Vertical is used to create new plants that look normal. Horizontal logs root along their length and may have the
edge with a better root system. I'm really not sure. The tips shown
below were harvested in the fall for rooting over the winter into new,
blemish free plants.
Vertical log propagation
Whenever a section of Trichocereus is cut it will bud to form a new
growing tip.
One month later
Buds
One, two, or three tips may grow from a cut section.
Here you can see
that three bubs had previously been harvested as new plants. Yet another
bud is forming. This section is from a large diameter, very old and
mature limb.
One month later
Also a very old, mature limb.
Because it is budding the end is being
rooted. It will make an interesting specimen as the section is so large.
