Mind Wanderer
Posts: 255 Joined: 29-Mar-2012 Last visit: 16-Jul-2024 Location: Somewhere near Texas
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I germinated a few T. peruvianus seedlings a about a year ago, and had given some to a friend of mine while they where still quite young. I visited him recently and to my surprise he showed me two of them that seem to be dividing and forming multiple heads on them. My best guess is that it has the crested mutation, but i know very little about that. Whats you guys opinion? Bdevall158 attached the following image(s):  3 head torch.jpg (23kb) downloaded 132 time(s).
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Posts: 908 Joined: 06-May-2012 Last visit: 07-Mar-2020
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Hard to tell from the picture. You really have to see the growth point to know for sure, but it looks to me like it's a bit mutated. A lot of my crested seedlings will start cresting and then split into several heads. Then a lot of the time those heads crest again. Only time will tell if it's really a crest. 3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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Posts: 202 Joined: 16-Dec-2011 Last visit: 28-Jun-2017 Location: Costa Blanca, Spain
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A picture that is in focus would help. Injury can also cause this sort of growth - I have a Loph that had a bad case of rot as a seedling - I cut all the rot away, only about half the plant was left. But to my surprise it survived and has become a nice 3 header. The three new heads burst through the skin of the remnant !!  Life is a shit sandwich - the more bread you got, the less shit you eat.
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Mind Wanderer
Posts: 255 Joined: 29-Mar-2012 Last visit: 16-Jul-2024 Location: Somewhere near Texas
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unfortunately its my only pic,and it was a while back. ill see if i can get my buddyto send a clearer pic, imsure by now its alot more defined. im slightly hoping its a bonsai saguaro  just kidding just kidding...maybe.
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Mind Wanderer
Posts: 255 Joined: 29-Mar-2012 Last visit: 16-Jul-2024 Location: Somewhere near Texas
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OK its for sure crested I just got the updated photos. Pretty awesome  its a first for me, to bad they arent mine anymore Bdevall158 attached the following image(s): Crested Torch.jpg (125kb) downloaded 89 time(s). Crested Torch 2.jpg (69kb) downloaded 87 time(s). Crested Torch 3 jpg.jpg (54kb) downloaded 87 time(s). Crested Torch 4.jpg (70kb) downloaded 88 time(s). Crested Torch 5.jpg (77kb) downloaded 88 time(s).
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Posts: 202 Joined: 16-Dec-2011 Last visit: 28-Jun-2017 Location: Costa Blanca, Spain
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Yes, one of the heads has the appearance of a cristate!! Nice . Life is a shit sandwich - the more bread you got, the less shit you eat.
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Posts: 48 Joined: 15-Jul-2013 Last visit: 08-Oct-2020
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@Bdevall158: Pity you happened to give away that seedling, but you should be able to take a cutting after a few years though Or plant some new seeds. I have a 3 headed pervianus that I hoped was a cristate form, but unfortunately isn't. I still really like it though. Funky Monkey attached the following image(s): 1415536071920.jpg (1,828kb) downloaded 52 time(s).
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