The cane cholla, walking stick cholla, tree cholla, or chainlink cactus, is a cactus found in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, including some cooler regions in comparison to many other cacti. It is hardy for a cactus (zone 5).

The plant consists of much-branched cylindrical stems, the end joints being about 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter. A typical height is about 1 m (3 ft), but exceptionally it can grow to 4.6 m (15 ft) with a "trunk" diameter of 25 cm (9.8 in). The width is often similar to or somewhat greater than the height. The stems are armed with clusters of up to about 10 red to pink spines, which may be 3 cm (1.2 in) long and are barbed and sharp enough to easily penetrate leather gardening gloves.

This species blooms in late spring or early summer. The flowers are purple or magenta, rarely rose-pink, about 5 cm (2.0 in) wide. The fruits are yellowish and shaped something like the frustum of a cone, with a hollow at the wide end where the flower fell off; they are often mistaken for flowers. The plant retains them all winter. The plants are sometimes grown as ornamentals.

Type: Hardy perennial

Hardiness zones: 5-10

Height: 60", 150cm

Location: Sun

Seeds per packet: 10