Eriosyce napina glabrescens was one of my selections as I inaugurated the plant bench we see today. Now let's have a look at the roots -- when the plant came in on July 13 2 years ago, and today:
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Pretty good progress on the root system, I'd say. Here's the repot:
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Amazing how much of this cactus is below-ground, isn't it? Here's what we see on top:
I have another example of that for you, and it also happens to be from the summer of 2013 -- Copiapoa tenuissima:
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In a pot that's sorta long-tomish:
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Yep, that's definitely a Wujcik pot -- can't be mistaken for anyone else, and I love Joe's style! The view from above, this was last weekend and it includes a little something extra on top:
I'll end this project for the moment with yet another Summer 2013 arrival. My Pygmaeocereus bylesianus has been easy from the get-go, and with a rather impressive amount of growth above ground. But little did I know what was lurking in the plant's 3" terracotta pot! There we are with its bare-nekked roots then and now:
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The taproot went all the way down and wrapped itself around the bottom of the pot:
The bylesianus in the glazed ceramic pot left empty after I lost my Mammillaria blossfeldiana:
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That's a 3.5" x 3.5" pot. The plant could use a little more depth in its pot, which is a good segue to my final comment here...
I had a really nice phone conversation with Joe a few days after the Sunset show. Since I've been enjoying his work so much, I asked him if he could custom-make pots in the specific dimensions I need. He said yes, so I ordered 4 pots. Then the order went from 4 to 6, then 7, and finally 8. (There's a talent I didn't even know I had before -- underestimating what cactus roots can do in mineral mix.
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