spiral trichocereus??

[Moses]

i have a scopXjuuls giant seedling(2cm) that has/is going spiral so far

just wondering if anyone else has one to compare?

Have you had one start spiral then revert and at what age did it turn??

Edited December 24, 2010 by Moses

[ferret]

im interested in this too- I have a couple of Knize peruvianus seedlings, one of which is pretty regular looking and the other has an anticlockwise spiraling rib formation. about 2-3cm tall and the rows of areoles end up about 90degrees around from where they started.

[tripsis]

I've noticed a fair few seedlings of that age have a spiral to them, from memory mostly T. peruvianus from Hamilton's, but I'm pretty sure I've seen it in other species too. Not sure if the trait persists though.

[mutant]

I remember some Cereus doing that, even more instense spiral, sold in europe

[Moses]

I remember some Cereus doing that, even more instense spiral, sold in europe

 

yes there is a cereus forbesii sold by cactus-art.biz that i dont believe is in australia(at least no-one professes to own one) that is spiral.

[kadakuda]

have hjad some trichs do that when young, but didnt last. also have some stenocereus and echinocereus that are doing it better now and seem to stick with it. There are a few species that have some wild consistent spiral action. really cool mutation.

[shortly]

I have a couple of Cereus forbesii seedlings and a harringtons black spined that spiraled nicely until their third year,2009, then they all put on a spurt of growth & started to grow dead straight.