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odd growth on veitchii cutting

My N. veitchii has out grown his space in the terrarium, so I cut a 12" piece of vine last fall after he produced two basal shoot. Today I took the cutting out of the tank to begin acclimating him for life in the window. While taking him out I noticed Some odd growths, he seems to be growing roots along the back side of the vine.

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Roots are poking out at 7-8 different spots along the vine. Starting from the base and stoping about 4-5 inchs from the top, and only on the back side of the vine.

Thought it was interresting and worth sharing,
Chris
 
Blind shoot possibly? i dont know exactly what they are but they are natually corrected. it could also be a dormant node that is messed up...you just never know
alex
 
That's a nasty little puppy. Though, I don't know what it might be. Could be a dormant node like what glider said.

-Ben
 
That's actually kinda gross
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Looks like something is hiding inside there.
 
it looks like the start of roots, i know that can happen possibly a dormant node... on Any kind of plant you try to root in water you will se growth like this that will get white... could be trying to grow roots... I dont know why. I know My christmas cactus did it when i didnt give it enough water trying to get it from the air... Nice MAcro Shots any ways...

Cheers
 
Maybe you could mount the vine to a piece of bark. Just an idea...

Peter
 
or even better! if the vine is long enough, wrap a ball of moss around the stem and plastic wrap it till you see roots then cut the vine, then you get another cutting!
 
  • #10
[b said:
Quote[/b] ]or even better! if the vine is long enough, wrap a ball of moss around the stem and plastic wrap it till you see roots then cut the vine, then you get another cutting!
aha! air layering(well partial anyways)! i want to try that soooo bad on my ventrata but its not big enough yet...:( . the "thing" as i am now going to call it, looks like a hand....so leprechans rely DO live in Aisa...
alex
 
  • #11
Kinda reminds me of the movie Aliens, where the baby alien pops out of the guys chest
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  • #12
Looks like most of the newly formed roots I have seen on nearly all of my cuttings (the point of growth produces strange looking growths before the actual roots start emerging). If this was my plant I would make as many cuttings as I could at all of the points just below where these roots are starting to form.
 
  • #13
I know they are roots, but this is the frist time I have ever had roots form half way up the vine on a cutting.

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12 inch vine with 24 inch leaf span in a 5 inch pot
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two shoots in the orginal 8 inch pot

and just for fun, some dried pithers
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Chris
 
  • #14
The dried pitchers are still in good shape. The peristomes look like gold on my screen.
 
  • #15
Hi there:

that's very interesting!. you can cut your plant further and most of the cuttings will survive. (at least in theory)
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Gus
 
  • #16
That's if the nodes activate. I've had cuttings that have grown roots, but have died after a few months because the nodes never activated.
 
  • #17
Don't cut it up! Not a nice specimen like that. Grow it up as big as you can and let it flower. Make it look like this.

That's just what I would do. But if you want to cut it up thats cool too.

Peter
 
  • #18
[b said:
Quote[/b] (Rubra @ April 09 2006,1:24)]Don't cut it up!  Not a nice specimen like that.  Grow it up as big as you can and let it flower.  Make it look like this.
Is the tree recommended too?
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  • #19
preferably rosewood.
 
  • #20
Maybe the roots coming out of the back are what veitchii uses to climb trees in the wild.

-D. Lybrand
 
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