zee_werp Posted January 16, 2006 Was hanging out with my cacti today and decided to take a few pics since I got my camera back recently. Just cause I love makin' a bit of cactus porn. This is the most interesting new addition to my collection. Being in NZ, I had always assumed I'd probably never get ahold of a crested San Pedro here. So I was stoked to pick this one up for NZ $20. Next up, this is one I've been pondering over for a while. I picked it up as a seeling from the department store, but it's not like any other tricho I've seen from the same supplier, which isn't too uncommon of a thing to happen as sometimes they do only small batches of seed. I have tentatively been calling this a 'True' T. peruvianus, as in not KK242. Any thoughts? This is a stock standard T. pachanoi. It has exceptionally good growth rates. The 2nd tallest branch only emerged as a pup late last season, and the main branch was only as tall as the pup is now this time last year. This is a T. macrogonus tip cutting that has also done exceptionally well - It's put on around 45cm of growth in the last year. My Juul's Giant got off to a late start for flowering this year. But alas it is going to have one (also signs of a possible 2nd bud emerging). It'll be interesting to see how late this blooms. This graft grew an extra branch, so I decided to turn it into a double. More grafts And finally a few 'family photos'. Tricho's contained in this collection(to the best of my knowledge) are: T. pachanoi T. pachanoi f. cristata T. peruvianus T. peruvianus v. short spined T. peruvianus v. KK242 (T. cuzcoensis?) T. macrogonus T. taquimbalensis T. chiloensis T. terscheckii T. spachianus T. scopulicolis T. huascha T. bridgesii (not pictured) T. bridgesii monstrose T. spp. Juuls' giant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
genki Posted January 16, 2006 wow, beautiful collection Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashoka Posted January 16, 2006 Healthy!! And beautiful.. Can we have a full body shot of that Juul's? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gollum Posted January 16, 2006 Hi zee werp, nice collection. Could you tell me the id of the double branch cacti with the lophs grafted to it. I am pretty sure that its the same as the ones i have used for graftstock but dont know what they are. Oh another question how do you get crested cactus? do they under go some sort of weird grafting technique? If so how is it done? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zee_werp Posted January 16, 2006 Gollum, its a Trichocereus pachanoi that the double graft is on. Just your stock standard. Crested cacti are a result of a genetic mutation where the apical meristem (the growing tip) is linear rather than cylindrical, and it keeps continuously dividing. Apparently it happens at a rate of between 1 in 10,000 and 1 in 100,000 seeds turn out to be a crested one. So its quite rare indeed! I've updated the original post with some species names of whats in the collection. And Ashoka, I'll try to get a full body shot of the Juul's, but its so freaking large that it will have to be from kind of far away! Its the tall one in the family photos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faslimy Posted January 16, 2006 great to see some photos. i see what you mean about the unbelievable growth, the size of the new branches is impressive! definatly exceeds the growth I am getting in the glasshouse. I think I have a plant from that batch of seeds, the one you are calling a 'True' peruvianus, it caught my eye straight away as well, has a very nice blue glacous colour to I just realised the plant in my collection I was calling a short spine peruvianus is the same clone as your T pachanoi stock. they have the fastest growth of any plant I have. You know how lucky you are to score those crests im sure, looks like you did a fine job with cactodile dundee man to graft them, expect me to be begging for a cutting sometime in the future keep up the good work bro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zee_werp Posted January 16, 2006 Faslimy, thats interesting about the short spined peruvianus thing. So how does that differ from what you call T. pachanoi? I'd like to see a pic of what your pachs look like, I have a couple of different strains of plant I call pachanoi. Here's a pic of the clone I've been thinking of as Short spined T. peruvianus. Its bluer than a lot of my other cacti. Check out the colouration of the pup in the bottom left of the macrogonus full shot, sometimes nearly freaking neon turquoise. Edit: Here's another one that I refer to as T. pachanoi. It's from seed, I bought it from an older guy down at the local market when it was about 10cm tall, the same guy I bought my T. chiloensis off. Interestingly he called the T. chiloensis "Trichocereus amazonia" or something like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kakti Posted January 16, 2006 Wow those are some great pictures Zee I love the variety you have, the macro and the short spine peruvian are fantastic looking. If you come to America anytime soon, you have to smuggle me a few cuttings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zee_werp Posted January 17, 2006 Ashoka, this is the best I could do on a pic of the Juul's. It's 225cm (7.5 ft) tall from the soil level, the 3 branches around its base are 70cm tall...they were less than 10cm tall just over a year ago. And its tip...which I'm not going to be able to see for much longer without a decent ladder! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wandjina Posted January 17, 2006 Wowza! Beautiful zee...thankyou for sharing your photos. what you said about 'hanging out with my cacti'....I'm relatively new to cacti, but often find myself sitting there with a cuppa hanging with them. My cousin came round recently and, off his chops, told me he'd spent a 'good 2 hours chillin with the cactusessss'. He was quite taken with them, especially their unique personalities. I don't know about the rest of you, but cacti really seem to make good company...more so than alot of other plants. Why do you think this is? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macro Posted January 17, 2006 I don't know about the rest of you, but cacti really seem to make good company...more so than alot of other plants.Why do you think this is? I've always liked hanging around mushrooms, they're real "fun guys"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pisgah Posted January 17, 2006 I don't know about the rest of you, but cacti really seem to make good company...more so than alot of other plants.Why do you think this is? Cacti are patient. I like that. Hanging around with my cacti makes me patient as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zee_werp Posted January 17, 2006 Yep, its all about a cuppa with the cacti. My collection wouldn't be nearly as large if I didn't thouroughly enjoy the company of them. If I've got the time, i can easily spend an hour or more just hangin out with them, doing a bit of de-cobwebbing etc. Fungi are cool to chill with too - they are different. I definitley dig Pisgahs point about patience of cacti. Mushrooms are all over in just a few days from pin to rotting shroom. Whereas cacti are slow and solid growing, their thick symmetrical columns seem to slowly reach into the sky like some kind of ancient reptile. There really is something about cacti that just makes me never get bored with chillin with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teonanacatl Posted January 18, 2006 very nice:) i like cacti cos as someone said they are patient, but chatty i feel. they are quite happy to sit there and absorb light, growing when they want. they dont seem to mind being cut either. they never look down like normal plants. they are my favorite, very beautiful forms and flowers.you could almost say they are spaceships from other planets, for our consiousness mate any problems with support at that height?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate123 Posted January 18, 2006 Those are some gorgeous cacti you've got! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashoka Posted January 18, 2006 Zee_Werp>> Stunning! I guess you keep them outside all year round? May I ask what kind of soil mix you use? Amazing growth.. Gaining 7x its height in year.. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zee_werp Posted January 19, 2006 Ashoka, I guess you are right the branches did gain 7x their height in a year. And come to think of it the entire Juuls was only a total of 6.6 feet (incl. branches) at the start of last season, now its 13.8 in total including branches so it has infact doubled its mass in a little over a year...I never even thought of it that way! The soil mix that the Juul's is in is simply 33% compost, 33% river sand and 33% dried crumbled horse shit, with a couple of handfuls of dolomite lime. Lately I've modified it, now its (roughly, no measuring involved) 35% river sand, 45% compost, 20% pumice and again a few handfuls of dolomite lime. Real nice and free draining but still rich enough. teonanacatl, haven't run into any problems with support so far, although I assume it's inevitable at some stage that the main branch will come down unless I plant it in the ground. At the moment it sways quite a bit at the tip when there is a breeze, but we recently have had some real strong winds and it stood up to them just fine. A couple of my C. peruvianus that are a lot shorter fell over though, probably thanks to their not-so-aerodynamic design. Any tips for stabilisation of the Juuls when he starts needing a bit of support? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solomon Posted July 18, 2010 do you grow any plants other than cacti? and if your ever interested in a trade we live on the same island. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bit Posted July 22, 2010 zee hasn't been heard from for a few years - I'm afraid he may have lost the cactus bug :/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bℓσωηG Posted July 22, 2010 hey bit! post some kiwi porn will ya Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bit Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) Erm... it's wet and raining. Seedlings are going well tho. Might get out with the camera this weekend ;) Edited July 22, 2010 by bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M S Smith Posted July 22, 2010 zee werp's been MIA for a while eh...shame, I'd love to see an update. Hey bit! ~Michael~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bℓσωηG Posted July 23, 2010 those were some great pics ...... ol' zeewerp where for out thou? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
