Why golden barrel cacti propagate pups

We have a number of 12-15 year old golden barrel cacti in our yard. Recently, some have begun to spawn pups and others have not. Is there a reason why some do and others don’t?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 10/26/2015 @ 1:05 am

The Barrel Cactus is growing little Cactus pups and it is part of the natural growth pattern for this plant.
You can remove them and grow new plants.

Here is a few articles that have more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/scgen/removing-cactus-pups.htm ^[1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/barrel-cactus/barrel-cactus-care.htm ^[2]

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