I’ve had this big guy for a couple years, and it wouldn’t grow at all at first.
Yet ever since putting it out all summer in Indiana for the past two years, it’s grown into this heavy monstrosity you see, even blooming at times.
It’s a huge dude, like for reference I’m about 5’8”, and this stops about shoulder/heart height.
Right now, there’s an issue where it’s damaging with the original trunk, because the second branch starting to poke and grow into itself’s main part.
It’s becoming too much of a hassle especially how it’s growing so so rapidly, and I can barely even put this on a scooter board to go inside anymore.
This heavy thing still topples over all the time 😮💨 !
I just want to separate the two branching trunks so I’ve got two cactuses, and maybe to trim off extra pieces as starts for some friends.
I’d love some directions on how to correctly to do this, what tools I’d need for it, and what worked best with this plant for you in the past?!?
This cactus was a present so I don’t know much about the species really, but I’m running out of before things get too cold here in Indiana.
I just don’t want to ruin my favorite plant, so I’d appreciate any advice you can give 👍!
Thanks a bunch for your help 😊!
by Insomniac_Book-Worm
4 Comments
It’s not a cactus. You can cut pieces off, let callous and propagate but watch out for the sap
Could be Euphorbia lactea. It looks great the way it is. If you trim it, you will ruin the natural look in my opinion. I use a hand truck to move large potted plants in the winter.
If you really want to trim if, you can cut branches with a saw or knife and let them dry for a week or so before rooting in soil.
that’s a big euphorbia ingens. you can cut arms to propagate if you want but i think it looks really nice like that
IT’S NOT A CACTUS🙄
And cut it wherever you want. It’s a fast growing euphorbia. It doesn’t care about being cut and will grow from any little bit.