Found these two Totem Pole (pachycereus schotti monstrose) cactii in the back of my landscapers truck when I was out talking with him today. He said he grabbed them from the side yard of one of his clients and that they had been sitting cut, and in a trash pile for almost 6 months before he took it to dispose of. I have a ton of Totem poles but never seen one growing as crazy as these two. They're growing aerial roots all over from trying to struggle to grow laying down on a pile of trash. The cuts are super calloused over and it's in a very gritty mix (70% pumice, 30% cactus mix). I watered it the first time today and really hoping he makes it as is. Especially if the crazy arms continue to grow all crazy. Think it'll live as is or will I have to chop them up and replant smaller, straighter pieces? Any idea how it grew as crazy as it did?
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by Crazyhairmonster
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They look like snakes!
Yup; just don’t try to make up for it by over watering . Slowly introduce them to water again; likely would not regain its full shape but will definitely bulk back up.
Stand it up on a pot of dirt and🤞
They will, found a guy selling some in the desert and they looked like hot trash, severely dehydrated. Put em in some good cactus soil and let em sit in the shade til they plumped back up. Not as wild as yours but they were def throwing air roots like that.