Grafting cacti

[Stillman]

Have been experimenting with grafting using this cacti does anyone know the species, we have access to a specimen that is about a metre and a half tall and have attempted grafting Gynocalycium , Echinopsis and Lobivia species to it with good results so far. I figure its a bit of a weed really.

[Foo]

No idea, but would love to see te results

[ErraneousHerbalist]

^Same here. Would love to see some pictures though.

[bℓσωηG]

Opuntia species..is the stem rounded or flattened ? Hard to tell from the pic but definitely an Opuntiad, pics of successfull grafts are welcome

[bℓσωηG]

Opuntia species..is the stem rounded or flattened ? Hard to tell from the pic but definitely an Opuntiad, pics of successfull grafts are welcome

[TheExplorer]

It's a common prickly pear/Opuntia sp. Check out this thread: http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=29552 . Watch out for the glochids!

[Stillman]

I don't think its prickly pear but I think its Opuntia sp the spines aren't as fine and nasty as a prickly pear and the diameter of these guys is about 2cm at top end also they aren't really paddled ie not so flat. I'll take some pics of muy grafts and a few more of the above plant.

[tripsis]

Perhaps a Cylindropuntia.

[Philocacti]

i believe it's some type of cylindropuntia

[Stillman]

It seems to graft well these are 2 weeks old.

First graft is a G denedatum pup

An unknown Lobivia hybrid graft

Edited October 16, 2011 by Stillman

[Cereusly]

Possibly a Consolea sp. which are opuntiads.

[Gunter]

looks like a version of opuntia that grows a stem before it matures into pads