Before 2021, until I found this forum, I thought that people graft cacti only if they are completely absent of green pigment or for decorative purposes. I didn't like the appearance of grafted cacti so I never planned doing it. But then I found Hanazono's thread and discovered a new meaning and purpose of grafting to accelerate growth and enhance some of the distinctive features of cacti, especially for the slow growing ones.
So this summer I found some Hylocereus undatus and Pereskiopsis spathulata stocks, and a dozens videos on YouTube in hope to learn how to graft seedlings. To my surprise it was very easy, so now I have quite a few grafted cacti.
- Collection of grafted seedlings
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The most successful in my opinion is this enormous seedling of Copiapoa Haseltoniana blue skin. I sowed it at the end of August 2021, so it's just 4 and a half months old and 4.5 cm (1,77 inches) in diameter
- Copiapoa Haseltoniana seedling grafted on Pereskiopsis stock
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Some other grafted seedlings which I'm very happy with
- Copiapoa Cinerea v. Albispina
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- Astrophytum Asterias
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- Astrophytum Asterias kikko
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