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Katie

Hi everyone! I have a HUGE moon cactus (I think) that is at least 25 years old and I want to maybe cut it down and make two or more plants. Does anyone have any suggestions/advice for how best to do this? Thank you so much!!

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  1. eatyacarbs

    wow this is wild…looks like prickly pear grafted onto i have no idea what, but definitely not your run of the mill grafted moon cactus. curious to see what other responses you get here 🧐

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    • eatyacarbs

      ok google lens is flagging it as possibly Brasiliopuntia? you should be able to remove any of those paddles and set them onto some soil to root

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    • Katie

      I know right? It’s definitely not a run of the mill moon cactus but I just went with that when I couldn’t find anything else 😂

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    • Katie

      Oh my gosh, thank you! I’m going to look this up right now

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  2. Tinkles

    I would have have thought mine was dying looking like this. I’m new to all of this though lol I hope to keep mine alive that long!!

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    • Katie

      Haha I thought it was too! But apparently that brown part is called corking and the cactus does that to help hold itself up. So cool!

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    • eatyacarbs

      the browning/woody parts is called “corking” — they do this to stabilize themselves as they get larger

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    • eatyacarbs

      Ah! Katie you beat me to it sorry 😂

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  3. Kades

    I was going to agree that there’s no way this thing is a moon cactus! It’s so crazy cool!! Can’t wait too see the aftermath of chopping!

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