Trichocereus spachianus – torch cactus (orrelkaktus)

Fighting a thorny issue

by Tisha Steyn Two businessmen of George in the Southern Cape have tackled the thorny issue of invasive, alien cactus species that are adored as garden plants, but which are seriously threatening to destroy pasture and cultivated land. Three years ago, Ken Coetzee, Wallie Stroebel and Bruce Taplin of[...]

By Specialist Writer|8th November 2022|Categories: Articles, Crop production, Crop protection|Tags: Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mammilata – boxing glove cactus (bokshandskoen-kaktus), Cylindropuntia imbricata - imbricate cactus (imbrikaat-kaktus), devil’s tongue (kruipkaktus), Opuntia aurantiaca – jointed cactus (litjieskaktus), Opuntia ficus-indica – Prickly pear (gewone turksvy), Opuntia humifusa – creeping prickly pear, Opuntia microdasys – bunny-ears (haasoortjies)Opuntia microdasys – bunny-ears (haasoortjies), Opuntia monacantha – thornless prickly pear (doringlose turksvy), Opuntia stricta - Australian pest pear (suurturksvy), Tephrocactus articulatus – pinecone cactus (dennebol-kaktus), Trichocereus spachianus – torch cactus (orrelkaktus)|