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Tangich


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Areole grafting guide 4
#18843865 - 09/15/13 09:40 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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A couple people have asked me how I do the areole grafts, so I decided to make this short guide. It's not very detailed, but hopefully you'll be able to see the basics and get ideas to develop your own technique. Aside from novelty, areole grafts on Pereskiopsis can be very useful if you have a large number of seedlings, especially of slow growing species. I like to graft very young seedlings this way, then transfer them to a more permanent stock when they fatten up a bit. Hylocereus undatus is not a forgiving rootstock for small seedlings, and I hate the daily removal of offshoots from a top grafted Pereskiopsis. So this is a win-win for me.
First, choose a rooted Pereskiopsis plant, it doesn't need to be pretty for this purpose. The larger the better, and widely spaced leaves (areoles) are a huge plus. Prepare your workstation and tools, sharp knife or a scalpel (xacto, razor etc.), alcohol soaked paper towel, tweezers, seedlings, anything else you usually use, and of course parafilm. For me, nothing can replace it for areole grafting. Cut a long, thin strip of parafilm (1 cm wide), stretch it, cut it into 2 cm long pieces, and place them on a clean, dry paper towel.
Choose an areole you want to start with. I usually start from the bottom, but it's not important, do it the way it feels best for you.

First remove the outer part of the areole (leaf and spines). Wipe the scalpel with alcohol between each incision.

Make a horizontal incision just below where the leaf was, about 1 mm, then a vertical one just above the areole. Do it just slightly inward, so that when the two cuts meet, you'll be left with a small 'step', like you can see in the picture.

The vascular system is now fully exposed.

Place the seedling on the 'step', in the middle of the cut, so that it sits on the vascular system.

Now, stretch a piece of parafilm with both hands, place the center on the scion from the front, wrap it around the stem, quite tightly, and twist the ends behind the graft. Be sure to keep the scion in place, it mustn't move from the connection, or fall to it's side.

Now repeat the procedure for as many scions as you like. The number of scions depends on the size of the stock, species of scion, what kind of growth rate you want to achieve etc. Use your judgement. And be sure to label them all!

If anyone has any questions, I'd be glad to help!
Edited by Tangich (09/16/13 02:13 PM)
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Re: Areole grafting guide [Re: Tangich]
#18843911 - 09/15/13 09:56 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Nice write up. I will def try this in the near future.
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Re: Areole grafting guide [Re: Big L]
#18844003 - 09/15/13 10:26 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah nice work. I was thinking at first that it was about using areoles as scions. I've tried that a few times but have never tried the technique outlined here. I found a place to get parafilm locally so maybe I'll give it a shot.
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Re: Areole grafting guide [Re: psi]
#18844659 - 09/15/13 01:55 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Great info!I will try it soon with myrtillo!
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Re: Areole grafting guide [Re: gopener]
#18844979 - 09/15/13 03:14 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Go for it! And good luck!  It's pretty much the same procedure with Myrtillocactus. You just need a larger piece of parafilm, and it can easily be latched onto the spines. I used a wide piece to cover several seedling on similar level in place at once. Btw, thanks guys!
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Re: Areole grafting guide [Re: Tangich]
#18845516 - 09/15/13 05:45 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Wow. Outstanding photo-guide. Clear and concise. +5 shrooms for you!
One thing I would suggest however, is that you modify the guide to read "vertical" on the second cut where you said horizontal. You've just given me a new use for my many rolls of parafilm!
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Re: Areole grafting guide [Re: Nature Boy]
#18847479 - 09/16/13 02:24 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks Tangich  Excellent write up now I need to find myself some parafilm and give it ago your way 
Cheers Got
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Re: Areole grafting guide [Re: Tangich]
#18848229 - 09/16/13 09:27 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Very easy to see what's happening in the pics, nice work.
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Re: Areole grafting guide [Re: SuperD]
#18849656 - 09/16/13 03:24 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ok...I have one question. Try not to laugh, 'cause my ignorance is about to show, big-time.
Don't you have to cut the scion, too? You lop off the tiny root so it squares up with the pereskiopsis, right?
Yeah, OK, I'm a noob...but there is a first time for everything. Killing my babies through my own (preventable by asking questions) ignorance is not cool!
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Re: Areole grafting guide [Re: Nature Boy]
#18849798 - 09/16/13 03:52 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yes , you cut the scion too,always, to fit the vascular rings!
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Re: Areole grafting guide [Re: Nature Boy]
#18849916 - 09/16/13 04:12 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
Nature Boy said: Ok...I have one question. Try not to laugh, 'cause my ignorance is about to show, big-time.
Don't you have to cut the scion, too? You lop off the tiny root so it squares up with the pereskiopsis, right?
Yeah, OK, I'm a noob...but there is a first time for everything. Killing my babies through my own (preventable by asking questions) ignorance is not cool!
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Right, cut the top part of the scion off so its level and even with the graft stock. As a bonus you can also graft the end with the roots so nothing is wasted.
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Re: Areole grafting guide [Re: Big L]
#18850081 - 09/16/13 04:43 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Big L said: Nice write up. I will def try this in the near future.


And if I'm not mistaken you can root the areole you cut. Definitly worth the time.
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Re: Areole grafting guide [Re: Tangich]
#18869898 - 09/20/13 10:17 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Great write up and pictorial Tangich. Thanks for posting it, I've added it to the Useful, Informative & Interesting Posts/Links section.
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Quote:
ferrel_human said:
And if I'm not mistaken you can root the areole you cut. Definitly worth the time.
How can I do this? Would a dry rooting agent help? How big can you get a loph on a graft like this?
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Edited by PrinceShroom (09/21/13 06:11 AM)
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Tangich


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I'm not certain that would be possible, Pereskiopsis always (in my experience) push out roots through the areole. But maybe that wouldn't prevent the new shoot from emergeing from the same areole. Rooting powder and some water (changed daily) should do the trick. You can grow scions to quite a large size as sidegrafts, as long as they don't interfere with each other. Positioning, size of the stock, number of scions and pot size would all play a role in growth speed and size. My personal preference is to grow a scion to about 1.5 cm in diameter, then transfer it to a more permanent stock.
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karode13 said: Great write up and pictorial Tangich. Thanks for posting it, I've added it to the Useful, Informative & Interesting Posts/Links section. 
Thanks Karode!
Edited by Tangich (09/21/13 10:38 AM)
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