We recently acquired a badly-neglected cactus.

I'm hoping that some cactus lover can help me out by letting me know
what kind of cactus it is. Photo is at the following:

http://www.geocities.com/terrelmay/

Once I find out what kind of cactus it is, I'll search on the Internet
for information on how to care for it. But any hints/tips would be
appreciated.

It's so top-heavy that it doesn't stand up on it's own. In the photo,
the only reason it's upright is because the top part of it is leaning
into the corner. I'm guessing that it should be repotted, but I don't
think just repotting will get it to stand up on it's own. Any ideas
regarding this would be appreciated too.

Thanks,

Terrel
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Its Cereus hildmannianus, often misidentified as Cereus peruvianus in the
trade.

Repotting a tall cereoid like that takes some special treatment. I'm sure
there must be a website out there with all the details.

There are just too many to chose from.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search


"Terrel" wrote in message
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We recently acquired a badly-neglected cactus.

I'm hoping that some cactus lover can help me out by letting me know
what kind of cactus it is. Photo is at the following:

http://www.geocities.com/terrelmay/

Once I find out what kind of cactus it is, I'll search on the Internet
for information on how to care for it. But any hints/tips would be
appreciated.

It's so top-heavy that it doesn't stand up on it's own. In the photo,
the only reason it's upright is because the top part of it is leaning
into the corner. I'm guessing that it should be repotted, but I don't
think just repotting will get it to stand up on it's own. Any ideas
regarding this would be appreciated too.

Thanks,

Terrel
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I had a cactus that looked similar to the picture of yours. I never
knew its name. Mine (also inherited in poor condition like yours)
broke off one day when I was moving it. I kept the top section and
let it air dry for several days to seal off the "wound." Then I just
put it in some cactus planting media and watered it occasionally,
letting it dry out well between waterings. I also put a stake in the
pot to hold it upright until it established a new root system. It did
survived, although it never was particularly attractive or interesting
to me. I finally gave it away. I'm not sure that yours is the same
type of cactus as what I had, so you might wait for other responses
before taking any drastic measures.
I'll be curious to see what others have to say about this.
Good luck,
Gary

"Terrel" wrote in message
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We recently acquired a badly-neglected cactus.

I'm hoping that some cactus lover can help me out by letting me know
what kind of cactus it is. Photo is at the following:

http://www.geocities.com/terrelmay/

Once I find out what kind of cactus it is, I'll search on the Internet
for information on how to care for it. But any hints/tips would be
appreciated.

It's so top-heavy that it doesn't stand up on it's own. In the photo,
the only reason it's upright is because the top part of it is leaning
into the corner. I'm guessing that it should be repotted, but I don't
think just repotting will get it to stand up on it's own. Any ideas
regarding this would be appreciated too.

Thanks,

Terrel
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I'm not even sure that it IS a cactus. To me it looks more like what I knew
as Euphorbia grandis although it seems to have acquired another name.
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plan...byssinica.html

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John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
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Don't you jump to wild conclusions, Quick Draw McGraw.

That plant certainly is a cactus.

As I have said before, it is Cereus hildmannianus, often misidentified as
Cereus peruvianus in the trade. The plant is very common in cultivation.

It doesn't look at all like a Euphorbia, especially the one you mention.

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"Terrel" wrote in message
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We recently acquired a badly-neglected cactus.

I'm hoping that some cactus lover can help me out by letting me know
what kind of cactus it is. Photo is at the following:

http://www.geocities.com/terrelmay/

Once I find out what kind of cactus it is, I'll search on the Internet
for information on how to care for it. But any hints/tips would be
appreciated.

It's so top-heavy that it doesn't stand up on it's own. In the photo,
the only reason it's upright is because the top part of it is leaning
into the corner. I'm guessing that it should be repotted, but I don't
think just repotting will get it to stand up on it's own. Any ideas
regarding this would be appreciated too.

Thanks,

Terrel
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I'm not even sure that it IS a cactus. To me it looks more like what I
knew
as Euphorbia grandis although it seems to have acquired another name.

http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plan...byssinica.html

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com

Thanks for the information/help. Hopefully we'll be able bring this
cactus back to good health.

Thanks,

Terrel
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