Peres. cuttings

[AnTTun]

I had pereskiopsis cuttings die from rot occasionally, so I leave them to dry for a day, then simply push them into wet soil and keep them in some reasonable moist area. But they will root even if you keep them outside in shade, just dont let the soil dry out. They are really easy to root. I started with (I think) 2 x 5 cuttings 4 or 5 years ago, now I have between 1500 and 2000 plants.

Peres can stand low temperatures, I had mine close to 0 C one winter, they did just fine. But they can't stand whole winter without water, so thats what you should pay attention to.

Also, I wouldn't take a risk with some warmth loving scions (discocacti for example) and leave them at too cold place. Theoreticaly they should survive but.... I don't want to find out theory was wrong

If you have any further questions, fire away...

And good luck

[ragamala]

As shown in this video you can graft both halves of the seedling, since the upside down graft with the root on will still produce offsets that can then be grafted right way up on another Pereskiopsis or other stock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1C30GkLcbU

Thanks for the link Dave. Do you recommend this/have you tried this yourself? Prompted by this the results of my morning's grafting work include a few trial bottoms up grafts. I'll let you know.

[Eric Williams]

Hello AnTTun, my plants are from your cuttings last year. To keep a supply going do you take cuttings continually during the growing season, and discard the old plant ? I would like to keep a supply as friends often ask if I have any for them. Thanks

[AnTTun]

ragamala: it works in theory. Practice is quite different. In most cases bottom half just sits on peres stock and dies eventually.

Eric: I discard old plants only when they die Until then they'll produce a lot of offsets.

[Eric Williams]

Thanks AnTTun for the info, and I assume all these offsets will be used as cuttings when rooted ? Cheers

[AnTTun]

Exactly Eric. If you are patient enough and let offsets grow tall enough, when you cut off the top to graft on the bottom, you'll have one more 'offset' to root and use later. And then it goes on and on and on...

[Eric Williams]

Got it AnTTun. Cheers

[ragamala]

ragamala: it works in theory. Practice is quite different. In most cases bottom half just sits on peres stock and dies eventually.

Thanks, I'll report back, but I, too, am not hopeful.