Chop or no chop

Post by **RAYWOODBRIDGE** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 2:41 pm

To prune Pterocactus tuberosus or not has been mentioned on this sub forum before.
Well these four guys had no chop, they are au natural.

Post by **ralphrmartin** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:18 pm

Looks good to me. I suspect the big deep pots let the roots get big enough to have enough reserve to keep the tops alive.

Post by **Tony R** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 7:46 pm

Great plants, Ray.
In my hands, I'm sure they would fall apart - I only have to look at the narrow-stemmed tuberosus/kunzei/decipiens and they break up.

Post by **RAYWOODBRIDGE** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:20 pm

Thanks Tony and Ralph yes the deep pots help, but to be honest just keeping them well watered seems to help, two other plants gave themselves the chop, so are now small plants again but look like they will flower in a couple of weeks time. Pterocactus are a law unto themselves , and I think they are now thought to be outside the Opuntia family like Maihuenia.

Post by **rodsmith** » Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:56 am

A lovely display, Ray, well presented and photographed. Beautiful flowers.

Post by **RAYWOODBRIDGE** » Sun Jun 07, 2020 9:55 pm

Thanks Rod;
My better half has been looking for her black tablecloth for quite a while now.

Post by **rodsmith** » Mon Jun 08, 2020 7:40 am

RAYWOODBRIDGE wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 9:55 pm Thanks Rod;
My better half has been looking for her black tablecloth for quite a while now.

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