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dustynewt

13 posts in 214 days
hardiness zone 10

205 days ago

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Some friends of ours just gave us this “stick” tree.
I asked them what it was. It is obviously some kind of succulent. It breaks off easily.
They said, a stick tree cause you just “stick” it in the ground and it grows. He has three or four in his yard, one about twelve feet high. The one they brought me had broken off on a windy day.
It is kind of cool. No leaves, just branches.

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Can anyone help me identify it?

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Scott Hildenbrand

905 posts in 278 days
hardiness zone 6b

205 days ago

Wow, that’s quite an odd plant indeed… I’ve got no clue what it is, but looking forward to finding out when you do.. :)

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

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blooz

268 posts in 229 days

204 days ago

That’s a very unusual tree, Dusty. I cannot assist and never have seen anything quite like this. It certainly does look like a succulent.

-- blooz 5b - You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. ~author unkown

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Damocles

805 posts in 361 days
hardiness zone 5

202 days ago

How cool is that? Obviously a very warm climate-loving plant. Sadly, I have absolutely no clue what the heck that is!

-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit

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XploreOrganics

844 posts in 386 days
hardiness zone 5b

202 days ago

I’m pretty sure it is a Euphorbia Tirucalli.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

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dustynewt

13 posts in 214 days
hardiness zone 10

201 days ago

Xploreorganics – You nailed it. I searched the euphorbia tirucalli and found numerous sites with information. It is also called a pencil cactus or pencil tree. There is some talk of using is as a bio-fuel as its sap is supposedly easily converted to ethanol and is easy to grow in poor, dry soil.

Thanks for clearing this up for me.

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