mystical oyster Posted March 31, 2014 I have a T Peru crest on the way, and Im thinkin of chopping it up a bit to get some clones from it, how do you go about grafting pieces of crests, I've never cut one but i assume the vascular ring is all over the place due to the freakish growth. Can you just cut pieces off and graft them easily or is there an art to grafting crests? Any tips appreciated. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Posted March 31, 2014 http://www.kadasgarden.com/grafting3.html 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myco Posted April 1, 2014 since this came up I gotta ask has anyone else chopped any crests open to find the elongated vascular ring has big air pockets all through it ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Posted April 1, 2014 Ive only chopped a hamilton peru crest and no air pockets.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mystical oyster Posted April 1, 2014 Cheers jack, some great info! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
modern.shaman Posted April 1, 2014 since this came up I gotta ask has anyone else chopped any crests open to find the elongated vascular ring has big air pockets all through it ? I've had this happen a few times when cutting some crests. I would just cut the crest smaller so there would be no air pocket between the scion and the stock... I'm not sure if it would take leaving the air pocket but I never tried. Usually happens with columnar crests probably due to fast growth, but I've also had it happen with a lopho crest and even regular cacti grafted onto pereskiopsis. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mystical oyster Posted April 29, 2014 ok so i bought a nice little crest, was hesitant to cut it but wanted to propagate it. it was going so well, seemed to have took even tho the vascular bundle seemed to have air pockets, but then i came home one day and it had gone rotten and turned to mush not sure why this happened, i figured it might not take but i was prepared to try again, but i did not expect it to completely rot! im guessing this little guys life is over. or do you think a rotten chunk can still throw some life. a bit sad sorry pretty poor quality pic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted April 29, 2014 If the whole thing is mushy and black then chances are very slim that it would continue to grow. And if I were you I'd take it off the stock so that the stock doesn't rot as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djmattz0r Posted April 30, 2014 From my experience, once they are all soft and rotten like that there's no real hope of it recovering. I have had similar problems with crests randomly rotting after appearing to be fine, was with an old pachanoi crest I had chopped up. If there's anything that is solid you might be able to save an aerole but everything looks dark and nasty to me.... Sorry for the loss 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted April 30, 2014 Sorry, No chance. That´s just dead. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Schrodinger's Khat Posted April 30, 2014 Yeah.. no deal.. the green bin might enjoy it. sorry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mystical oyster Posted April 30, 2014 aw i figured its time was up, strange, it was going so well. thanks guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djmattz0r Posted May 1, 2014 These are the crests that I had cloned, were doing great and showing new growth and then it must have been too humid or something strange because I lost them all extremely quickly to rot. Only picture I could find. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) Did you use a clean cutting utensil when grafting? Edited May 1, 2014 by hostilis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djmattz0r Posted May 1, 2014 Probably not as sterile as I am now, but I did use alcohol and a razor blade back then. They had been fine for a week + and then they all died off overnight it seemed. I think it got a bit humid in my apartment, I had them inside because it was way toohumid outside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mystical oyster Posted May 1, 2014 yea mine were kicking along nicely for about a week also, then like you say, practically over night, came home from work to a black pile of mush. i have mine inside, it is quite warm and humid in here also, which i figured would do them good, used a fillet knife cleaned with an isopropyl solution (isocol) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
