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Brotherly Monkey 07-29-2010 06:04 PM

Thailand is such a great country

rogerman 07-30-2010 04:49 AM

You're not wrong there

smweaver 08-04-2010 02:56 PM

Peter, what species of cymbidiums are you considering mounting? As Philip noted, Cym. aloifolium would probably do quite well for you, as would Cym. bicolor. I have both and they grow very well in wooden baskets. I also have Cym. devonianum growing in a basket and doing quite well (although it's a water hog and needs to be drenched a couple of times per day to satisfy its thirst during the growing season). Some clearly might not be such great candidates for mounting (Large-growing Cym. insigne, tracyanum and any of their equally large-growing hybrids). But depending on what you have, it might not be a disaster to mount them. Good luck!

Steve

rogerman 08-04-2010 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by smweaver (Post 333644)
Peter, what species of cymbidiums are you considering mounting? As Philip noted, Cym. aloifolium would probably do quite well for you, as would Cym. bicolor. I have both and they grow very well in wooden baskets. I also have Cym. devonianum growing in a basket and doing quite well (although it's a water hog and needs to be drenched a couple of times per day to satisfy its thirst during the growing season). Some clearly might not be such great candidates for mounting (Large-growing Cym. insigne, tracyanum and any of their equally large-growing hybrids). But depending on what you have, it might not be a disaster to mount them. Good luck!

Steve

I already have sooo many flasks of the same cymbidium..... I just have to think what is the best spacesaving method of growing them.....It is Cymbidium tracyanum....Have already deflasked 350 plants and potted in baskets of sand to get them going..... Still got 11 flasks to go:shock: The mother plant is actually growing on my Mango tree as it had originally come off another tree

orchids3 08-06-2010 11:32 PM

Rogerman,
I think you would enjoy reading this blog - well worth any cymbidium lovers time. Chuckie . It would be interesting to find out how you make out with this project in a year or two.

rogerman 08-07-2010 06:55 AM

Had a look at the seedlings this afternoon....going great sofar

This is a first for me with this variety of Orchid

thakshila smith 08-21-2010 02:59 AM

Where is a pic of the tree?

rogerman 08-21-2010 10:16 AM

I'll get one for you tomorrow

Zildjian 08-22-2010 11:53 PM

just came back from my vacation to our province in Bohol, Philippines and saw Cymbidiums mounted on trees and are healthy. I took pictures and the owner took a bolo and divided a few and gave it to me for free. i was also given several philippine native phals plantlets growing/sprouting from the roots which are also on trees.

rogerman 08-23-2010 08:13 AM

I have three hundred Phals mounted on wood.... Doing great especially the ones I mounted upside down as theres less chance of rot in the centre of the leaves.


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