Pdentification of cacti please ! I've had it for 30 years.

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nardude
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Pdentification of cacti please ! I've had it for 30 years.

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Hi, I'm new to the forum and would like to identify the cactus I've had for over 35 years now. I'm not an expert but it has moved with me about 8 times from Canada to USA and back to Canada. The cactus was just a little wee 2 inch high when I got it as a gift and mum asked me to take care of it for as long as I can. Well mum passed away and I still have the cactus. Can anyone please help me identify it ? it just keeps growing and is now about 8 feet tall and if I put it outside in summer it keeps growing and when people pass by the window it sits in they can't believe it's a real indoor cactus. lol

I will attempt to post a pic now. Oh, I have a string of led lights around it to give it effect in the evening and usually just keep it on all night.

Thank-you ! :D
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Aloinopsis
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Has it a white sap when cut?

It looks like a Euphorbia trigonus, which is not technically a cactus.
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Beautiful plant! How do you keep it from breaking when moving? Did you have to repot frequently?
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Aloinopsis wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 6:14 pm Has it a white sap when cut?

It looks like a Euphorbia trigonus, which is not technically a cactus.
Hi and thanks. I looked up Euphorbia trigonus and saw this post on the web, which call it a Cactus. It doesn't grow any red leaves as Euphorbia mentions. However, I'm still trying to identify it and see this post calling it a XL Euphorbia Tigona Jade Tiger Cactus ? https://urbanxeriscape.com/product/xl-e ... orbiaceae/
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CactusPet wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 8:12 pm Beautiful plant! How do you keep it from breaking when moving? Did you have to repot frequently?
When I moved it was carefully transported by Atlas Van Lines. I built a home and it was in storage for almost 6 months before the house was ready. Atlas Van Lines didn't guarantee the survival. When I finally received it I had to cut out a whole branch so it was a lot larger previously. That was about 20 years ago. As you notices, I hold it up straight with some broom sticks so it doesn't lean but I really don't need them as it now stands tall on it's own.

I always re-potted as it grew into larger pots. It's pretty sturdy as when I moved it they put a blanket around it and leaned it to it's side then set it up straight during transport.
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Most Euphorbia trigona plants don't have red leaves.
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