A loph graft... possibly going to a crest?

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Lachy
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A loph graft... possibly going to a crest?

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G'day all...

I've got a young Lophophora seedling grafted onto Pereskiopsis that seems to be growing oddly. This little guy was grafted some months ago, and seemed to take a long time to get established. Over the last couple of months it has taken off, however the growth seems a little bit odd. Can anyone tell me what's happening here?

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Looks like it may be growing a bunch of heads? :?
It will be cool no matter what it does. :)
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bunch of pups :) pereskiopsis do that. crests will stretch, so its often *fairly* easy to tell if its going that way or not cause you can see the single head growing rectangular :)
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I think it's gonna be a monstruosity.
Anyway, it's a nice plant!

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A bit of an update on this one...

It's still growing, and still looking pretty funky. I know peres tends to distort scions by pumping them up, but this little guy is getting twisted.

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At this point, I'm thinking it might be going to three heads, but I still can't really pick out what the result will be. Any takers?[/img]
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This will be interesting to follow :)

Great job :thumbright:
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Here's an update...

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I realise it may be difficult, but can anyone here hazard a guess as to what type of loph this may be? I had a mixture of fricii, koehresii, decipens, diffusa and williamsii growing... this was the sole survivor after a possum got to my seed trays. Aside from the photos here, the only further info that I can give is that the growth habit seems much smaller than standard williamsii that I have in my collection.
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Post by Loph »

ya know, now that its grown it does appear that the apical meristem is stretching a bit...you just may get a crest yet...a very messy one though lol. i would personally graft those single stems and see where that would lead.
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Post by TimN »

Definitely some freaky looking pups! I agree those look like they may have a crest in them yet.
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Dem look real nice
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