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Posted 1Y ago by @JessiKole

Can I cut? Should I?

Hey everyone. I have this dragon fruit cactus that A friend gave to me and it was just about 6 in tall and literally just one piece of cactus. But now there's a piece that has grown on one side and it's like about 2 ft long now and I'm not sure if I need to cut that and propagate it or what I need to do because this is so confusing and the first time I've actually had this type of cactus before.
Any advice please help? 😅
Excuse the other plans behind it, I really don't have anywhere else to put them except for all my patio table at the moment and it's totally covered. But the dragon fruit cactus is the great big long one that I have my hand on LOL
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Dragonfruit
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 7 months ago
@motherearth83
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2335 XP
1Y ago
@motherearth83
No, just leave it and let it grow. If you want to prop it, you can, but I would leave it alone. It gives it character.
@JessiKole
RainbowHippie
1769 XP
1Y ago
@JessiKole
@motherearth83 Thank you much 😊 I'm just worried it will get so long it will break. If it does I'll have to try to propagate then right?😱
@motherearth83
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2335 XP
1Y ago
@motherearth83
@JessiKole yes, that's right. Make sure to let it callus first, and indoors in a window sill or something like that. I couldn't get anything to take off outside, but ehen I started doing indoors, they grew roots and new buds fast.
@Ada3
Ada
10389 XP
1Y ago
@Ada3
Bruce Lee is a great name for a Dragon Fruit. I wish I had thought of that name. 🤔 This is a very fast growing cacti. In the wild it can grow 20 ft tall😮.
▫️ It’s also a climbing cacti, so expect long aerial roots, like the ones you see on my Dragon. These aerial roots help this climber cling to surfaces. I had mine on a support pole, but the plant became too top heavy 🙂.
▫️Unfortunately my Dragon has never produced any fruit, probably because it’s kept inside.
🙏 This one of my favorite cactus. I hope your cute Dragon friend will live long and prosper.