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lewis avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts : 862 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-05-07
| Subject: Re: My Cintia knizei Split !!!!! arrrrrgh Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:55 pm | |
| well, i might be a couple of months late with the responding but i just read through this and it has piqued my interest. did it turn out to be crested HN | |
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Hellonasty Admin
Number of posts : 1824 Location : NSW Registration date : 2008-04-04
| Subject: Re: My Cintia knizei Split !!!!! arrrrrgh Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:50 am | |
| Sadly.......no it didn't. I will post a pic of it soon. I only just got it back, a heap of my plants have been in dodgy storage for the past 2 months or so and they weren't getting enough light or water most appear to have come good with a little tlc. | |
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Hellonasty Admin
Number of posts : 1824 Location : NSW Registration date : 2008-04-04
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lewis avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts : 862 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-05-07
| Subject: Re: My Cintia knizei Split !!!!! arrrrrgh Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:02 pm | |
| um.. well that looks kinda strange. not that there's anything physically wrong with it (other than the healed split), in fact it looks quite healthy, you could, for aesthetic purposes, re-graft one of 'em nice looking pups and get an erm better looking specimen. although i have no experience with this plant, i was thinking, perhaps it may be wise to choose a slower-growing rootstock for this species that is less likely to split the scion, that or try grow the graft harder with less water and fertiliser. will a pup root? | |
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Hellonasty Admin
Number of posts : 1824 Location : NSW Registration date : 2008-04-04
| Subject: Re: My Cintia knizei Split !!!!! arrrrrgh Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:35 pm | |
| Yeah I think I will graft a pup. It's growing pretty well considering it as in storage at a mates place. I was giving him cultivation instructions over the phone Only problem was they were on a poorly lit balcony. I'm pretty sure I have sorted the splitting out. You've just got to slowly work them in to the growing season. Little bit of water early spring and then sowly increase. Not sure if a pup will root. They are very weak performers on own roots. | |
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Lachy Moderator
Number of posts : 733 Location : Langwarrin Registration date : 2008-04-05
| Subject: Re: My Cintia knizei Split !!!!! arrrrrgh Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:13 pm | |
| Maybe it's the angle of the photo, but that looks rather crested to me. It certainly has an unusual appeal to it... | |
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KanJe watchman
Number of posts : 393 Location : Melbourne Registration date : 2008-06-24
| Subject: Re: My Cintia knizei Split !!!!! arrrrrgh Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:01 am | |
| Hellonasty: That's so cool! I don't think you should touch it, looks great as it is. You should just leave it and see what happens. I'm even more jealous now.... It's so awesome... Lachy: I can see what you mean but I don't think it is. Like you said, I think the angle makes it look like there is a crest. | |
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Vicki Calm and Collected
Number of posts : 177 Location : Victoria Registration date : 2008-07-23
| Subject: Re: My Cintia knizei Split !!!!! arrrrrgh Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:11 pm | |
| Hellonasty, that's awesome for sumptin that split, quite appealing.
It looks like that old scifi film 'The Blob', lol. | |
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Hellonasty Admin
Number of posts : 1824 Location : NSW Registration date : 2008-04-04
| Subject: Re: My Cintia knizei Split !!!!! arrrrrgh Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:26 pm | |
| Well I have grafted the smallest pup to a Tricho Spachianus. In regards to the crest. It was looking very much like doing so but suddenly the growing tip reformed and appears to be growing normally. A crest is still very possible, just above the growing tip in the picture there is a small section that is growing, this is very unusual and who knows what will happen. Here is another pic for those interested: | |
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