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We've been asked to offer some more this year
ORGANIC GROWN
PENCIL CACTI
DESERT DIAMOND
OPUNTIA
Opuntia
kleiniae
ONE LOT = ONE POUND PADS SHIPPING WEIGHT
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Here For Large Photos
PLEASE NOTE:
All the cactus and seeds offered on these pages
are 'HOME GROWN' from cactus on my property
here in SW Arizona and NOT desert harvested.
DESCRIPTION:
YOU WILL RECEIVE
SEVERAL LARGE
6-8" STEM CUTTINGS
OR
ONE WELL ROOTED MULTI ARM CACTI
BUYERS CHOICE -
PER LOT
1 POUND SHIP WEIGHT - THAT'S A LOTA CACTUS!
OTHER
INTERESTING INFO....
A
common sight in Arizona gardens is the PENCIL - Opuntia kleiniae
Habitat is desert slopes, washes and flat areas from 1,000 to 4,000 feet. Good
for use in desert gardens, hedges, wildlife gardens. Shrubby. Short trunk and
may brow up to 6-1/2 ft high. Very slender, barely tuberculate, woody branches
up to 16 inches long. Long and numerous close set joints up to three inches
long growing almost at right angles. Often spineless, they usually have one
spine, or sometimes two or three on the oldest part of the plant. Spines are
light colored and up to 2 inches long, enclosed in a sheath which varies from
off-white to yellowish to reddish brown. Sheath is very sharp and catches
easily in any fairly soft object. Small round areoles with abundance of
yellowish glochids and short white felt.
Small flowers are greenish or yellow, up to one inch wide. Fruit is globular,
3/8 inch long, red or yellow, and remains on stems throughout winter. Blooms
along stems May and June. Has areoles able to produce new plants. Many
varieties with different colored or shorter or longer spines, and brown
glochids. Has the most slender stems of all southwestern chollas
NO LIMPY PADS!
WE DO YOU
RIGHT!
INQUIRE FOR
AVAILIBILITY
WE DON'T PLAY GAMES SHIPPING
THESE CUTTINGS OFFERED HERE ARE PADS FROM
A GIANT 6 FOOT TALL -
10 FOOT WIDE 'GREAT GRANDMA'
OF PRICKLY PEARS THAT HAS BEEN
GROWING ON PROPERTY HERE IN THE DESERT "SINCE THE EARLY 1930's" THAT WE KNOW OF,
AT ONE OF THE ORIGINAL DESERT HOMESTEADS
LOTS OF JELLY AND A BIT OF HOOTCH TOO!
PRICKLY PEAR WINE!
LOOKS LIKE MORE THIS YEAR!
PLEASE
NOTE
WE ARE WAY OUT
HERE IN DESERT AND USPS PRIORITY IS BEST OPTION FOR SHIPPING. IF I HAVE TO HUNT
PARCEL POST PACKAGING, WAIT AROUND PO FOR WEIGHT VERIFICATION AND ADDED
EXPENSES FOR PARCEL POST, COSTS WOULD BE ABOUT THE SAME AS PRIORITY AND PACKAGE
WOULD BE SITTING AROUND USPS 4-7 DAYS LONGER.
WE DON'T SCRIMP IN PACKING THE BOX!
IF WEIGHT IS A LITTLE LIGHT OF NEXT POUND SHIPPING WEIGHT
WE ADD ANOTHER SMALL CACTI AS GIFT AFTER ALL YOU ARE PAYING USPS BY POUND AND WE
HAVE LOTS OF SMALL CACTI JUST WAITING FOR NEW HOMES.
GUARANTEED
TO GROW
THIS IS A FOOLPROOF CACTUS AS LONG AS YOU DON'T
DROWN IT OR FREEZE IT!
I HAVE HAD THESE PADS
AND STALKS JUST LAYING ON GROUND FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND SPROUT 1/2" 'AIR
ROOTS' IN THE DESERT....
COVER THEM WITH DIRT AND THE GO LIKE HECK.
Hardiness:USDA: 8-11
Frost Tolerance:
Hardy to 5?F (-15?C), generally loses its leaves around 25?F
(-4?C)
Sun Exposure:
Full sun to light shade
SHIPPING:
AVERAGE SHIPPING
2 MED PADS = 1- POUND - $5.70
OTHER COMMENTS:
Mid Summer Blooming
Drought-tolerant - Suitable for Xeriscape
WATER
REQUIREMENTS
Infrequent deep watering, little water, good drainage. Deep
once a month during heat of summer to increase flowering.
MORE INFO AT SEE www.DESERTUSA.COM or
www.DAVESGARDEN.COM GREAT SITE FOR SW PLANTS!
See from photos these were good
& plump and wild bee/insect
pollinated.. Photos of bees on photo site..
Seeds offered are from tree shown in photos.
SEE MY OTHER PAGES FOR OTHER CACTI AND OTHER DESERT ITEMS
NO TELLING WHAT ELSE IS IN THIS LOT!
YOU ALWAYS GET LUCKY & RECEIVE A DESERT BONUS WITH EVERY WUFSTUFF PURCHASE!
SUPRISES IN EVERY SHIPMENT!
I'M GIVING THE STUFF AWAY!
Locals know me as Lubo Loco! (Crazy Wuf) out here in the desert....
and they're partially right!... lol
COMBINED SHIPPING - NO PROBLEM!
ALL SHIPMENTS INCLUDE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION
WE DON'T WHACK YA ON THE SHIPPING!
I'D RATHER YOU SPEND YOU HARD EARNED $ ON CACTUS THAN POSTAGE
YOU CAN'T GO WRONG AT THIS PRICE!
LIKE BUYING WHOLESALE!
Additional photos of these cacti available CLICK BELOW:
WufStuff
Photo Pages
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