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HI all, new member here just thought I would post some of my loph collection to start off ..

At Oliveton We have a number of quality items for sale. <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_smile.png Prices are the same for everyone - 1 post or 50000000 posts means shit to me, fairs fair and you will receive, very well packaged trades sent on time, regardless of wether you have just joined or been here here for yonks. Prints and swabs are for microscopy only All seeds, Trichocereus and herb seeds are fresh and viable Choice of Trich cuts and seedlings We've a web page being constructed now so this will be one of the last opportunities to acquire quality items at non vendor trades and prices. Please pm for information Thank you. <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_smile.png

Hey all Got some more seeds and a couple of prints to trade. Everyone an anyone welcome to trade. A couple of medicinal things Im looking for in particular - Hypericum perforatum, passiflora Incarnata, rhodiola Rosea, valeriana officinalis, and anything with benefits for the liver and/or pancreas. And of course, everything somewhat more interesting or exotic is welcome too. I have to trade - CACTI Koehres mixed loph's - 25 seeds (8 lots available) 3 left Gold x Fat Spach - 25 seeds Psycho0 x Super Pedro - 25 seeds Peruvianus x Pachanot - 25 seeds Super Pedro OP - 25 seeds Super Pedro x Spach - 25 seeds OTHER SEEDS Nicotiana rustica - 100+ seeds Acacia floribunda - 50+ seeds Desmanthus illinoensis - 20 seeds Papaver somniferum "Gigantheum" - 50+ seeds Silene capensis - 10 seeds Ipomea tricolor "Heavenly Blue" (??) - 5 seeds Petalostylis labichoides - 5 seeds Hibiscus sabdariffa - 10 seeds PRINTS (for microscopy use only) Ps cubensis "Burma" x 2 prints Finally, big thanks to those whom I have previously traded with, or received gifts/prizes from, as its your generosity which has allowed me to have these to trade in the first place. If anyones interested, leave a note here, or PM me, your choice

I did these Loph grafts 7 days ago and now it's time to peel off the cling wrap and see how they look. I stole the technique from DRCEVNL (Ruud Tropper) who has posted a series of vids on youtube. I've plugged it a few times before & the vid with the method I used for these grafts is called - Next generation grafting Next Generation grafting As in the video I made no attempt to align or overlap vascular bundles/tissue. I basically just cut the scion and stock and shoved them together & moved them around a bit to expel any air bubbles. They seem to have stuck, which is no guarantee of anything with a graft using an Opuntia as stock. I've done them with larger Opuntias in the past and the scions have held on for months and slowly withered away. I even took pictures and applied software filters to define the vascular "ring" that runs almost parallel to the surface of Opuntias and took extra care to ensure vascular overlap with the scions but they failed anyway. When I get the urge I'll update this thread and we'll see how well it turned out.

I have a 3cm+ plain lopholphora williamsii grafted onto spachianus, Along with a lophophora williamsii caespitosa 7cm in width and grafted onto pachenoi. The caespitosa has Ten very healthy pups ( up to 2.5cm wide ) Both the scions are very lush, green and unblemished. And have been raised outdoors under full sun, so are very healthy and hardy plants. Beautifull specimens. They had been arranged to be sold to another member here who seems to have dissapeared. I need the coin so cant really wait any longer for him. Asking price is $100 (Ill do a discount if anyone can direct deposit it into a bendigo bank tomo ) Sorry I dont have photos - as i do not have a camera at this point in time, but believe me this is a bargain and the buyer will not be dissapointed. Feel free to check out my trade rep If you have not traded before with me.