My graft related pictures and issues 2010

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 4:07 am

Wow, that's a lot of grafting you've made

What species is it?
I hope they will survive the winter

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:47 pm

Hi Christer
I tried Eriosyce caligophila , E. Islayensis (divaricatiflora), E. spec. llanos de Challe, Strombocactus disciformis v. jarmilae, and some other I don´t remember at the moment. Some failed to attach on the stock, some loosened again when pullling of the little plastic container after 2 weeks.
I´ll take some closer photos soon.
Jens

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:38 am

Jens, that's some interesting species. Haven't graft none of them, so I look forward for some pictures later on

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:08 pm

Hi Christer, here are some pictures at last:
Eriosyce_recondita_ssp_iquiquensis_FK338
This attached best of all

Islaya divaricatiflora (not so good)

Eriosyce caligophila

E_spec_Llanos_de_Challe

E_spectabilis

Edit: Forgot the small one
Strombocactus disciformis ssp. esperanzae

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:58 am

Looks good and will be interesting to follow the development of them. That Strombo is very tiny

How did you manage to graft that one?

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:29 pm

Hi Christer:
I don´t know how, but it worked so far.

(just cut it and put it on the fresh-cut Periskopiopsis stock)

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 6:38 pm

Nice work Jens, I have tried many tiny strombocactus and aztekiums so far with no luck yet.
They always just dry up.

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:51 pm

I guess it was just beginnners luck

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:51 pm

Jens wrote:Hi Christer:
I don´t know how, but it worked so far.
(just cut it and put it on the fresh-cut Periskopiopsis stock)

Yes, and if you make it right and keep everything clean it will work

Jens wrote:I guess it was just beginnners luck

No, if you are thorough it's not luck; it's good work!

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:47 pm

Thanks Christer

As you were talking about the seedlings we got of the long spined Eriosyce occulta, I took a look at them in the GH too and I found them very similar looking to the E. paucicostatas

.
Since it was insect pollinated seed that might be a hint for them being hybrids (and not so precious at all)

. But we will wait for them to flower. So maybe one (or both) of us should try a grafting. What do you think?

Jens

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:03 am

Jens wrote:As you were talking about the seedlings we got of the long spined Eriosyce occulta, I took a look at them in the GH too and I found them very similar looking to the E. paucicostatas .
Since it was insect pollinated seed that might be a hint for them being hybrids (and not so precious at all) . But we will wait for them to flower. So maybe one (or both) of us should try a grafting. What do you think?

That's interesting

Well, to increase the likelihood that any of us succeed, maybe we both should make a graft? I have 4 small plants, but they are to big to graft on pereskiopsis

But I can graft one or two on myrillocactus with the super-glue method

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:48 am

Well, I made a graft on Myrtillocactus this morning

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:05 pm

Great
Since I only have Selenicereus and Pereskiopsis I will use one of these.
I had to spend some time repotting the last days because a friend send some Eriosyce seedlings.

and I got some Gymnocalycium from Graham Charles also.
Bye , Jens

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:32 pm

Jens wrote:Great
Since I only have Selenicereus and Pereskiopsis I will use one of these.

That will work as well. We will make some "show and tell" later

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:53 pm

Grafted 11 "old-ish" scions on Harrisia pomanensis with the super-glue method, and de-grafted 4 grafts today. I hope all will do what I want