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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Cylindropuntia spp is an evergreen Perennial growing to 2 m (6ft) by 2 m (6ft) at a slow rate.
It is hardy to zone (UK) 10.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry soil and can tolerate drought.
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Synonyms
Cylindropuntia was formerly treated as a subgenus of Opuntia, but have now been separated based on their cylindrical stems (Opuntia species have flattened stems) and the presence of papery epidermal sheaths on the spines (Opuntia has no sheaths).
Habitats
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Climate: cold temperate to tropical. Humidity: arid to semi-arid. Sandy to gravelly soils[228]. Requires a sandy or very well-drained soil[160]. Dry situations. In the harsher areas of the North American deserts, a Cholla may be the only cactus present where only creosote bush (Larrea tridentada) grows as its companion. Carbon Farming Solutions - Cultivation: minor global crop. Management: standard (Describes the non-destructive management systems that are used in cultivation) [1-1].
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Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in a very well-drained compost. Cuttings of leaf pads at any time in the growing season. Remove a pad from the plant and then leave it in a dry sunny place for a couple of days to ensure that the base is thoroughly dry and has begun to callous. Pot up into a sandy compost. Very easy, rooting quickly.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Cylindropuntia species. Tree Chola, Cholla, Cylindrical stemmed Opuntia, Jumping Cholla
Found In
Countries where the plant has been found are listed here if the information is available
Southwest and southcentral United States, Mexico, and the West Indies. South America (Chile, Ecuador, Peru) and South Africa.
Weed Potential
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None Known
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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