Re: "propagated via decapitation"

--- In AGAVACEAE@y..., Ken K <kyteman@e...> wrote:
> 
> I've never done this myself, but from what I understand, plants that
> are reluctant to increase vegetatively can sometimes be stimulated 
to
> do so by removing the growing point. If done correctly, (and with a
> bit of good luck) the crown can be rooted, preserving one half of 
the
> specimen, and the base will grow via one or more dormant growth 
buds.
> This method is also used for some of the very 
elaborately 'blistered'
> and frilled hybrid Echeveria. The downside is that if something goes
> wrong, you lose everything.
> 
> Ken

-----------Yes,well friends,first letme said something of me;
      Am Moises Villarreal from Mexico,like you i have a spe-
      cial interest in the Agaves and other suculents.                
      I have some experience with the technique of decapitation.
      Its a good resource for me in Echeverias,and some Hawortias
      too.In Agaves i think is most risk,but it works.
      Regards
      Moises Villarreal
      Monterrey,NL,Mex.
        


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