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title: "hi guys! do you think i can chop and prop the top cactus? would i be…"
description: "hi guys! do you think i can chop and prop the top cactus? would i be able to just kinda twist it off like you can with a succulant leaf? hes getting a lil too…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "c.cat"
published: "2025-02-12T02:05:42.853343Z"
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# hi guys! do you think i can chop and prop the top cactus? would i be…

_Posted by c.cat on 2025-02-12_

hi guys! do you think i can chop and prop the top cactus? would i be able to just kinda twist it off like you can with a succulant leaf? hes getting a lil too tall, lol. I will of course let him finish flowering before I chop.  
tia :)

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## 7 comments

### Jillian Champ commented on 2025-02-12

I would say you could

### KJM commented on 2025-02-12

I think you could probably do that but I don't think I would twist the top off. I think that would do a lot of damage to the plant. I would lay it on its side and with a sharp knife slice off the top close to the graft.

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