That opuntia is thriving, a quite healthy looking example. Pruning isnt necessary but if you feel the need to prune remove them at the base of the pad.
West-Beach744
It actually looks pretty good. Most un-pruned opuntias looks way worse. It looks to have had a fungal infection that is healed over.
mglyptostroboides
I gotta ask, what made you think it was unhealthy? I live in a climate where I can’t grow large cacti outdoors and I would do anything to have a beautiful plant like yours.
In my opinion based on generic pruning advice. Weight distribution and density and all that.
CourageousBellPepper
I’d say it’s healthy, but structure-wise, you should encourage it to grow up rather than sideways towards the street. If it were me, I would cut here before that whole side gets too heavy and collapses.
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That opuntia is thriving, a quite healthy looking example. Pruning isnt necessary but if you feel the need to prune remove them at the base of the pad.
It actually looks pretty good. Most un-pruned opuntias looks way worse. It looks to have had a fungal infection that is healed over.
I gotta ask, what made you think it was unhealthy? I live in a climate where I can’t grow large cacti outdoors and I would do anything to have a beautiful plant like yours.
https://preview.redd.it/z3cgyvbv42ng1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ebaab2e7b0b2729812512ce03108b82611446102
In my opinion based on generic pruning advice. Weight distribution and density and all that.
I’d say it’s healthy, but structure-wise, you should encourage it to grow up rather than sideways towards the street. If it were me, I would cut here before that whole side gets too heavy and collapses.
[https://imgur.com/a/kQJFI7g](https://imgur.com/a/kQJFI7g)
If brave enough to handle it, you could in theory plant all of that as one piece and have another mature stack somewhere else.