Evil Genius Posted July 31, 2005 Hi Everyone, recently i encoutered a plant which was labeled Trichocereus Peruvianus. As the plant looked interesting, i decided to make some cuttings. During this procedure, i had enormous Problems to cut through the vascular bundles. The Vascular Bundles of that plant are much stronger than all i´ve ever encountered. What informational value has the strenght of the vascular bundles? Best Regards EG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Posted July 31, 2005 Strong bundles are known with many upright phenotypes and older material. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strangebrew Posted July 31, 2005 The first cutting I ever bought before I knew anything had wood for vascular bundles. LOL When I chopped it up I had to use a saw and it was hard work. I thought it was the norm. LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faslimy Posted August 1, 2005 I've found the vascular bundles on mature plants with multiple 'arms' to be very strong and requiring a serrated blade to cut. Once they are cut the centre softens and the ends can be cleaned up with a knife. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted August 1, 2005 Thanks for your replies. In this case i was curious how strong they really can be. A Katana would have been quite more useful than the knife i´ve used to cut down that unbreakable cactus tree. So i guess that you aren´t able to divide into species or subspecies when looking at the vasular bundles ? [ 01. August 2005, 15:59: Message edited by: Evil Genius ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
