Grafting cactus plants is a straightforward method of propagation which even a novice gardener can try. We have different stocks for sale. Reasons for grafting, instructions on how to graft a cactus.
Grafted Cactus Care: Tips For Grafting Cactus Plants.The yellow mutant Thelocactus tulensis f. yellow for sale
instructions on how to graft a cactus. If you need instruction on how to graft a cactus, you can go below and find how to graft cactus on Opuntia, or I can email you my Article. My email address is mikglad@cox.net
What is grafting?
Grafting is the process of uniting two or more plant parts so that they grow as one. In practice this often means that a shoot or bud is grafted on a rooted stem. The bottom part of the graft is referred to as rootstock. The top of the plant is called the scion. Grafting typically consists of wounding the plants that are to be joined and then letting them heal in contact with each other. If the vascular tissue of both parts joins the graft has succeeded. The rootstock supplies the scion with water and nutrients.
Not all plants can be grafted together. Grafts are often only possible on near family members. Tobacco on tomato is possible but an apple tree on a cucumber rootstock is not possible. Since the Cactaceae family is a relatively young family, grafts between different species of cacti most often grow together. In fact I have not encountered one case of incompatibility in cacti at all.
Reasons for grafting
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii friedrichii is commonly known as 'Hibotan' or "Moon Cactus". This variant occurs when the plant lacks chlorophyll, and the body color manifests as beautiful pink, orange, yellow, or red rather than the typical green. It was discovered that these beautiful seedlings could not survive on their own since they did not have chlorophyll; therefore, they were incapable of producing the necessary chemical changes that are involved in photosynthesis and necessary for the production of the "food" that is essential for the plant to grow and thrive. It was determined that if these tiny seedlings were "grafted" (an actual physical union of the vascular systems of the two plants) onto fast growing plants, such as Hylocereus, the "base" plant could provide the necessary chlorophyll for the "upper" plant (in this case the Gymnocalycium seedling that lacked chlorophyll) to thrive.
Thelocactus tulensis yellow form
is a very rare yellow mutant of non chlorophyll plants. His bright yellow color is wishful for every cactus collector
We have for sale only one plant of Thelocactus tulensis f. yellow.
Price $10.30
Grafting on columnar stocks
In some climates with high humidities and precipitation, the only way in which some difficult cacti can be grown is by grafting. On their own roots the cacti would die because their roots could not tolerate the moisture. When grafted to a rootstock which tolerates moisture, the plants often thrive. I collect rare cactus plants therefor I use this stocks.
First you need a prepared working area, wiped down with 70% ethyl alcohol. Mother plants, rootstock and a clean sharp knife, also sterilized 70% ethyl alcohol should be ready.
The science and rootstock should be previously watered for 3-4 days before grafting. The first step in preparing the rootstock to receive the scion is to cut the apical tip from the stem far 1-2 inches down so that it can be used for rooting. Then cutting the upper areoles away eliminates the buds which might have eventually allowed offsets to form on the rootstock so close to the scion. Then make a second cut 2-3 mm thick not taking it off. Cut the science and put it on the place of the second cut. Now slice the scion so that the
diameter of the vascular system of the stock will touch as much as possible to the vascular system of the prospective scion. The ridges are beveled. The lower areoles of the rootstock may form offsets eventually, but these can be easily spotted and removed as they form offsets.
Using the second cut prevent the surface of dehydration while the scion is being prepared
All stocks for sale here are about 4 inche tall.
Before grafting you can cut the stock 1 inch from the top. The cut piece you can then root.
Below I put for sale the rootstocks belonging to Rain Forest region. There are Hylocereus undatus, Pereskiopsis spathulata, and Selenicereus grandiflorus. I can say there are fast growing rootstocks.
They have a privilege for the others stocks. The grafted science grows much faster. It has a sense when to propagate some of your cacti. The science on this rootstocks produces sprouts very quickly. When they grow up, you can root them or graft on regular rootstocks
the root with a sharp knife.
