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Macrocentra said: I've done this a few times with success, but all were using younger pads. Do older, woodier pads sprout roots as easily as younger, softer pads?

I usually bury one of their longer ends and easily get roots.

I think it's likely. However, most of my observations are with the opuntia native here and if it weren't native, it would be considered invasive. A woody piece of O. quimilo is what sprouted new growth after I thought the plant had been killed by too cold temps.