thz Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 i need a little help\advicein the seedlings i found an albino tricho, it is a santanensis from mancos, i would be very sorry to lose it, so I'd like to try to graft itthe biggest problem is that I can not find pereskiopsis cuttings and the only stock i have available are opuntia indica and some small peruvianus(0.4 cm diameter x 2cm tall)do you think I can have some chance? which of the two might be better?thank you very much 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelly Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 if you have no pereskioppsis try the opuntia... where are you located? join some groups on facebook, people world wide generally have lots of pereskiopsis & many are willing to share with newbies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainGoat Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 If you're in Oz, I can help you out with pere... How old are the seedlings? got pics? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thz Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 i live in a small town in southern europe i tried to contact several nurseries, but it seems impossible to find ....only one had pereskia, but I'm not sure if it's okay (Somewhere I've read that it can cause detachment problems) The albino will be 6-8 weeks old, while the peruvian seedlings have 3-4 months, maybe are they too young? now I have no photos, but i post them as soon as possible for the opuntia, must it be already rooted ? thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainGoat Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Have you tried your local eBay for pere? I can't comment on grafting to opuntia as I don't have any direct experience with it. But I would think you could graft to it unroofed as long as the opuntia hasn't been cut off the mother any more then a couple of weeks.... You can graft to pere after a week from germination, I would think you could do it to opuntia at this age... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thz Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) here I am, unfortunately it went wrong....after one day it begins to become red and to dry looking at the picture seems i missed the vessels.... sorry for the quality of the photos, it's the best I could do Edited June 10, 2017 by thz add picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainGoat Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 It happens. Albinos tend to be harder to get to survive. The red in your graft suggests it got an infection. You need to sterilise your razor blade before cutting. If you missed the vessel it would just slowly dry out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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