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  11. Posted

    Hello.

    I am looking for a short spined Trichocereus specimen to plant in my mums garden for ornamental purposes. Something preferably with spines no longer than a patch Because i have two very energetic dogs and i don't want one to loose an eye.

    I have many in pots, but this cactus will be purely for show and not as much a piece to add to my collection, so i would prefer it to have fairly minimal scarring/sunburn and to have previously flowered.

    i know i am asking for a lot but i would greatly appreciate it if someone could come through.

    Thank you to anyone who replies.

    I can pay cash or trade.

    Please PM me for further details on my trade list.

    Peace ::)

  13. Posted

    I just transplanted some suckers today but have a few rooted ones lying about. i have a 15-20 cm rooted one i could do for 15 but i would prefer a trade if you have something interesting.

    Where are you located? Im near Freo.

  14. Posted

    Nice one. Are they Wiliamsii? because i have tried germinating them in the past and have realized my critical errors. a few came through but they must have some good genetics. i also gave texanas a go and had around a 95% germination rate.

    i would love to give the williamsii another go as i have some rooted peres cuttings ready to go.

    Cheers man.

  17. Posted

    Wow! sorry for the late reply guys and thank you for sharing your knowledge on the subject.

    Sadly the acacia didn't make it too long, although it withstood the shock well beyond my expectations ( 3-4 weeks).

    I buried it fairly deep straight into the ground surrounding its roots with shitty Perth sand and i dug a trench around it so that the water had time to sink in. It was in a shady area that got a few hours of filtered sunlight throughout the day. I also sprayed the foliage with filtered worm juice from my worm farm (this stuff is liquid gold! for anyone who didn't know) and misted it regularly considering that it was a hot dry summer and all. It actually withstood the heat quite well; its leaves stayed plump and fresh for at least Three weeks, but after that some of the younger foliage started dying off so i began trimming it as to minimize stress on the plant. Eventually the tree decided that it couldn't take any more and it was meant for greater things. With a tear glistening in my eye i let it go and ripped it out of the ground for good.

    What an amazing tree, It did its best to survive through those hard times and came damn close to living a luxurious life in my backyard. But It did in fact make some awesome smelling fire wood that burnt for ages and went up in a fractylized milky-way of rainbow smoke and jewel encrusted self dribbling basketballs.

    The moral of this story is that i really believe this acacia could of made it with this treatment if its taproot wasn't subjected to any damage. So try your luck at an Acuminata transplant and remember to dig deep! (literally).

    Peace!

  22. Posted · Edited by Alienteaparty

    Ok. iv tried uploading a few images onto the gallery but i keep getting this error message when i click "review and publish"

    [#1-gallery-review-process-5] Sorry, but you do not have permission to use this feature. If you are not logged in, you may do so using the form below if available.

    Any help is appreciates as i would like to upload a few images for cacti identification and just general browsing.

    Cheers.

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