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Cored Echinocactus grusonii Posted by Fred SC on January 2, 2025, 8:34 am Here is a Echinocactus grusonii, sometimes referred to as Golden Barrel that I ‘cored’ about three years ago by taking a drill and drilling right down into the heart of mother plant. It’s really coming along now I’ve had this cactus for years probably 40 years . It almost rotted in Greer. I overwatered ir. It rotted from bottom up. About two thirds. I just cut the very top couple inches off and laid it on some dry soil and it started to root and created whole cactus again, amazing.. https://i.ibb.co/sJSsw7B/IMG-6054.jpg https://i.ibb.co/2MTb96c/IMG-6052.jpg https://i.ibb.co/BZX8m7P/IMG-6053.jpg

Re: Cored Echinocactus grusonii Posted by Alvin, z6 on January 2, 2025, 8:31 pm, in reply to "Cored Echinocactus grusonii" Fred, looks like you have 5 separate plants there.

look but dont touch plant - hahaha Posted by Rob N TN on January 2, 2025, 11:59 pm, in reply to "Cored Echinocactus grusonii" I've tried that species Fred and before I heard you guys speak about core drilling. A freezing spring fog did a number on it a few years ago under a porch canopy. I really like them but thought they grew faster. Thanks for showing these. I may get another one for my collection. No, I will definitely be getting another I can get them local.

Re: Cored Echinocactus grusonii Posted by Fred SC on January 3, 2025, 6:49 am, in reply to "Re: Cored Echinocactus grusonii" Alvin , coring causes the plant to put out lots of little ones. This plant sets on my front porch year around. Shows how hardy it is if kept dry.

Re: look but dont touch plant - hahaha Posted by Fred SC on January 3, 2025, 6:58 am, in reply to "look but dont touch plant - hahaha" Rob, thus css as cuts type is common and so about everywhere. In nature, they get quite large quite big maybe like three or 4 feet tall and 2 feet across or he can be huge.. Russel Johnson in Kentucky gave me one because it got too big for him to manage to get in and out of his house. I kept it for a few years, but it got too big for me to take in and out at my greenhouse . So, I gave it away. if I had known what I know now I would’ve simply kept it on my front porch. It was very very large. I had to move it with a dolly. I miss talking to Russell. He sure loved to grow palms and cactus and all that sort of thing.. He had a fairly short life and a very painful life. I know he’s in a better place now without pain and suffering. Life really dealt him it a bad hand but he sure played it out and was positive till the end. I learned a lot from him.

Re: Cored Echinocactus grusonii Posted by Alvin, z6 on January 3, 2025, 9:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Cored Echinocactus grusonii" Each one of the "many heads" of the cactus can be cut off, the cut ends allowed to dry off (in about a week), before potting each in well draining mix. Looks like several separate plants could be made from that, originally, one plant.

Re: Cored Echinocactus grusonii Posted by Fred SC on January 5, 2025, 7:03 am, in reply to "Re: Cored Echinocactus grusonii" Yes, Alvin, they root easily, but I like the unusual form now Kinda sculptural. I think 5 new heads is all I will get. The heads grew st different times all about same time but grew st different rates.

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