Grafting on Opuntia spp.: Your personal experience page 1
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The use of Opuntia
bergeriana stock for grafting cactus was quite common in the early year
of this century (mainly in France and northern Italy). Frost hardy
Opuntia (like phaeacantha, fragilis, umifusca, arenacea, polyacantha, acc…) has also been widely
used for Pediocactus, Sclerocactus and other winter hardy cactus. But
many people write me to show their personal grafting method using
various Opuntia species stocks, I'm very glad to publish in this page
your personal grafting methods and photos. [click
on the friends name to see more pics and info] |
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Denmoza erythrocephala
40 years old grafted
on O. bergeriana |
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GERARD ARDISSON |
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gerard.ardisson1@free.fr
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http://www.cactus-succulents.com |
Since about 20 years I use
grafting methods to accelerate the growth of my cacti as well to
preserve them from low temperature reached in my non-heated greenhouse,
mainly for Brazilian and Caribbean species. This method allows me to
cultivate big exemplaries of Pilosocereus,
Melocactus, Leptocereus, etc, in this greenhouse
where the temperature lowers until -2 or – 3°C in the winter. My
preferred grafting stock is Opuntia bergeriana which has
been used earlier by Italian growers and also in the French Riviera
nurseries. However for some species I use Myrtillocactus
geometrizans or Trichocereus pachanoi. For
Tephrocactus and related plants I also use Cylindopuntia
subulata as stock. As concerns 1 week to one month old seedlings,
Pereskiopsis sp or Selenicereus grandiflorus
are preferred. |
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Lophophora williamsii
Graft on
Opuntia subulata. |
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Name:
MIKE
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I graft on Opuntia subulata (Austrocylindropuntia
subulata) and find it too be VERY fast growing/rooting. I am
going to try your technique of grafting onto freshly cut, unrooted
pieces of Opuntia, then rooting after the graft takes. This is amazing
because it will allow me to produce more grafts with less
material, all in less time. I have never seen this done before! |
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Cactus grafted on Opuntia compressa |
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Name:
EUGENIY SAFRONOF
UPDATED October 22 2004 |
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Photo of cactus graftted on Opuntia compressa made by
Eugenyi in Russia
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Revitalization of a Pediocactus despainii
from a single areole! |
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Name:
RAZVAN
DIACONESCU
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Regeneration of
plant from one areole!
A small Pedio
despainii tubercle (only one areole!) grafted on an hardy Opuntia
seedling. The original Pedio suffered one attack from snails and is
almost died.
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This page will be regularly updated with
new information. Please check back at a later time.Thankyou. |
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