Cylindropuntia imbricata.Opuntia imbricata (Cane Cholla, Tree Cholla) Cactaceae (Cactus Family) Semi-deserts. Sandy, rocky openings, and grasslands.

The cholla cactus is a fairly common sight in the Arkansas River basin of southeast Colorado, where it can occur as scattered individuals or in fairly dense stands. The main branches of C. imbricata are are stout and thick, spines are numerous but do not obscure the main branch, and flowers are large, numerous, and attractively magenta. The plants thrive on hot areas of sand, rock, and grasslands where they commonly grow four to seven feet tall and four feet wide. TheCylindropuntia genus and the species Cylindropuntia imbricata were named by F. M. Knuth in 1935. The genus name is for the cylindrical stem shape of this Cactus, which was formerly in the Opuntia genus. "Imbricata" means shingled and refers to the shingle-like arrangements of the tubercles(long, narrow bumps along the stem.)

Listing is for (1) larger size *ROOTED* cutting at least 3"+ in length.