Trouble with wood mounts that rot

[Becca]

Originally Posted by Lorraine

Hi Beca. Here is what it looked like when I mounted it. It's raining now so I'll try to add another pic tomorrow when I can and you can compare what it looks like now. This pic was taken in July '07

Wow that piece of wood is really cool looking! I hope you can find more!....and then you can tell me where you found it!

[trdyl]

Originally Posted by Lorraine

Hi Beca. Here is what it looked like when I mounted it. It's raining now so I'll try to add another pic tomorrow when I can and you can compare what it looks like now. This pic was taken in July '07

Lorraine, Nice piece of cactus for a mount.

[susiep]

I agree! Where did you find that piece of wood?

[trdyl]

Becca, Susie, I knew I've seen this somewhere before. Try a pet store that carries birds. If all else fails here is a link:

Cholla wood - Shop sales, stores & prices at TheFind.com

[susiep]

Ted, thanks! I knew I had seen that stuff some place before. I can get it at my pet shop!

[Lorraine]

I googled cholla for sale. Lots of places. Even found a craigs listing. His stuff looks natural not smoothed down. Cholla is actually cactus skeleton. You might be able to find larger pieces at specialty bird pet stores and cut it to the size you need it to be. Here are the pictures of what this piece looks like 3 years later. No rot.

[got ants]

Lorraine, where do you have that growing? My two Brassavola nodosas are red from the freeze and sad looking. One was brought in during the coldest days, but the other (planted on a heavy orchid tree) stayed out the whole time.

As for the cholla wood, it was suggested on this board before, but I don't know where, but it had also deteriorated like other woods. I'll see if I can find that thread...

[got ants]

Here's the other thread...

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...d-you-get.html

Second page is where it was mentioned about cholla deteriorating. Also found on that thread is it is RF Orchids that sells the teak mounts. These should last a lifetime.

It's not listed on their website, so you'd have to call for more info on the teak...
RF Orchids 305-245-4570 or toll free 877-482-6327

[Lorraine]

Maybe I'm just lucky with the piece of Cholla I have. It is outside all year long and watered 2/3 x's a week.

[flhiker]

Hi Susan, Most of my plants are mounted on wood and I have had a couple of the pieces rot as well but rather then remove it from the rotting wood I attached the entire mount to another piece of wood and allowed it to naturally grow onto the new piece.
As for the Ghost I wouldn't do anything, most of the trees they live on in the wild are more times then not are growing on trees that appear to be rotting at the top. After locating nearly 200 of them my buddy and I have come to the conclusion they like what ever it is that runs down the tree. We also find them mostly on Pop Ash trees and they seem softer and rot much quicker then Cypress, I'm thinking they prefer it.