Im doing this more as a necessity than experiment. Im using opuntia elata right now, I find some in the parks from the city, looks the one for the best results, and enough cold hardy and resistant for this climate. I try with opuntias since a while, with no results. I discovered the issues. And now and finally, im having more decent results. Not all the grafts make union and some seedlings die. But I hope keep at least two plant grafted as motherplants. But im not convinced with the people, a lot saying good things about the opuntia as stock, but some, never couldn´t work with them, some tell me the opuntia reject the plant with the time, and the plant suddenly, dry up and die if it´s not regrafted in another stock. Is that possible? I thinked once the stock accept the plant the stock can live until the plant turn very big and collapse the stock
The things are this ones. How long can be used the opunta as stock? Is permanent or good for a long time? I never saw old grafts into opuntias, and even big plants. The plants make more flowers at a more young age? It really work only a few days old seedlings and reach the adult size? Do all the opuntias with fast grow work? I saw grafts into opuntia cochenillifera, the compressa of course, elata only a little. But one friend tell me can be good, for that reason Im using it
Mammillaria saboae cutting, starting to grow
Ariocarpus bravoanus, starting to grow
Escobaria navajoensis succesfully grafted
