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Re: O. imbricata fence

Martin Tversted — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:09:22 GMT

The species grows 5 cm a year here in Denmark outside, otherwise I would also make a living fence of some of the too large speciemens inside on of the

Re: O. imbricata fence

joejshaw@... — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:59:11 GMT

<> Hi Karl and TCFC Group, I'm impressed, a lot impressed. Where

Re: when to make cuttings and how to graft good rootstock for cold a

Peter knop — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:03:39 GMT
WOW! This group is impressive! This is exactly what I needed - can't wait for them to fill out and chop! Then let calous over for a week or so in a dry

Re: when to make cuttings and how to graft good rootstock for cold a

lapsedpacifist — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:47:31 GMT
Oops, I meant Peter - sorry. -Karl

Re: when to make cuttings and how to graft good rootstock for cold a

lapsedpacifist — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:44:42 GMT
Hi Joe, I have propagated hundreds of C. imbricata from cuttings in order to create a living fence. I tried everything from 3 inch to 7 foot cuttings and the

Re: when to make cuttings and how to graft good rootstock for cold a

Peter knop — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:00:35 GMT
Thank Joe and John! The sites John listed are beautiful and tell it all - seems like straight forward and something new I shall try. Peter,

Re: when to make cuttings and how to graft good rootstock for cold a

John P Weiser — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:51:00 GMT
Peter I would take the cuttings early in the season to establish a good root system. The roots need warmth to develope. I have posted several links to

Re: when to make cuttings and how to graft good rootstock for cold a

joejshaw@... — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:40:36 GMT
Hi Peter and TCFC Gang, 1. If I had to do the work, I'd get the plants moved by late winter (mid-March) so they'll start putting out roots as soon as possible

Re: good rootstock for cold and moisture

John P Weiser — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:22:54 GMT
Two of the best grafting stock plants I have found are Opuntia fragilis var denuda and Opuntia humifusa due to their cold tolerance, damp tolerance, and lack

when to make cuttings and how to graft good rootstock for cold and m

Peter knop — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:26:06 GMT
We are going to build a "desert" for eductaional purposes and want to put in plants as large as possible. We were considering making BIG cuttings of

good rootstock for cold and moisture

joejshaw@... — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:45:42 GMT
Hi Gang, Recently, someone asked me what rootstock to use for large Opuntia, especially where there might be excess moisture (such as where I lived in the

Britton and Rose books

joejshaw@... — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:51:31 GMT
Hi Gang, (This note was cross-posted on a couple of forums) I've finally gotten around to uploading all four volumes of The Cactaceae, by Britton and Rose

Seed lists, South American plants

joejshaw@... — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:04:19 GMT
Hi Gang, I cross-posted this message on a couple of other lists. Some years ago I got some great germplasm from Willy Smith in Argentina. Recently, Willy has

Re: Gardens near Germantown, MD, or Wash. D.C.

Allen — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:47:22 GMT
Hi Joe, I am Allen Hirsh. Aside from the weeds, Peter's description is probably fair. Furthermore, there are two other really fine collections within a mile of

Re: Gardens near Germantown, MD, or Wash. D.C.

abborean@... — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:36:52 GMT
Hey Joe, I'd recommend the Delmarva Peninsula for natives. There's a park at Cape Henlopen DE and the old concrete WWII bunkers are covered with very spiny