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on Monday, October 06, 2003 at 00:50:57, Lee Oler wrote: I have a largish size senita cactus that has fallen over a path. The path is necessary so I need to find a way to coax the senita out of the path without breaking it. It has two large arms. The first arm is three feet long and newer arm is about six feet long. The three foot arm drooped to the ground several years a go. That's when the longer of the two arms sprouted. It was fine until a rain loosened the ground and it tipped it toward the path. I put a sling around the large arm to try to pull it back but that just made matters worse.
This is a strange question as I have not seen this plant and can only visualize the situation. First, if the entire plant just has two arms on the entire plant this may be rather easy. If the root stock is healthy and the plant looks well, you may want to cut the arms off the main plant and re-start them in a new location. If the main stem (main rooted area) is healthy it will grow new stems probably next summer. The new growth will grow straight up and should clear the path and save you a lot of trouble. The cut off stems will also easily root in a new area and produce new plants. One should never be afraid to cut a plant that really needs to be cut. Believe me from your description, this may be the best alternative. Moving the entire plant is another option although you may need extra help with this depending on the actual size of the entire plant and you must also find and prepare another location where the plant can happily adjust to the new surroundings. Hope this helps a little, Vonn |
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