Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Buckhorn cholla) USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 15°F. Grows to 10' tall; 10' wide. Native to southern Utah, S.E. California, Arizona

Cylindropuntia Acanthocarpa var. Thornberi (USDA: 9-11). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 15°F. Shrubby cholla grows to 10' tall; 7' wide. Native to southern Utah, S.E. CA, AZ

Cylindropuntia arbuscula (Bush pencil cholla) USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 15°F. Grows to 8' tall; 8' wide. Native to AZ and Mexico.

Cylindropuntia bigelovii (Teddy bear cholla). Sunset: 10-13. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 5°F. Grows to 6' tall; 3' wide. Native Arizona, California) and Mexico.

Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mammillata (Chain fruit cholla). Sunset: 10-13. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 5°F. Grows to 12' tall; 8' wide. Native to Arizona, CA and Mexico.

Cylindropuntia fuligida (Jumping cholla). Sunset: 10-13. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 5°F. Grows to 12' tall; 8' wide. Native to AZ, CA and Mexico.

Cylindropuntia fuligida var. mammillata monstrosa / Boxing glove cholla

Cylindropuntia Imbricata (Giant Tree Cholla). Sunset: 8-13. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 5°F. Grows to 18' tall; 12' wide. Native to AZ, CO, KS, NM, OK, TX)

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (Christmas Cholla) USDA: 9b-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 20°F. Grows to 4' tall; 3' wide. Native to western Arizona, Texas.

Cylindropuntia ramosissima (Diamond cholla). Sunset: 10-13; USDA: 8A-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 20°F. Shrubby cholla grows to 4' tall; 4' wide. Native to S.W. Colorado, W. Arizona, southern Nevada, eastern Calif., Mexico

Cylindropuntia spinosior (Cane cholla). Sunset: 11-24; USDA: 8-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 20°F. Tree like cholla grows to 7' tall; 5' wide. Native to AZ, New Mexico, Mexico