Philocacti Posted May 12, 2011 Since a lot of people here like this specimen ...... And today life has ended for this peyote as a single headed monster, I guess it felt lonely 23 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazonian Posted May 12, 2011 Its good to see the progression. Nicely done. Awesome specimen . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sola Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) Thanks for showingn the transition through time, how long roughly do you think it was from the first to the last photo? I'm just interested to know how long one can expect to wait when things go well I'm going to have to have another good look, just finished some work and went to the site for some hard earned R & R when I saw this, It's truly awesome, I love it You should be proud Oops.....just saw the 2 year period in the subtitle Edited May 13, 2011 by Sola Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) That is brilliant series of pics Philo Are you happy that it is pupping or would you rather it stays as it is? Cheers Got Edited May 12, 2011 by GoOnThen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quill Posted May 13, 2011 Glorious! I've drooled over this four times already but had to come see it again. Thanks for taking the time to post this. Marvellous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted May 13, 2011 Beautiful pictorial Philo. Amazing growth too. You do good grafts! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel Posted May 13, 2011 Awesome! Well done, and thanks. What's the time span? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted May 13, 2011 The life of a grafted button in a 2 year period Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Posted May 13, 2011 Excellent! Thanks for taking the time to post your pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted May 13, 2011 thanks a lot for the positivity people, i really appreciate it I'm just interested to know how long one can expect to wait when things go well I believe when things start up well they probably continue this way. However, when i saw the thread about the huge lopho graft rotting in this thread i thought i might be more careful. However i live in a very dry weather. i can't believe that 2 whole years have passed since i grafted this pup. Never thought i would end up with a spiral lopho just finished some work and went to the site for some hard earned R & R when I saw this sorry but what is R & R? Are you happy that it is pupping or would you rather it stays as it is? To tell you the truth, i wanted to see how big a lophophora can get to, however her pupping doesn't bother me, but i dislike caestoposa pupping. Thanks again for the encouragement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel Posted May 13, 2011 Ah nuts. Sorry 'bout my stupidity; I didn't notice the subtitle. And 2 years is incredible. That guy is huge! How old was it at the time of the grafting? Would a loph grafted onto a peres grow quicker than on a trich? Inspiring stuff. Prior to this thread I've not been too interested in grafting, but now I'm gonna have a go when summer comes around again. Thanks again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted May 13, 2011 if i remember correctly, the pup was about a year old this grafting stock is a stenocereus not a tricho. to me grafting on pereskiopsis is better with very young small seedling and pereskiopsis makes grafted lophophora flower in about 3 months. So for seed production pereskiopsis is really good. however, lopho graft (older than a year or so) have their bottom half around the pereskiopsis stock, so if you want to cut the graft to graft to a tricho (or even to root)you lose the bottom part. This is my experience. with columnar cacti, you graft bigger buttons or pups. The grafts produce flowers in longer time than pereskiopsis, but in the long run the graft has a better stable future. It will be more vigorous for a longer time and grow much bigger (after the initial 1st year) like this pereskiopsis graft is also 2 years obviously it's not as big and it would be much harder to root, unlike the one on stenocereus. However, all that i wrote is my little experience, maybe someone with more experience has another saying at that 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nut Posted May 16, 2011 im gunna try this with a fast growing pc pedro,i gota get something like that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted May 16, 2011 When you do, please take pics of it's development and post them I can say like parents, you can't believe how fast they grow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
George Posted May 16, 2011 That spiral pattern is just beutifull. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted May 30, 2011 it seems that when it rains it pours, yesterday i found 2 new pups so all in all it has three pups, but only 2 show in the pic 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rabelais Posted May 30, 2011 Stunning. Softball anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kadakuda Posted May 31, 2011 killer bor. very well done. next time someone asks about why graft, I can just give them the link to this thread lol. I also like your choice in stock. steno is an absolute favourite of mine as well, its an amazing stock! No peresk fraft looks that good, peresk makes things look like caespitosa....oozing blobs that spread, not big ol balls of peyote like that beaut. my personal opinion is pedro is faster than steno, but often pups more and is certainly far less hardy than say S. grisueus or S. pruinosus which are very much hardy stocks (for wet). philo, great stuff. it looks like your trying to twist it off to get a drink, its spiral is wicked cool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted May 31, 2011 Thanks kada, it means a lot to me reading this from you, im very much humbled Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted June 2, 2011 1st fruit it ever produced, so im guessing it got pollinated from a L. williamsii pollen. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted June 2, 2011 Looking good mate. Planning on sowing those seeds and doing it all over again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted June 2, 2011 thanks tripsis, yup im planing on germinating it and grafting it to pereskiopsis. i want to see if the offspring will be self-fertile or will they be like the mother plant self-sterile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted June 12, 2011 the small spines are very evident on the small pups 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted June 26, 2011 it's still growing with steady speed 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) another grafted button, it's a L. williamsii but acting like a caestopsa or BAPed Edited July 2, 2011 by Philocacti 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites