I grafted this to San Pedro about five years ago. The base of the root stock got damaged beyond repair (it lives outside and has many battle scars). I cut off the healthier looking part, and I have been attempting to root the stock in perlite over a heating pad. It’s been going on a month with no rooting, the root stock is starting to get soft, and the main loph is starting to get soft as well.
Considering the following-
A-Cutting it off the root stock and grafting the whole loph to a much healthier San Pedro that is well established. I have not found any information about regrafting, older specimens like this.
B-Trying to root the pups by themselves, but I’m not sure if they are large enough to make their own roots.
C-Grafting the whole thing to a rooted and established San Pedro. Again, unsure if grafting an older scion is a good idea.
I have tried to do some research and have not found much. All of the pups are firm and seem to be happy.
Looking for words of wisdom. I do not want to lose these genetics.
by bagapple
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Don’t judge my nails, I was gardening.
Personally I think I would pop the pups and graft them, and either let the main loph root or graft it depending on how soft it was
I’d graft the pups to fresh stock each and then attempt a regraft of the large one.