ferret Posted December 12, 2011 thought id come on and share this pic of my freaky bridgesii graft. I have another piece of this i'd be keen to swap for a similarly freaky specimen (*ahem*niggles..) and while im at it heres most of my other grafts. most are about 4 years old, though i cut them back to the stumps almost every year.. Labels were lost for this entire batch of seedlings, could be any of these: "Los Gentiles", "Los Banos" x T. pallarensis, T. bridgesii x (Juuls X peruv), IcarosDNA, SS01 x SS02, and probably a couple of straight-up bridgies in there too. ah yeah those last two are ex-grafts, the grafted stumps only just re-puppin.. Trichocereus scopulicola x bridgesii 2 T. glaucus seedling grafts, and what I have labelled as T. knuthianus open hybrid. (although I do wonder if i mixed it up with some pasacana seedlings i started at the same time) and finally,.. this bad boy definately wears the pants in my backyard. this is the second incarnation of this graft, original one was hit with a weird dry rot and managed to salvage the top 2cm or so. I've been meaning to hit it with some systemic fungicide on a regular basis, the variegated ones appears to be rather susceptible to infection. thanks for lookin 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert&Ernie Posted December 12, 2011 nice collection I especially like the yellow one heh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niggles Posted December 12, 2011 aaahh i love it when the photos come out! thats some nice work im impressed, and I know when to take a hint, we should totally do swapsies! I would be keen to see your garden sometime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted December 12, 2011 Hi Ferret, thanks for sharing. Whats that yellow one? Glaucus? bye EG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tipz Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) Impressive ferret. My favourite would have to be the freaky bridge or the plant in the ninth photo ( labelled 10th graft ) ( juuls x bridge maybe ? ) Edited December 12, 2011 by tipz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) niggles sure you're welcome to drop in anytime, although if you can imagine 300 plants in pots crammed into a shoebox, then that's my garden. EG, that yellow one im pretty sure is a knuthianus x something (likely to be either scop or pach) tipz yeah the freaky bridge is nice an freaky aint it! don't quite know what it is trying to do at the moment. graft10 is also a very strange one, a very unique looking tricho.. that graft popped out 5 branches straight off the bat, i took one branch off a couple of years ago to make room for the others but they're all growing so slowly i reckon i will take another 3 off as soon as the weather clears up and see if i can get some height to it.. Edited December 12, 2011 by ferret Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Posted December 12, 2011 Nice plants Ferret, been a while hope you are well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dionysus Posted December 12, 2011 i love that first bridge, one of the most peculiar cacti ive ever seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bretloth Posted December 12, 2011 Some stunning plants, very nice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted December 12, 2011 Great plants Ferret love the variegated one Are you grafting straight to trich stock or are you going onto pere first Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ErraneousHerbalist Posted December 12, 2011 Spectacular plants ferret! Especially like the one in the fifth photo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted December 12, 2011 GOT yea most of the first batch were started on pere about 1-2 months old, the small 3 at the end were put straight on spach. found some old pics from the original grafts ErraneousHerbalist thats one of my faves too, I think this is it from way back in the day. It has usually grown a lot spikier in the past. cheers folks 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interbeing Posted December 13, 2011 Wow very nice plants mate, I would love to check out your collection one day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moses Posted December 13, 2011 the variegated ones appears to be rather susceptible to infection. yeah had a hell of a time trying to keep any of mine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted December 13, 2011 got any still going? interestingly i have another variegated one pop up in a different batch of knuthianus seed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2Deep2Handle Posted December 13, 2011 The one labelled as graft 12, i would almost put my left nut on being "Los Gentiles". Looks exactly like a more mature version of mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted December 13, 2011 awesome thread! scopX rulez!!! and the variegated af course! cheerz! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted December 14, 2011 i would almost put my left nut on I am thinking about offering mine up for a pup of the variegated one Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moses Posted December 14, 2011 got any still going? interestingly i have another variegated one pop up in a different batch of knuthianus seed! only one that is still nice looking the rest have either died or look so battle scarred they look more dead than alive. i think a couple more of the normal green plants are starting to show variegation as they get older. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted December 15, 2011 Great thread and beautiful grafts ferret! You have some real beauties there. Would love to trade for a cut/pup of the freaky bridgesii and that amazing variegated one. I'm sure I've got some plants which you'd be keen for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PD. Posted December 15, 2011 Very sheckshie fez, love the spination on the full vari plant So hard to find a happy place for the full vari plants, too little light and they do nada, too much and they burn and look shithouse, even in the greenhouse with shadecloth one of mine still burns if it cops too much light. A good stock has helped it become a lil stronger and grow faster but it doesnt look as good as yours. Is it under cover of any sort or out full sun with the rest of your whores, i mean plants? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted December 15, 2011 cheers 2deep i might pencil that in as a likely ID on that one! hey tripsis you're on, i might wait till end of season and divvy up the freaky bridge ex-graft btween you and niggles. as for the variegate, im going to attempt a regraft of the tip and then graft the following pups if it survives surgery. ill get some grafted bits out there eventually, though be warned it seems like the going rate is 1 left testicle for that baby PD , you referring to the spination in post #12 i presume? thats a few years old that pic, back on its first stock when it copped full afternoon sun (next to west facing wall). did seem happy there but a year or two later at a different (much shadier) location it succumbed to a nasty dry rot/fungus.. the pic in the first post is where its at now after the tip being regrafted, it only gets about 2-3 hrs direct sun now, thinking of getting it into a bit more sun to get some beefier spination on it, just looks a bit prepubescent where its at now.. but yea its a delicate balance between getting a good looking plant and 'soft-growing' it which is where i think it acquired its fungal infection.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted January 26, 2012 a few more pics, these are ex-grafts off a couple of plants shown in the first post #10, love the look of this one, I'm assuming it is probably from some of the hybrid seed. Any suggestions as to its affinities much appreciated, haven't really seen the type of growth occurring at the tip before. #7, gets some nice 'barely-monstrose' patterns once it is off the graft and this TBM aint from seed obviously, but I do like its style. Can't wait till it really starts booming. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhoenixSon Posted January 26, 2012 #10 looks like it has yowie in it, to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CβL Posted January 26, 2012 Wow ferret, well done!. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
