Prickly Pear Cuttings (forum)

Nick starts with ...
I've got a whole lot of prickly pear cuttings for anyone who is interested. They are $5 each and if they don't root I'll send an extra for free.

Time: 27th January 2011 6:46pm

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Daisyetta says...
Prickly pear are gazetted noxious weeds in NSW and Qld. I'm not sure what the situation is in Vic or other states.

Time: 28th January 2011 7:25am

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Nick says...
I don't think they are here in Vic.

Time: 28th January 2011 2:24pm

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John Mc says...
except Opuntia ficus - indica. It's the domesticated form of Prickly pear. Look up Indianna Fig. I have a few large specimens.
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Time: 28th January 2011 3:43pm

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MaryT says...
There is a prickly pear lying on the side of the road; it is flowering and I am tempted to take a piece home until Daisyetta mentioned that it is a noxious weed...

Time: 28th January 2011 7:48pm

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BJ says...
If you want to grow them, get the Indian Fig. Its not a registered weed, and is a hell of a lot less spiky than the weed ones you find by the side of the road everywhere. I've got a few stands across the road and harvest the unripe fruit before the critters get a chance to spread them.

That said, the Indian Fig reproduces whenever a pad hits any ground, so will probably be on the weed list in the future as well.

Time: 29th January 2011 11:25am

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MaryT says...
You are right, BJ; any easy growing plant is a potential weed.

Time: 30th January 2011 12:37pm

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Steven says...
If you want to grow a prickly pear in your backyard they can be easily controlled. Things like that get out or control because people are either careless or they simply dont know it can be a problem.

They can grow vigorously but they will probably only have to be cut back every few years or so. The best way to get rid of the leaves is to cut them up with a shovel and put them into your compost bin. The worms absolutely love them. many times ive seen thousands of worms eating a rotting prickly pear leaf.

With that said every year youll get a bounty of fresh prickly pears :)

Time: 1st February 2011 11:27pm

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Dwain says...
Hi, does anyone know where I could obtain a prickly pear (dwarf type) plant or cutting? Cheers

Time: 11th April 2011 7:59pm

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dusty says...
Hi, I am looking for a prickly pear plant or cutting. I can't seem to find them anywhere in Perth. Can anyone help?

Time: 25th April 2011 11:15pm

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Brad says...
Loads on street verges in the foothills and hills. If you drove around and asked you'd be able to get cuttings easily

Time: 26th April 2011 10:31am

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Nick says...
If anone still wants a cutting, I finally harvested some fruit and it was delicious! It had a kind of sweet melony taste.

Time: 15th May 2011 7:58pm

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BJ says...
Does anyone in Brisbane want a domesticated Prickly Pear plant? I've got one that I need to dig up and give away. Its about 1.5m tall. Was planted in a bad spot and has to go. I also have a Peruvian Apple Cactus in the spot next to it that needs to go - It was grown from a cutting of an improved cultivar - 'wonder white' i think it was.

Time: 23rd November 2011 11:05am

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Jantina says...
Hi BJ, if I send you some money for postage (don't laugh) could you send me a cutting please?

Time: 23rd November 2011 4:03pm

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Nick says...
If you want I've got a rooted cuttings spare that is finally growing! :)

Time: 23rd November 2011 4:32pm

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Bruce Maynard says...
Hello BJ, I am a farmer in NSW and I want to grow a lot of Indian Fig as a forage source for my livestock. It has been done successfully all over the world and it is time we caught up with them!! Can you or anyone else help me with sufficient quantities- ie access to some substatntial plants to get a large amount of material. Thanks all!

Time: 15th December 2011 10:38pm

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Jennifer says...
Nick, do you still have any cuttings?

Time: 25th August 2012 3:53pm

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allybanana says...
Nick would my son would love a prickly pear cutting happy to buy.



Time: 25th August 2012 9:00pm

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allybanana says...
allybanana at Gmail.com

Time: 26th August 2012 7:40am

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Nick T says...
Sorry about the late response, I'd be happy to send you both cuttings! Jennifer, just drop me an email at niksmaster2008@hotmail.com :)

Time: 31st August 2012 7:18am

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HelenG says...
Hi Im after a cutting of the Prickly pear Cactus and im in Brisbane. Do you still have any available?

Time: 13th October 2014 2:03pm

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Stephy says...
I would also like a cutting, living in Brisbane SE Suburbs, thank you :-)

Time: 30th October 2014 3:41pm

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sternus1 says...
if you want a variety that actually produces high quality fruit, I will have some for sale in a month or so.

Time: 30th October 2014 4:55pm

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Lucia2507 says...
Hi there, just wondering if you still have some of those prickly pear cuts?

Thank you.

Time: 28th November 2014 5:04pm

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JohnMc1 says...
Jantina, if it's the Opuntia Ficus indica_you want, I'd be happy to send you off a large pad. This one has yellow flowers, and the fruit is delish. I originally got my cutting from an old Italian guy who had a very large orchard of them.

Time: 28th November 2014 5:53pm

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jason says...
Im going to buy a commercial one from sternus I reckon. Then I can chop down the others I have.

Time: 1st December 2014 4:11pm

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sternus1 says...
Have two pads of the Luther Burbanks right now, but you might want to hold on to your hat a little bit for the price. It is what it is I'm afraid because it's what I charged a member here previously. PM me if interested.

Time: 1st December 2014 5:36pm

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myra says...
Hi. Do you still have prickly pear cuttings?

Time: 18th December 2014 7:33pm

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sternus1 says...
please email me at: noevilstar@hushmail.me

thanks

Time: 18th December 2014 7:48pm

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A.C says...
I found after skinning the fruit and refrigerating , the purple coloured fruit the most delicious to eat.Unsure of the variety approx 75mm long x 50mm diameter.

Time: 20th December 2014 2:35pm

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sternus1 says...
AC I would like to buy some paddles of the purple type. I collect them. Please email me at:

noevilstar@hushmail.me

Time: 20th December 2014 3:01pm

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A.C says...
Im reflecting on a past experience and would gladly send some paddles if I was growing them which unfortunately Im sorry Im not.It was a plant growing on a friend of ours property which the plant was removed for new housing constructionmany years ago. Im just looking back at this type of prickly pear I havent seen any plants with similar size and colour fruits which also included red and red/yellow, yellow, and orange ones too.But those purple ones were something to behold.

Time: 20th December 2014 10:06pm

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sternus1 says...
No worries AC. I'll bet a lot have gone the way of the purple you've mentioned. Cactoblastus cactorum is very effective at wiping them out, too. Thankfully this hasn't affected my plants yet.

Time: 20th December 2014 11:04pm

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Al says...
I can get some growing pads of purple opuntia - O. robusta? - from a guy nearby to me. Am growing it but have not yet tasted the fruit.
You can PM me on fishriddle at hot mail dot com for more information if interested.
Merry Xmas all

Time: 22nd December 2014 5:00pm

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leso says...
Hey nick do you still have prickly pear cuttings for sale.

Time: 31st December 2014 12:01pm

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sternus1 says...
Leso,

please email me at noevilstar@hushmail.me

I have some for sale.

Time: 31st December 2014 12:51pm

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francys says...
Hi nick
I'm looking for prickly pear cuttings of the red coloured fruit
Do you have these?

Time: 19th April 2015 8:52am

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Spitz says...
Hi Nick I'm looking for prickly pears cuttings do you have any?

Time: 6th May 2015 1:29pm

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Mike110071 says...
Hi Nick.
Which variety of prickly pears do you have. Are they the red or white?

Time: 20th June 2015 11:31am

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Mike says...
Hi Nick.
Which variety of prickly pears do you have. Are they the red or white?

Time: 20th June 2015 12:58pm

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Vonny says...
Hi Nick, just wondering if you still have cuttings of the red fruiting prickly pear
Kind regards
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Time: 3rd October 2015 10:27am

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Ahmedh says...
Do you still have prickly peer cuttings for planting to pick up, I am from Melbourne suburbs, thanks

Time: 17th January 2016 11:55am

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romeroz says...
Hi guys im after a prickly pear cutting for my sons school project we are on the nsw central coast any help would be really appreciated

Time: 9th March 2016 4:26pm

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Steven says...
Hi Romeroz,

Do you know if there are any Italians living in your area? Ask around as a lot, if not most of them will have them growing in their backyard.

In Italian its called fichi d'india, ive got them growing here but im located in Melbourne.

Time: 10th March 2016 1:30pm

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Barbara H says...
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a prickly pear plant. I live in perth.

thanks
Barbara

Time: 15th March 2016 6:38pm

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Bridie1 says...
Would love a cutting if still available?

Time: 10th August 2016 9:20am

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Joel15 says...
I've been looking for purple spineless opuntia cuttings were since I missed out on some on ebay a few years ago, anyone here growing that?

Time: 15th August 2016 1:48pm

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Action 1 says...
Hi Dusty, i have some cuttings of the prickly pear if you like you can email me, regards Peter 1.

Time: 29th March 2017 11:25pm

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Naykin says...
Hi, we have been trying to find a prickly pear plant or leaf that will carry the green/white fruit. So far we have only found plants that will carry the yellow or red/pink variety. Does anyone know if the green/white plant can be found in Australia - and preferably in Victoria?
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Time: 7th April 2017 9:36am

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MarkH says...
Does anyone know where to get a spineless prickly pear from in Australia? Variety is

Opuntia ‘Burbank Spineless’

Time: 28th August 2017 4:22pm

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Simmy says...
You can get the Burbank spineless from garden life in sydney but they are $350 each. I am also looking for one but do not want to pay that much. If anyone has any leads I would be very grateful.

Time: 13th November 2017 11:12am

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mark says...
You can also get them from http://www.poppysgc.com.au/

They have smaller ones for about 45 and 75.
Can anyone tell me if these still have the of finely barbed, yellow bristles - even if they don't have the spines?
The little bristles are worse than the spines.

Time: 14th November 2017 10:48am

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JohnMc1 says...
Thanks Mark, I can go past there when doing a job in the area. I may have a Burbank spineless I bought off Sternus several years ago. I'll take a piece with me and see if I can get it Id'd.

Time: 17th November 2017 12:38pm

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allybanana says...
Hi John if you have a spare pad one day I am interested in the spineless. I am tired of pulling the large spines out of my scalp after I mow around my tree.

Time: 24th November 2017 6:54am

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Simmy says...
I ended up buying one from garden life. They have these little spikes which come off when touched but are not prickly. No little bristley things. My 5 yr old son has been patting it just because he can. No complaints. The pads are massive.


Time: 24th November 2017 4:05pm

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Cee W says...
Can anyone in the Brisbane area help me find cuttings of opuntia ficus-indica? Or a small established one, I'm not fussed - just need it to be ficus-indica because it's for consumption :)

Time: 10th January 2018 10:43am

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Phebe says...
I would like to buy purple or red prickly pear cuttings please
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Time: 4th March 2018 6:55pm

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Abi says...
I am looking to purchase a Opuntia Burbank Spineless or Opuntia Ficus-Indica cutting. Does anyone have any they are willing to sell and post?

abigailford09@gmail.com

Time: 23rd April 2018 12:11pm

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Steven says...
Hi Abi,

Id give you some but im located in Melbourne. Do you know any Italians? Most, especially the older generation will either have them growing in their backyard or know someone who does.

After they immigrated they used to plant them along the train tracks too (at least in Melbourne they did) so you may find some along old train lines.

Time: 24th April 2018 10:08am

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13lack says...
hi everyone,

i’m hoping someone is able to let me know the [visual] differences between an ‘opuntia stricta haw.’ and an ‘o. ficus-indica’?

i’d appreciate your help.
thank you kindly in advance.

Time: 12th October 2018 9:03pm

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sararaieni says...
Hi there,
I want a couple, please.Please reply back if you have any available

Time: 20th February 2019 10:52am

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jmg says...
Hello Steven, do you have any spineless prickly pear please? I am located just outside Melb. Thank you, Jodi

Time: 4th May 2019 8:10pm

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CactusKelly says...
Hi all. Does anyone know where I can source a purple/Santa Rita prickly pear paddle? I live in Melb. Thanks so much 🌵

Time: 12th December 2019 10:59pm

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James9713 says...
Hi Steven, any chance you still have any available? im also Melbourne. Cheers

Time: 22nd November 2022 10:08am

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