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Nov 20, 2017 8:38 PM CST
Gingin Western Australia
A few more photos.

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This is the current size of the triple grafted Schlumbergera. The red and pink scions flowered this year, hopefully the white flowered scion will do so next flowering Season.

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These are two other Pereskiopsis I have recently come across. The larger plant has a test graft to it the reason for letting the shoot develop is that I only have three plants of this clone at the moment, want to multiply it as quickly as possible.

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These are some other grafts.

The middle and bottom row are not of the same seedling batch as the top potted grafts, they are from a different hybrid seed lot.

The middle row shows the use of a flat hypocotyl graft, it gives approximately the same success rate but scions develop more slowly at least a their current size.

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This is a field grafted scion, it has just started rapid growth.
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Update 5th January 2018.

The above scion is doing well, now 325mm with the growth rate a respectable 16mm since yesterday, hope that continues and the scion flowers next year.

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One thing to note is not all rootstocks and scions, even though they may be closely related, are compatible.

You can say, use a Hylocereus rootstock where one Epi grafts, grows and flowers, and another Epi does not perish but just sits there.

Find it worthwhile to do a test graft first before becoming too committed initially.

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