hebrew Posted May 17, 2009 so went and got some cactus today, see this link in total there is close to 21 metres of cactus here is a photo of the plant before removing my guess to this ID of the plant is a peruvianus or macrogonus, possibly a rosei, i would need some more advice on an ID, especially from those here who know rosei better than me but it does resemble the cutting of rosei that i have, in particular the one long spine the rosei has, this cactus also has this trait. but we can discuss ID later in regards to this cactus we asked about how old this plant is, where it came from etc. we were told, about 20 - 25 maybe more years ago the old lady who owned the cactus before passing away went to the rubbish dump and brought home a cutting from a cactus she found there, this is the plant. we asked her name and her name is norma, so we thought it fitting that we call this plant norma. this plant is a huge mother of a cactus, large spines and the cactus is at smallest 10 cm wide. ranging between 10 - 15 cm width. very heavy limbs with large spines. we got stuck into it with a machete but that proved it was going to be a great deal of work, so out comes the chainsaw. here are some photos of the removal process 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted May 17, 2009 there was no way we were getting the root out, it was like a tree this thing, was going no where so we took it off at the ground and let the roots in there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted May 17, 2009 (edited) alot of the cactus has a great blue color, really nice looking plant Edited May 17, 2009 by VelvetSiren 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiral Posted May 17, 2009 Beautiful...it does look slightly like Roseii...very interesting be great to get it in healthy conditions and grow it out and see it's true qualities. Good work guys...that's some mother of a root system huh...it's prolly pup its ass off next spring now..lol. Can't wait to get my hands on a cuttin..yee haw. H. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted May 17, 2009 alos got 1 and 1/2 metres of the cactus next to it, for 5 bucks, knuthianus i would guess it is. here are some photos of that plant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
watertrade Posted May 17, 2009 check ebay this time next year for the new pups. great work VS, thanks again for your machete and chainsaw work ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted May 17, 2009 the final haul here are some mroe photos of the final haul light was going so i couldnt get the best pics will get better pics in a day or so this one is the other cactus 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted May 17, 2009 i have to say that it was yowies skills that worked the chainsaw hes a genius who works with a chainsaw. lucky those big arms didnt fall on him. there were alot of spikes about a rose bush the cactus, and this other grass that has this spike plsu a pomegranate, the old lady loved her cactus her grandson told us and showed some of her other plants to us, she has that knuthianus, a big pedro a large cereus and a lot of spachianus. i asked what they are going to do with the other cacti and they said we dont know hadnt thought about you can buy the other one if you want but i had spent all my cash so couldnt offer anything. they are going to sell the house so not sure if we will see more from this plant in the future or not big thanks to apoth and yowie for their help today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~shameless~ Posted May 17, 2009 (edited) good one !! Edited May 17, 2009 by Mr G House aka shameless Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted May 17, 2009 (edited) Edited May 17, 2009 by VelvetSiren Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~shameless~ Posted May 17, 2009 um yeah i edited hahaha any ways it looks kinda cool (post 7 pics) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted May 17, 2009 hey hebs im keen on a tip cut if u would like to sell 1 !! kinda reminds me of the icaros DNA pics u see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted May 17, 2009 hey jono, and anyone else interested in getting a cutting of this, just sit tight for a bit until i can get all the cuts sent to the 10 who put in to purchase this., however there will not be any tips available unless the 10 dont want one, in total there are 12 tip cuttings so thats one each for the 10 plus one for yowie as he drove and one for apoth as he got spiked lugging those heavy logs about. anyway i will post here when some cuts are available Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted May 17, 2009 Awesome work guys. Very glad to see this huge specimen make it to the Corroboree! Would love a cutting in the future, should anyone have a mid section or a small pup available. Big ups to all that chipped in for it and esp those who managed to get the old girl in the back of a trailer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanJe Posted May 17, 2009 Thanks for all your efforts to the guys who brought Norma back. It's very much appreciated and I'll make sure she does well in her new home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted May 18, 2009 so working out an ID on this plant will be interesting, i have a feeling it is macrogonus. what kinda photos will i need to help in a good ID on this plant? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiral Posted May 18, 2009 I say it's Roseii my self...those fluffy areoles look remarkably like my Roseii tip I renctly bought...if it is Macro thats still way cool...possibly the same plant as the famous sausage plant but I still say Roseii. H. passive would know or Mr Smith but he has barred himself from forums after a fight with some one on the nook and he was suspended. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted May 18, 2009 yeah when we first saw it we said peruvians or macro, but looking more at it it reminded me of this huge cut i saw at passives a while back rosei, so i was thinking rosei as well. just not 100%, as i have only seen a few rosei plants, none in this size. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted May 18, 2009 however the rosei i have has similar spination, with one large spine these ones too have one large spine pointing downwards if i remember rightly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyAmine. Posted May 18, 2009 Sweeeeeeeeeeeet Im still happy to offer my original $40 towards the main cactus if you need the extra cash and Im also happy to put another $50 towards getting another cactus from the garden. Ill PM you later on today VS... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apothecary Posted May 18, 2009 I managed to go the whole day without getting spiked, until we were unloading the old lady and copped one through 2 layers of clothing into the knee-cap. Pulled it out unbroken pretty quickly and thought nothing of it. About 10PM last night the muscle on my knee-cap began to hurt when I moved it, and still does! Feels like I had accupuncture to my knee or something. Was a great day, had lots of fun. Big ups to Norma! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted May 18, 2009 shit man hope it feels better soon, i too had a good day was nice to get out with both you and yowie. when i was moving them to the backyard, i dropped one of those large logs straight onto my hand spike when straight it, fuck ti hurt. looking forward to our next excursion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted May 18, 2009 im looking forward to a bioassay. keep us informed hebs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
