I have a very large one growing in a container. I'm in the mid-west. It spends summers outside & winters indoors. Last yr it got areas that ended up drying and cracking. The spots are towards the top of the plant. This plant is approximately 40 yrs old. Not sure why that happened. It has been in the same pot for about 10 yrs! A friend helped but this time I think it will take 3 people! Any ideas on the bleach looking spots?
Sometimes that can happen because the cactus top gets frozen or is exposed to extreme heat. If the top is heavily damaged try trimming it just above the damaged portion, and it will regrow itself. It can also crack from low water, so make sure you are watering it sufficiently.
sorry i never really answered your question. if you must top them you can cut them as low as possible and move the remaining plant or branches, just keep in mind where they are topped theyll spring up 2-4 new heads. so no more straight trunks
those look good. iv been wondering if the mutants fruit. i just have the normal one. im putting some in soon on a desert lot. i have places where the wash floods and stays wet for a few days after sometimes. i was debating whether or not to put 1 lower in the wash and rest along hillside. you putting these on that big lot too? and will jackrabbits eat them. the normal ones, they have more thorns than the others
yeah mutants fruit. imma try and find a video i have of the montrose fruit to upload soon for everyone. they need irrigation, especially in the desert. they wont live off just rain. yeah i had 300 mature ones on my big lot but i sold them all to a nursery last year. mostly agaves and smaller cacti now, but still a few tall peruvian apple cacti there in lancaster. yup jackrabbits love them and will eat a 3 years old plant in 2 or 3 days without proper care.
yes in the video there are two different variations of the monstrose mutated peruvian apple cactus, green and blue. but the original is also there while is a 3rd species
I have 3 growing in my yard there growing amazingly and I'm in outback Queensland
wow they made it in australia that is super cool! what types have done well for you out there? the ones in the video?
@@AgaveroCaliforniano the first one in your video you touched that one have 3 of
@@Angel-nr8td sweet!
I have a very large one growing in a container. I'm in the mid-west. It spends summers outside & winters indoors. Last yr it got areas that ended up drying and cracking. The spots are towards the top of the plant. This plant is approximately 40 yrs old. Not sure why that happened. It has been in the same pot for about 10 yrs! A friend helped but this time I think it will take 3 people! Any ideas on the bleach looking spots?
Sometimes that can happen because the cactus top gets frozen or is exposed to extreme heat. If the top is heavily damaged try trimming it just above the damaged portion, and it will regrow itself. It can also crack from low water, so make sure you are watering it sufficiently.
How do you keep there size in check without looking terribly scarred? Some of ours are about 8 ft tall and close to walkways / lawn.
i wouldnt top these, if you dont like their height where they are then you can move them better then topping them
sorry i never really answered your question. if you must top them you can cut them as low as possible and move the remaining plant or branches, just keep in mind where they are topped theyll spring up 2-4 new heads. so no more straight trunks
those look good. iv been wondering if the mutants fruit. i just have the normal one. im putting some in soon on a desert lot. i have places where the wash floods and stays wet for a few days after sometimes. i was debating whether or not to put 1 lower in the wash and rest along hillside.
you putting these on that big lot too? and will jackrabbits eat them. the normal ones, they have more thorns than the others
yeah mutants fruit. imma try and find a video i have of the montrose fruit to upload soon for everyone. they need irrigation, especially in the desert. they wont live off just rain. yeah i had 300 mature ones on my big lot but i sold them all to a nursery last year. mostly agaves and smaller cacti now, but still a few tall peruvian apple cacti there in lancaster. yup jackrabbits love them and will eat a 3 years old plant in 2 or 3 days without proper care.
Do these need x pollination to fruit?
nope
Are the crested (lumpy foldy) one's a different variety?
yes in the video there are two different variations of the monstrose mutated peruvian apple cactus, green and blue. but the original is also there while is a 3rd species
@@AgaveroCaliforniano thank you. I have a few huge "crested" ones here and I've been making cuttings. I guess that's the monstrosis variety?
yup 👍