General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 8 to 10 feet
Plant Spread: 4 to 6 feet
Flower Color: Yellow
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Birds
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Tuna de Cruz
  • Alpargata
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Consolea macracantha
  • Synonym: Consolea millspaughii
  • Synonym: Consolea nashii
  • Synonym: Consolea picardae
  • Synonym: Consolea falcata
  • Synonym: Opuntia falcata

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Location: Arenas Valley, NM My Greenhouse
Date: 2018-06-29
Location: Arenas Valley, NM My Greenhouse
Date: 2018-05-07
Location: Botanical Garden of Jena
Date: 2012-06-04
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2018-01-24
Location: Botanical Garden of Jena
Date: 2012-06-04
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2018-01-24
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-10
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26

Date: 2015-04-08

Date: 2015-04-08

Date: 2015-04-08
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Consolea falcata by skopjecollection Apr 17, 2020 3:47 AM 5

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