Wanted: Harissa cuts

Age : 27 Joined : 04 Apr 2008 Posts : 74 Location : SEQLD

Chasing cuts of any Harissa species

Sell or trade

Cheers.

Subject: Re: Wanted: Harissa cuts Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:09 pm

Do you mean Harrisia ?

Age : 27 Joined : 04 Apr 2008 Posts : 74 Location : SEQLD

oops, yes that's it. Some are noxious weeds. Some, according to this website, are good for grafting.

http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/HARRISIA/Harrisia_jusbertii/Harrisia_jusbertii/Harrisia_jusbertii.htm

I'm keen on any species really.

Joined : 07 May 2008 Posts : 377 Location : Melbourne

yes it is supposed to be a good grafting stock. i'm looking for it myself.
check out this thread here:
http://forum.auscactiforum.net/specialist-cultivation-f31/stocks-vs-stocks-t58.htm
there is a little discussion about it and some other stocks on these pages. Wink

Joined : 28 Jun 2008 Posts : 27 Location : SEQ

Actually all Harrisia's are noxious weeds in Qld, Thats why we dont oftem see them. H martinii; H tortuosa & H pomanensis are all class 2 declared plants & all other Harrisia spp are class 1 declared plants.

Joined : 07 May 2008 Posts : 377 Location : Melbourne

hmm i wonder if the weedy ones would also make good grafting stocks? if they have managed to become weeds then they are probably very hardy and fast growing and if well grown in cultivation probably even more so.

Joined : 28 Jun 2008 Posts : 27 Location : SEQ

They probably would Lewis, at least in Vic you shouldnt have to spray them all the time like we do up here. Allways gettin cactus mealys (Hypogeococcus pungens) & cactus stem borer (Alcidion cereicola) not common but ugly when it does hit. The down side of being only a few K's from a favorite biocontrol release site Sad

For my money Trich's are better since bugger all seems to touch them.