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Convergence
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Cactus ID help, big one...
#21923897 - 07/10/15 10:13 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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1.8 meters tall. Looks like a trichocereus to me, but hoping one of you experts could help. Thanks.
Also, when digging this up, how much space do I need to allow for roots? (This plant is for sale, I am not poaching it like some people assume.)
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Edited by Convergence (07/10/15 06:59 PM)
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Mostly_Harmless
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Re: Cactus ID help, big one... [Re: Convergence]
#21923902 - 07/10/15 10:14 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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A very fat T. scopulicola?
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Convergence
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I read somewhere that scopulicola usually dont branch like this one?
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Edited by Convergence (07/10/15 10:53 AM)
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kosmokratorshaman
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Re: Cactus ID help, big one... [Re: Convergence] 1
#21925219 - 07/10/15 04:17 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Poaching is illegal. If that plant is not yours, dont dig it up.
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Convergence
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Its for sale and he needs help digging it up. Please dont make negative assumptions.
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Re: Cactus ID help, big one... [Re: Convergence]
#21925819 - 07/10/15 07:26 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Mostly_Harmless said: A very fat T. scopulicola?
I would say it's 100% that.
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Convergence said: I read somewhere that scopulicola usually dont branch like this one?
They do branch when they're as old as this one. Looks like the main column was chopped as well, which initiates branching.
As for the size of the root ball to leave when digging I suppose that's up to you and what is easiest to manage. Something like the size of a wheel barrow is what I'd do. Any roots that are left will need to heal before being put in the ground again. Then the left over root ball will need to strike new roots to anchor the plant and enable it to take up water and nutrients.
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Re: Cactus ID help, big one... [Re: karode13]
#21925937 - 07/10/15 08:06 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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are you saying dry the severed roots for a few weeks before replanting?
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Re: Cactus ID help, big one... [Re: Convergence]
#21925981 - 07/10/15 08:16 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Convergence said: are you saying dry the severed roots for a few weeks before replanting?
Yea dude trich roots spread so you'll end up breaking or cutting a few. leave the plant out and completely dry for at least 24 to 48 hours then you can replant. when you replant give it a few days before you give it more water to allow the roots to branch out some.
That's how I've always done it when I had to replant mine.
Nice find BTW buddy
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Re: Cactus ID help, big one... [Re: spaceman101]
#21926214 - 07/10/15 09:14 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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cheers 
Transporting it will be a bit of a pain in the ass though. I think I might need to take cuttings from 1 or 2 of the side branches so I can wrap it and lie it down in my vehicle. If i dust the cuts with charcoal and use a sterlised blade, this should keep it safe right?
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Re: Cactus ID help, big one... [Re: Convergence]
#21926235 - 07/10/15 09:19 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Pack large chunks of polystyrene(or similar material) in between the columns to cushion and support them while in transit. After doing this tie the cactus together with stockings or other soft material to limit columns moving and breaking/cracking. If you have to cut some columns then just a sterilised blade should be fine. Columns that thick will need a hand saw or similar to get through them. They'll have a woody core that a kitchen knife won't get through easily. Any cuts should be kept dry and in a well ventilated area, preferably out doors.
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Re: Cactus ID help, big one... [Re: karode13]
#21926389 - 07/10/15 10:02 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Thank you so much for your help. I would like to keep it intact if I can, but 2 of those lower branches really stick out.
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Re: Cactus ID help, big one... [Re: Convergence]
#21927286 - 07/11/15 03:22 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Convergence said: I read somewhere that scopulicola usually dont branch like this one?
It does look to have been topped at some point before, then they will inevitably branch even if it isn't a usual trait.
When picking up a big pachycereus recently, I used a rug, laid the cactus lengthways, rolled over the sides, then it could be carried like a corpse
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BigHeart
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Hope it's not too rude to ask... but how much are you paying for that beast?
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Re: Cactus ID help, big one... [Re: BigHeart]
#21930036 - 07/11/15 06:19 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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$150 (australian) so i think thats like $120 USdollars. Is this a reasonable price?
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Re: Cactus ID help, big one... [Re: Convergence]
#21930055 - 07/11/15 06:22 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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That's a bargain. Usually they go for .75-$1Au per cm.
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Re: Cactus ID help, big one... [Re: karode13]
#21931813 - 07/12/15 01:34 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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For that big of a cactus in that good of shape you got a bargain.
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