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Old 07-24-2009, 10:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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About two years ago I obtained some fruiting Hylocereus (Dragon Fruit) cuttings and rooted them in pots. When they became of size, I placed them alongside a west-facing fence and erected horizontal lattice over them at about shoulder height. The varieties I have are:
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They have grown ... and grown ... and grown!

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Here they are now (July 2009), amid various clutter:





The exciting part is the bud formation on the 'Paul Thompson' and 'Physical Graffiti':



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Old 07-24-2009, 10:49 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Looks like they're doing great! That's exciting that you're getting some buds. I've never had a dragon fruit...what do they taste like?
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Looks like they're doing great! That's exciting that you're getting some buds. I've never had a dragon fruit...what do they taste like?
The tastes are variations of melon: some sweet like honeydew, some more like a bland watermelon, some like cantalope x boysenberry, etc. People that have been to the double-blind taste trials at the South Coast Research Station will tell you that there are also some with a very poor taste, something like unripe cucumber.
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They've grown a lot since I saw them last June. Congratulations on the flower buds!
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Hey folks, what is big secret of this Dragon fruit? I dot think we have that here .
Can it be germinate from seeds? Cuttings? Something else?
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Congratulations Richard - thay have grown well.
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Can it be germinate from seeds? Cuttings? Something else?
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THX Richard
U have very usefull web . Lot of good information that are easy to undersand and follow.
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I just recently got a bud that is about to open--it is a red that I grew from seed started a couple yrs ago--I grew it in a hanging basket--it now has many stems that are over 2 ft long.
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Great idea using a hanging basket. Any problems with segments breaking off? This might be a good choice for me since they're not hardy here and I can't use the traditional espalier.
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I was looking at some pics, and since we are on the subject of Dragon Fruit. What is the green fruit to the left of the DF in this pic?

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Here's an idea for a roll-away espalier:

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The fruit to the left are Sugar apples.
By the way I have found that Dragon fruits love to climb the cabbage Palms.
But then you can't take them inside if it freezes.
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A friend of mine in Puerto Rico had said his have never flowered but yesterday discovered that he had many flowers and fruits. They've climbed up his trees 40-50 feet and it seems that the were too deeply shaded until they dropped back down to get sunlight. Fortunately, he said his trees have a good branch structure to make for easy climbing. I still don't know that I'd limb that high up in a tree to pick fruit, though. Fortunately, I don't think I'll ever have that problem. Even my PR friend says he plans to eventually plant some on a trellis.

I'm going to eventually plant mine into portions cut out of 50 gallon plastic barrels and will probably build a trellis similar to what Richard has shown. I'll move mine around in the loader bucket of my small tractor (I have fork attachments so I can move around pallets).
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You guys shouldn't post these sort of threads here. I'm already swimming in plants and now I absolutely must have Pitaya. Perhaps another homemade greenhouse is in order........
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Those are sugar apple or Cherimoya.
Bob, I'll post a pic somewhere of my trellis made of pvc in a plastic (17X20) shallow bin. I can cart it in & out on a dolly. I also have a hanging basket of them.
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I really wish I could find a place to buy exotic fruit like this in my area. They don't even sell plantains or starfruit here....it's pathetic. Damn you Missouri!!! Probably the most exotic it gets here are mangoes or Asian pear apples
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I really wish I could find a place to buy exotic fruit like this in my area. They don't even sell plantains or starfruit here....it's pathetic. Damn you Missouri!!! Probably the most exotic it gets here are mangoes or Asian pear apples
(like many things) They are better if left to ripen on the plant but they have very little shelf life after that so the ones at the market are not only expensive, but not as sweet. More better to grow your own.
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I saw some in the asian store here on wednesday. Did not get one as I was working and had no place to keep it safe. Will get one and a durian soon.
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Grrrrr,.....
Im affraid that I ll have to quit with .org .
You guys are going to make me poor, poor man.
WHERE AM I GOING TO GET ALL THESE PLANTS FROM????
Sugar apples, pitayas,.........,......

I am on pooo pooo way.....
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