Prickly Pear Cactus in Arlington

[LiftAndShoot]

Hey guys,

Bit of an odd question; is anyone up in the DFW area (specifically near Arlington) aware of any public places - parks or lakes or whatever - with a pretty good population of prickly pear cactus? I want to pot a few for my house but can't find them. I don't plan on digging anything up, so no property destruction to worry about. I want to get a few cuttings and see if I can make it happen. Anyone?

-LaS

Oh P.S. - if anyone has planted/transplanted cacti and has tips, that'd be great..

[trophy8]

Crap. We try to kill it. Not revive it haha.

Good luck!!

[Eric Pence]

I have spine-less cactus at my house all out by my pool..(I had young kids when I moved there so we went with the spine-less)...You just put the pods in a direct sunlight spot with some sand and leave them alone, they will grow anywhere ...the spineless look just like the Prickly but without the bigger thorns.

[tex4k]

Very easy to grow cactus, remove a pad from parent plant, allow it to make soil contact- WALA! A new cactus grows, it'll grow better if you'll put the connection part in the ground.

[ColinR]

Just break a pad off and stick it in dirt. It will grow. I can't hardly kill the stuff!

[twosixteens]

I have spineless at the house that needs to be trimmed up. I am sure I could get some to you. PM me