Mine has two dowels in the middle that you "scrunch" the ribbon between to make the center of the bow. The third dowel at the very end is to hold the bolt of ribbon that you are pulling from! (poor grammar, but I hope you get the idea!) Gillysgal, it's great to see you posting, but can you please lower your caps as caps are considered "yelling" on the internet. If you can't release the all caps button, then carry on as you are.....we are just glad to have you join us!!! thanksabunch (and that is whispering :^)

Justin, I believe Nomen's point regarding the Euphorbia is in reference to the common nursery practice of grafting cacti/succulents to obtain faster, easier growth of the scion. (Or in the more extreme case of the bright red, yellow, or pink Gymnocalycium, simply making it possible for them to survive.) As you are no doubt aware, at some point the scion will break free of the rootstock. (For that matter, most members of John Q Public will likely not even be aware that the plant is a graft to begin with.) Most of the general public would be unaware of this, and will likely be dismayed when this occurs and have no clue as what to do (if anything) to salvage the situation. This, in turn, can lead to disappointment and turn them off from trying again. Unfortunately, there is a very real limit to how much info can feasibly be included on a tag. Tags for such plants really should mention the fact that it is a graft. The more observant novice, noticing such, might take it upon themselves to do some research so they know what is in store for their plant's future, or later , when they start seeking help, they'll have a search term to help. Nomen might suggest that the plants sold should not be grafted at all. And I understand that viewpoint. However, looking at this from a nursery's standpoint, I can also see the efficacy of grafting. Some plants like the aforementioned chlorophyll free Gymnocalycium are popular novelty plants that can survive no other way. Other plants commonly used as scions grow much more vigorously when grafted making it possible to grow up saleable (or salable depending on one's spelling preference ;-) ) plants faster and at significantly lower cost to the consumer.

Thanks to all of you who posted. My husband was having all his hopes high that it would produce fruit for him since he's into olive eating for a healthy living. I'll let him know not to count on it for a fruit production. There was another one variety he bought and we simply ran out of space and it's still sitting in a huge pot. In any case, we'll have to discuss whether to keep letting it grow where it is, or take it down and let something else grow there. I read that although they're slow growers, they can eventually grow to quite a gigantic tree which will compete for space with two of our existing Macademia trees growing next to it. Other than that, it's true that it's quite a beautiful young tree as it is now ..., but for the long term, maybe it's best for it to be replaced with another fruit tree which is more adaptable to the climate and as well be more viable for fruit production.

I am considering a factory second Perlick C Series and had a couple of questions: 1) Do the black racks hold 12 oz beer bottles stable, especially when pulling out or pushing in the racks? 2) Is the unit relatively quiet? I understand the biggest difference between the Signature and the C Series is the variable speed compressor that comes with the Signature Also appreciate any other comments you may have on the unit