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title: "I have a massive pencil cactus, what's the best way to go about…"
description: "I have a massive pencil cactus, what's the best way to go about trimming and/or propagating it?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "CreatingKenna"
published: "2026-05-08T02:44:55.712815Z"
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# I have a massive pencil cactus, what's the best way to go about…

_Posted by CreatingKenna on 2026-05-08_

I have a massive pencil cactus, what's the best way to go about trimming and/or propagating it?

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## 1 comment

### plantgeek commented on 2026-05-08

just start cutting tbh. each spine is a growth point, so you can really just cut wherever you want. just remove a couple spines around the cut so that it can grow again.

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