Philocacti
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The bigger the root the more orgazmic activity.
Pump it!
That makes me the pimp ;)
Thanks sagi, I already cut off 5 decent cuttings and gifted them to friends. I'm kind of doubting that the powerful feeding of the Stenocereus rootstock is making all the pups grow in their normal monstrose form and non is spiral.
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So I wrote his long ass topic but my machine froze before I pressed "post", so I'll retype this way shorter.
I grafted 4 clones twice, once to a "big" rootstock (~40-50 cm) and the other to a shorter stock (~10-20 cm).
The three clones are: eileen, a peruvianus, an open-pollinated huanucoensis, and Eulychnia castanea. The rootstock is Stenocereus (I might have 2 different species, I don't know).
Open-pollinated huanucoensis seedling:
On a short stock (the scion was a midpiece of the seedling)
On a big stock (the tip of the seedling)
eileen (both grafts were tips)
On a short stock
On a big stock
Peruvianus (this one http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41662)
On a short stock (tip graft)
On a big stock (midpiece cut in half)
Eulychnia castanea
On a short stock
On a big stock
As seen in the pics, scions of the same clone on bigger rootstock display more mature characteristics, in rib and areol formation, spine thickness and density than those that are grafted on shorter rootstock.
With minor changes this could've been a scientific experiment, but it all happened by pure chance. That's why there are a lot of variables that I didn't stabilize. Anyway, this could be preliminary evidence that rootstock size does really matter.
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Check this thread out if you haven't ......it's about Kohres seeds
http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38636
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I wouldn't do it.........but if you do, please update this thread.
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This is one of the seedlings that has a fat girth for its size. A year ago or so, I sent a SABer friend the tip.
I transplanted 2 nights ago. I buried more that half of it beneath the soil, cuz most of my mature trichocereus that I've grown from seeds are either leaning or tipping over.
In order not to lose track of it , I've named it "unknown".
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This is a short spined one, that I got from nitrogen. It looks so beautiful during fall, winter and spring; however, it always looks dehydrated and beat up during summer. I guess it still can't handle the summer sun.
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I'm new to PC, but in only half a season it grew 38 cm (but lost more than half of its girth), which exceeds the growth of my 2 lumberjackus' growth (one of which is grafted)
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Wow, thought I'd check this thread and I totally forgot how my roof looked like.
It's amazing how growing cacti from seeds can fill up a big space.
Big thanks to all those who gifted me with their crosses. It couldn't have happened without you guys.
Got to thank these cacti too for making me part of legendary communities like SAB and the Nook.
Edit- I totally forgot that I already posted updates back in September :D
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Edit wrong thread
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The same 2 grafts of the open-pollinated huanucoensis seedling.
It really amazes me how these 2 grafts from the same seedling are growing to looks so different. The primary difference between 2 grafts is, the length of the rootstock and the position in the sun.
The tip graft is on a bigger rootstock and gets more sun.
The midsection graft, is on a smaller rootstock. And gets Less sun relatively speaking.
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This one is becoming one of my favorites
I think it looks like a T. peruvianus.
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Most of mine have 7 ribs as well
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Update 2016 for Bedofspines
It's been raining all night and morning,
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Here's an update of the long spined "SuperPerdroxPsycho0" I received from mitosis
I have to transplant it real soon
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Hey EG
I had surgery on my left leg and I still can't walk, so it's been almost 2months now that I haven't seen my collection. Fortunately it's winter and it rained twice, so the cacti had some water to drink, so I'm hoping they weren't negatively affected.
I'll post pictures once I get the chance ;)
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sagi - both are the same pic
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xoma, this is the first time I see this.
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I dont really agree with the concept of purity or a pure species in the case of many Trichocerei.
I totally agree with you
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Unfortunately, I can't help, but I really appreciate what you're doing for the Trichocereus community.
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I'll tag 1, 2 and 3 as what they might be -
#1 = Eileen or a Bridgesii x or a Pachanoi
I wouldn't label a unknown cutting with a clone's name. There's is a big chance it's not the same clone and if you spread the cutting around with that name, it'll cause a lot of confusion ;)
I think in the near future we'll see crosses of lumberjackusXlumberjackus or eileenXeileen.
Just sharing my thoughts;)
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It's back
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"The T. pachanoi "quasi-cristata" (TPQC) is a non-PC pachanoi type that grew crested after an apparent snail attack - maybe it is genetic in there somewhere and the snail attack caused it to come out, or maybe it is purely from the infection - regardless its a beautiful pachanoi though I haven't taken good care of it these past couple years.." Nitrogen's word.
http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=33453&page=1
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Rootstock size .....matters
in Cacti & Succulents
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Thank you, I don't have any Lophophoras grafted to different sized rootstock of the same species, so I have no data. I'll try to do it this coming season ;)
I've only made few grafts on trichocereus stock, but I find Trichocereus, myrtillocactus inferior to Stenocereus. But then again, I've only used short rootstocks of these species, so maybe that's why I had inferior results ;)
Zelly that's a beautiful crest :0
Personally, I think alignment makes a difference, but I believe (observational theory) that the amount of pressure that is applied on during grafting also makes a big difference. So both of them will make the difference.
I wouldn't know about that at all, since I plant all the cuttings I take 3-7 days (in the active season) after I cut them. And I water them with the same schedule as my rooted plants. In the winter, I just stick the cuttings in soil after they scab and don't water them. I start watering when it's warm enough and they grow just fine.
So I never know when cuttings have grown roots or not ;)
Hopefully someone with experience can answer your question ;)