Opuntia prolifera

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Cultivation

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Read about Opuntia prolifera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Opuntia prolifera, Engelm. An arborescent, thick- stemmed plant, 3-8 ft. high, with numerous horizontal, spreading branches, the erect trunk sometimes 8 in. diam : joints short-cylindrical, rounded at the ends, very succulent, tumid and readily detached, bright green, 2-6 in. long and 1¼-2 in. thick: areoles with white wool and on older joints with numerous straw- colored bristles; spines variable, usually 6-10, with conspicuous, loose, yellowish or rusty sheaths and much- barbed, usually about 1 in. long: fls. 1¼-1½ in. wide, greenish red: fr. subglobose, ¾-1¼ in. diam., light green, with few small spines and bristles, pendulous in clusters, frequently sterile. Calif., Low. Calif. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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