Founders and Early Years
Steven Brack grew up on a small family dairy farm in Wisconsin, where a relative’s windowsill cactus and succulents first sparked his curiosity about plants. He completed a B.S. in physics in 1970 while his interest in plants grew rapidly. He read every cactus and succulent book available at his college libraries and subscribed to European specialist journals, including the African Succulent Plant Society journal, whose contributor Doug Rowland published a travelogue about New Mexico that inspired Steven and Linda to relocate from Wisconsin.
Founding Era and New Mexico Fieldwork
In spring 1973, Steven and Linda moved to New Mexico with their young daughter, settling in Belen and spending weekends camping across the region’s deserts and mountains to build a collection of cacti and succulents with known geographic origin. The first trip to Mexico came in 1975 with Steven’s brother Bob, followed by many more trips to Mexico in subsequent years. In 1980 Steven made his first trip to South Africa with Steven Hammer, followed by multiple trips to South Africa and Namibia over the following years. The first seed list was mailed out in spring 1977, beginning the nursery’s mail-order seed business. By 1980 the catalog was turned over to a commercial printer, and by 1985 the first computer was purchased to digitize all plant records.
Ownership Transition and Greenhouse Operations
Around 2005 the nursery stopped printing a paper catalog due to envelope-stuffing workload and moved the catalog online, giving global customers immediate access instead of two-week postal delivery. Eventually 14 greenhouses were built and filled with plants. In October 2016 Aaron and Tarah Morerod signed the ownership transfer after Tarah and Aaron had previously worked at the nursery during high school and college, married in 1998, returned in 2013-2014, and worked alongside Steven for two more years absorbing his lifetime of knowledge. The new owners introduced barcode-based order verification, automated invoicing, and a photo-enabled retail shopping website while preserving the field-data-driven seed selection tradition.
Catalog Lines and Seed Business
The current online catalog is organized across three primary lines: Cacti (Echinocereus, Gymnocalycium, Ferocactus, Tephrocactus and other genera), Mesembs (Conophytum, Lithops and other Aizoaceae genera), and Succulents (other drought-adapted genera). Each seed packet is hand-packed and sealed, with field collection numbers and collector codes such as Carnegiea gigantea “Saguaro” (76.1) and Tephrocactus alexanderi var. geometricus (1250.279). Phytosanitary certificates can be added to international orders. The nursery operates both retail (online shopping cart) and wholesale channels, with Instagram, Facebook and YouTube accounts maintained for customer updates and species photographs.
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