Cylindropuntia Species, Candelabrum Cactus, Cane Cactus, Giant Tree Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata)

In Phoenix, AZ, zone 9a/9b

A view of the tree cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata) ... this one is a very large plant (included car in the photo to show the height of the plant) ...

Tree cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata) stems ...

Tree cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata) bloom bud ...

Tree cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata) blooms ...

Tree cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata) bloom as seen from the side and backlit by afternoon sunlight ...

Tree cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata) fruit ...

Cholla growing in Kingston Oklahoma

Photographed in the wild near Canon City, Colorado

Cylindropuntia imbricata at Fort Worth Botanical Gardens.

A closer look at Cylindropuntia imbricata blossom.

Tree Cholla in Arizona, USA, July 1998


Photo taken July 2007 Albuquerque NM

Photo taken July 2007 Albuquerque NM

Growing in Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio.

cholla growing in OKC from a cutting taken in New Mexico


detail of flower

UBC Botanical Garden

flowering in early june in tulsa oklhoma




may flowers, southern California, high desert


Krapets, Bulgaria, zone 8a

Covered in frost in Mid-December. South Jordan, Utah, United States

Close-up of spines covered in frost in Mid-December. South Jordan, Utah, United States

Big Bend National Park. Photo courtesy and copyright of Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor at Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.

The most vicious spines on this plant went through a triple layer of nitrile globes and a pair of reinforced cactus gloves. It burnt like mad while I was trying to pull the spines out. I had to tug on

Photo courtesy and copyright of Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor at Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.

Photo courtesy and copyright of Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor at Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.

Photo courtesy and copyright of Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor at Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.

In habitat. Photo copyright of Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor at Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.

In habitat. Photo copyright of Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor at Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.

Plant in early October. South Jordan, Utah, United States

With C. davisii. East of the Texas-New Mexico border. Copyright of Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor at Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.

With C. davisii. East of the Texas-New Mexico border. Copyright of Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Proprietor at Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration, from San Diego, California.

Copyright Cok Grootscholten, Succulent Nursery, Holland, a nursery and formidable private succulent collection. http://public.fotki.com/Grootscholten/plant-collections/

White Sands National Monument. In habitat. Copyright Michelle Cloud-Hughes, Desert Solitaire Botany and Ecological Restoration.
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Cylindropuntia Species, Candelabrum Cactus, Cane Cactus, Giant Tree Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Type: | Cactus and Succulents |
Height: | 4-10 ft. | 1.2-3 m |
Conditions: | Zone 4-11, Full Sun |