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title: "Uhh, any amount of pruning seem like it might resuscitate my peanut…"
description: "Uhh, any amount of pruning seem like it might resuscitate my peanut cactus? He started showing signs of what I guess are rot a little while ago and I didn’t…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/x2kPqiuMYffccDZzaA6XL4"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Em"
published: "2026-03-23T19:48:18.972495Z"
language: "en"
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# Uhh, any amount of pruning seem like it might resuscitate my peanut…

_Posted by Em on 2026-03-23_

Uhh, any amount of pruning seem like it might resuscitate my peanut cactus? He started showing signs of what I guess are rot a little while ago and I didn’t catch it soon enough. He has drainage and was doing fine for 6+ years, 😞 never pruned him in all that time, and I know cacti can bounce back from near-death - any hope or should I consider him dead?

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## 2 comments

### SuccySuccy commented on 2026-03-23

Aw man, hate to say it but might be a goner 🪦

#### Em replied on 2026-03-23

I feared that would be the case 😔

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