Hi All

laura hughes · Post by **laura hughes** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:55 pm

Cactus lover here, I am moving from a cacti rich area in So CA to chilly Prescott AZ (zone 7). Whipple cholla grow naturally in the area and I would like to plant some healthy specimens in the front yard. Any suggestions on where to purchase these? Also, do these transplant easily? I have some growing in another part of the property but I would have to move them, not sure if they will tolerate this. Advice appreciated. I will post this on a different forum as well, not sure this is the best place for this topic.
Laura

kevin63129 · Post by **kevin63129** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:09 pm

Hi Laura,welcome to the forums.Whipplei will probably be easy to transplant .I have planted an arm after drying 10 days,and it rooted and has began growing for me.I am sure someone will give you advice on here.You will have whipplei forest in no time!

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:06 pm

First off, Welcome to the forum. You should have no problem with your C. whipplei, it can go close to a month before you need to transplant it. It's not easy to kill an opuntiad

and I can prove it

hegar · Post by **hegar** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:24 pm

Hello Laura,
I too want to extend a warm welcome from El Paso, Texas. I hope you are going to find this forum informative and interesting.
I agree with Bill (ihc). Most Opuntiads are very tolerant to adversities, although I have killed some or was not able to grow them at all, because they were not the "easy" types.

Harald

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:47 am

Hello laura.

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:23 am

Hi Laura, welcome to AZ. Many, many cacti can be grown in chilly Prescott, many with better results than where there is not much winter rest.

Are you interested in a lot of variety?

peterb

*Barracuda_52* · Post by ***Barracuda_52*** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:54 am

Hi Laura and WELCOME!

Hope you enjoy it here....

laura hughes · Post by **laura hughes** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:20 pm

Wow, a ppreciate the warm welcome and good suggestions, there is much to enjoy on this site

laura hughes · Post by **laura hughes** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:23 pm

peterb wrote:Hi Laura, welcome to AZ. Many, many cacti can be grown in chilly Prescott, many with better results than where there is not much winter rest.

Are you interested in a lot of variety?

peterb

thanks Peter. Variety isn't as important as creating a striking focal point at the entrance to my home, I would like some large specimens that make a statement filled in with some smaller ones. The challenge will be finding mature plants in good condition.

Post by **daiv** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:26 pm

Hi Laura - you'd be surprised at the variety that you can grow there. Take a look at the "Outdoor Cacti" thread and see what we're growing in Colorado, Northern Nevada, the East Coast and even Minnesota!

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:05 am

Welcome to the forums!

John C · Post by **John C** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:30 pm

Welcome to the forums from John in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas!