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by martenfisher
Sat Oct 19, 2013 2:49 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Pereskia?
Replies: 8
Views: 1593

Re: Pereskia?

I grow pereskia and I have some big ones and that plant was messing with my mind.
by martenfisher
Sun Oct 13, 2013 10:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I will be filing murder chargers ASAP!
Replies: 15
Views: 3142

Re: I will be filing murder chargers ASAP!

Thanks guys!
by martenfisher
Wed Oct 09, 2013 4:00 am
Forum: General
Topic: I will be filing murder chargers ASAP!
Replies: 15
Views: 3142

Re: I will be filing murder chargers ASAP!

tumamoc wrote:If you want a prickly pear tree, perhaps they will let you dig up the stump.
I will probably go back and see about that. At least the tops. The tops are pretty hardened off.
by martenfisher
Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I will be filing murder chargers ASAP!
Replies: 15
Views: 3142

Re: I will be filing murder chargers ASAP!

I can't figure it out either. Just left it there. The lady gave me some pads several years ago so I already have some of this guy growing in my garden. If I had the room I would take ever last bit laying there.
by martenfisher
Tue Oct 08, 2013 2:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I will be filing murder chargers ASAP!
Replies: 15
Views: 3142

I will be filing murder chargers ASAP!

The cactus plants that inspired me to grow cactus in the first place and collect fruits are no longer the beauty they once were. I don't know if this restaurant is closing or what happened all I know is they butchered them. I DID like to visit and admire these giants once in while. They make the nic...
by martenfisher
Sun Oct 06, 2013 2:37 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Help with Cactus ID
Replies: 3
Views: 966

Re: Help with Cactus ID

Cereus forbessi ' Ming Thing ' pretty sure it is not ' Mini ' or peruvianus. I needed I can show side by side since I have about 6 different form and several different species of monstrose Cereus.
by martenfisher
Mon Sep 30, 2013 1:46 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: more
Replies: 7
Views: 1430

Re: more

Opuntia humifusa is compressa not ficus-indica.
bybi wrote:
JamesEG wrote:2 could be Opuntia compressa
neah... i don't think that 'cuz Opuntia ficus-indica (Opuntia compresa) lack of spines... my opuntia have long and strong ones
by martenfisher
Sun Sep 29, 2013 4:12 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Two Opuntia and one ???
Replies: 26
Views: 4411

Re: Two Opuntia and one ???

" If O. ficus-indica is of hybrid origin, it is conceivable that the hybridization was human facilitated. This may have occurred indirectly, by bringing allopatric ancestors into cultivated sympatry. One intriguing possibility is that hybridization of ancestral O. ficus-indica stock was instead...
by martenfisher
Sun Sep 29, 2013 4:02 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Two Opuntia and one ???
Replies: 26
Views: 4411

Re: Two Opuntia and one ???

This lexicon seems to be based on very old outdated information. http://www.amjbot.org/content/91/11/1915 .full gives far better information based on facts. Also archaeological evidence has given light into the people who hybridized the Opuntia ficus indica and how it help those societies. How is it...
by martenfisher
Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:43 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Any idea what these are?
Replies: 8
Views: 1646

Re: Any idea what these are?

I have done a bit more looking around and think I might have found what it is. After looking through pictures of flowers I think it would be Echinopsis eyriesii, I cant remember exactly what the flower looked like but I'm pretty sure it looked very similar (if not identical) to that species flower....
by martenfisher
Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:18 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Two Opuntia and one ???
Replies: 26
Views: 4411

Re: Two Opuntia and one ???

Today it is known that Opuntia paraguayensis or better Opuntia bonaerensis, is a form of Opuntia ficus-indica. Its flower can be seen here: http://fotocactusjb.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/opuntia-elata.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I agree with Martenfisher that the numb...
by martenfisher
Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:12 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Any idea what these are?
Replies: 8
Views: 1646

Re: Any idea what these are?

I could be way off on this guess but it looks like a Lobivia x Echinopsis hybrid. Lobivia now is lumped into Echinopsis.
by martenfisher
Sat Sep 28, 2013 4:37 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Any idea what these are?
Replies: 8
Views: 1646

Re: Any idea what these are?

Look like Echinopsis hybrid seedlings to me or very small cuttings. I understand hybrid echinopsis seedlings can be a bad deal since many of the seedling will not bloom and it may take years to find out if they do.
by martenfisher
Sat Sep 28, 2013 2:16 pm
Forum: Plant Swap
Topic: Mailing Packages
Replies: 9
Views: 3200

Re: Mailing Packages

I use flat rate boxes most of the time. They get there much faster and I like speed. I also like having empty space in the box because it gives me room to throw a couple extras in there for value.