Top job on the rescue. For larger plants like this that have been in a ceramic pot for ages I just hit the pot with a hammer and break it off. Once the plant is free I break the put up with the hammer into smal pieces and use it in the potting mix for the new pot

Six months later, and the plant is still going strong. The main trunk really isn't doing much - it remains scarred and sunken. However, the offsets are really starting to take off:



Given the growth I'm seeing in the pups, is it better to remove the old, weakened main trunk or do I leave it be?

Thats tremendous growth. Well done.
I would remove the old trunk, chop it into 4 pieces and root them hoping all of them pup like this *greedy*

Like Navajoa, I am a bit reluctant to buy unhealthy plants. Though I must say you have done a really good job of rejuvenating this scop. It's new pups look so damn good! Am glad you were able to heal it and that it is rewarding you with healthy new growth. Good job mate.

Thanks for all the kind words.

This scop is I think a classic example of the growth-boosting power of good old dynamic lifter. The mix for the whole pot has rather a lot of pelletised chook poo thrown in, and the healthy bright green new growth is the result.

I know I've said it elsewhere on this board, but scops are some of my favourite trichs for their chunky trunks and deep green colour - and near total absence of spines. I'm just glad I was able to save this one.