Lancaster has found the holes that fill a Cholla cactus skeleton makes it ideal for stacking — and ornament hanging. “It’s already completely filled with holes so there’s no branches to ...

The Arizona Republic reports the Lancasters in Mesa, Arizona, recently completed their four-year journey to erect their "Phoenix Christmas tree" - a tree made entirely from cholla cactus skeletons.

Munz's Cholla also has one of the most limited distributions of any member of its family and is most likely a hybrid—a cross between two different cactus species.

That’s pretty frightening — and also a bit ingenious. Cholla spines serve an additional purpose: reproduction. When a person or animal brushes against a cholla, the spines hook into their muscle ...

Admire the jumping cholla cactus, but beware of its tricks. Douglas Kreutz Mar 1, 2018 Mar 1, 2018 Updated Apr 16, 2018; A chain fruit cholla, also ...