I acquired a few cuttings

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I acquired a few cuttings

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I acquired a few cutting yesterday. A closet client asked if I'd consider trimming back a few of her cactus. Sure, Why Not!
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Re: I acquired a few cuttings

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Nice
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Re: I acquired a few cuttings

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=D> That's a lot of Myrtillocactus cuttings you have there...
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Re: I acquired a few cuttings

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The Myrtillocactus are 2" to 42" in length. Most of the longest have been trimmed back from 48 to 60" lengths. All the smaller are pups taken off of the trimmed arms. I have to go back in a few weeks for more of the Boxing Glove Cholla.
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Re: I acquired a few cuttings

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Nice!
In the picture before the last one, are those cuttings crested?
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Do you have room to grow a cactus forest? You've got enough cuttings...
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greenknight wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:15 am Do you have room to grow a cactus forest? You've got enough cuttings...
ha ha, but I was wondering what you will do with all of them. Garage Sale?
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Re: I acquired a few cuttings

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The crested cutting are the Boxing Glove Cholla also. The small cuttings will morph with time into crested versions. As they branch they will crest.
Not the best pictures but a good idea of how they grow.
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I have enough room along the bottom shelf of the greenhouse for all the cutting that are les than 18" Tall. On the side of the house I have room for all the larger cuttings. Yes it is time to start selling off a "few" plants. Or, taking inspiration from K.W. and his 3 Greenhouses or Frank and his huge space, I could just keep cultivating and filling all available space. The wife would prefer I sold some.
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