This is one of my seedling Mamm luethyi that lost it's root, I grafted the top and on a whim I grafted the root end upside down. I had read somewhare that this was possible, well it does work two new heads are forming.
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Re: upside down graft
Hi Bob,
Excellent stuff I tried it once with Ferocactus johnstonianus & it also worked, I am sure I have the plant somewhere ( it maybe neglected though !!!) so if I get a chance I will take a pic also.
Excellent stuff I tried it once with Ferocactus johnstonianus & it also worked, I am sure I have the plant somewhere ( it maybe neglected though !!!) so if I get a chance I will take a pic also.
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Re: upside down graft
What's the advantage of this starnge prank. Is there some benefits, or it's just for the fun.
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Krister, the remaining piece of the plant had had a fresh cut where I had removed the top so rather than throw it away I tried this. The original seedling had lost its roots and after six months had not rerooted, I do not see it as a prank or fun.
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Re: upside down graft
Hi Kristar
It means that you end up with a single headed plant & instead of throwing away the base, if the base-graft takes you will probably end up with lots of plantlets which will probably grow into a really nice clump.
I have done the same with an Obregonia stump which has 7 pups sprouting now.
It means that you end up with a single headed plant & instead of throwing away the base, if the base-graft takes you will probably end up with lots of plantlets which will probably grow into a really nice clump.
I have done the same with an Obregonia stump which has 7 pups sprouting now.
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Re: upside down graft Solved
Another advantage is that you can use both the top and bottom halves of a seedling and get twice as many plants however I usually find the upside down half takes a lot longer to get started. In an emergency though anything is worth trying especially when doing nothing would result in a total loss.
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Hi, I hink I have completly missunderstod the upside/down .
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Re: upside down graft
This is the Fero. johnstonianus you can still see the old pereskiopsis stump in the middle.
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Re: upside down graft
Having just spent 15 mins on my hands and knees looking for the top of an Astro seedling that was about to be grafted, but fell off the tweezers:?, i am wondering if i can graft the base of of the seedling. I assume that although one could probably graft it successfully, it would not have the ability to sprout since the growing point would have been in the excised top, which i have lost. Not very good odds but i`ve tried it!!
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