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title: "Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do when your plant…"
description: "Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do when your plant grows an arm? He’s been growing this arm for years."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uc4gyjP92fMc81BGXY18d5"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "A.Skye"
published: "2025-09-07T01:09:13.031151Z"
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# Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do when your plant…

_Posted by A.Skye on 2025-09-07_

Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do when your plant grows an arm? He’s been growing this arm for years.

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## 2 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-09-07

The base cactus is typically a dragon fruit cactus. Yours is trying to climb to get more light, water or both. You can add a solid wood pole for it to climb. You can also cut and propagate each segment together in one pot or grow separately in small starter pots. Let the cut ends form a callous before planting in soil with rooting hormone.🪴🍀

### Waspinator commented on 2025-09-07

It looks like the grafted top cactus has died; it can be cut off (which may encourage the main stem to grow more.)

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