Cactus Plant, Will It Hurt To Trim/Cut It Lower?

I have a 3 ft tall cactus plant with 1.5 inch thorns. It is shaped like an upside down "Baseball Bat"....without a handle.


I keep it indoors and outdoors in nice weather. When the Fall weather came, there was a frosty night and the top 1/4 inch of the plant is burnt..and is blackened. It is not spreading, but I wondered if It was OK to cut the top piece off?


The Plant is otherwise very healthy.


Will it hurt it to take the top inch or two off?

Cactus Plant, Will It Hurt To Trim/Cut It Lower?
Sound like frost damage.Cut it off and it will heal. Cover it with a blanket next time the weather gets very cold. Take off the blanket in the morning and put it on at night.
Reply:I don't know exactly what you have but if the top part is dead, it can't hurt to cut it off. Cactus are pretty resilient. Whatever you cut off, the plant will scar over the cut and it will not look pretty so you may want to consider than when you start cutting.
Reply:I live in Arizona, plenty of cactus. Dont cut it yet, wait until spring. Until then, put a styrofoam cup over the top of it to prevent more freezing.
Reply:not at all, you can even plant the parts you cut off and it will still grow, of course it is best to keep these plants in a pot so they don't make it difficult for you to move it around


they are very hard to kill even if you don't water them for 6 months





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