mounting my new vanda

[0r-kid]

I have a new small vanda that I would like to try mounting.

The tag says v.locaille x v.coerulea. Searching on google has only brought bag hits with v. coerulea in them, so I haven't found much else to go by.

What kind of wood should I use for my mount? I have mesquite on hand and can get ahold of some oak or pecan for free. Are any of those okay or should I look for something else?

[delphiguy]

personally, i'd prefer a vanda to be hang bareroot or in a basket..... of course you can
mount them, im not familiar with the woods you've mentioned but i would choose
something hard and that wont decay easily.

[digitalgate]

Due to the dry weather, it would benefit your plant if you can put it into a pot with coconut husk. (U also don't have to water so often). But the plant will someday get very tall and top heavy. So you need a stick to hold the plant in the pot.

[maria1971]

I mount on teak and apple wood. I've heard pecan is good, as is cypress.

[lmartiny]

I've not tried to mount a Vanda. They don't seem condusive to that. I'd go with bark in a basket or free fall, so to speak. I am familiar with oak, not the other two. Maybe attach to a small, short log of oak, or the other, and attach where the roots start on the vertical small log and are allowed to drop below, or attach as they desire? Or hang it horizontally, like a swing? Just ideas.

[r.u.'chiding]

Or-kid, what have your heard re: mounting on the local cedar (actually Ash Juniper). I had some seedling vandas perched on an old juniper root stump and they seemed to stop their root growth. I'm not convinced the juniper was the culprit, but I have not yet tried it again to test the repeat outcome.

[digitalgate]

it is possible that the plant do not like the mounting material. If the root refuse to mount the mounting material. I suggest u change to something else. The plant know it best. I once tried to mount on a pine wood and it refuse to mount.

[LouisW]

You could try mounting it on native woods. Mesquite and Oak are both good hard woods. I recommend scalding the peices with fire to harden them, boil out excess sap, and kill critters wich may potentialy harm your plant. I also recomend removing the bark before mounting because it will come off eventually anyways.