We are writing from Kona and were very relieved to see this site. We have a large stand of pitaya across from our house at an abandoned elementary school. We...
I get inquiries about where to buy pitaya (dragon fruit) and don't know what to reply. In Southern California, I would assume that farmers' markets and Asian...
http://ift.confex.com/ift/2002/techprogram/paper_14255.htm Use of enzymes to reduce the viscosity of red pitahaya (Hylocereus undatus) pulp and facilitate its...
http://www.actahort.org/books/575/575_72.htm ISHS Acta Horticulturae 575: International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits Dragon Fruit Quality And...
This year, I have not been to the Vietnamese markets in Little Saigon, California yet. So I don't know for sure if they have them or not. But you are right,...
I have a large stand of pitaya growing near my house they are pink with clear flesh and Shaped like a artichoke. They have just bloomed and set about 15 fruit....
Hello! My name is Debbie and I am located in Vero Beach, Florida. I am doing some research work on Pitaya’s & Persimmon’s. I have enjoyed reading the...
PreservePollen.pdf is the new file name you will find in 'Files' but the HortScience article contained there is: "Viability of Pollen of Two Fruit Crop Cacti...
Hi Debbie, The only nursery I know in Florida that is propagating them is Pine Island Nursery in Homestead, but I don't know if they have any for sale yet. I...
Cris West wrote: Good morning Leo: Here is a mystery. We had a retailer ask us for something called a Fire Dragon Melon. They claim it is red on the outside...
The yellow pitaya (Selenicereus megalanthus) from Frankie's has the flowers withered, fruit enlarging and developing new spines, so it seems to definitely be...
The full text of the article on Micropropagation Of Red Pitaya (Hylocereous Undatus) may be purchased online. The abstract of the article is below: ...
Greetings, Seen a few non-USA posts, but precious few from this part of the world. The closest supplier I've found is about 950km's away, and freight costs...
Hi All, I just wanted to let you know that there will be an article on dragon fruit by David Karp in the September 18th issue of the LA Times in the food...
I saw my very first dragon fruit during a shopping trip in Honolulu's Chinatown three weeks ago. Talk about far-out lookin' produce! It looks like something...
Are there US distributors for this fruit? If so how can I contact them and help them get this fruit into my local marketplace (DC metro area). I have never...
This is an interesting article about research and brief history of dragon fruit in Vietnam: http://www.hortnet.co.nz/nzff/orchardist/articles/2001/12-54.htm ...
Hi I just uploaded two pictures of pitaya fruit. Paul Thomson gave me a small ripe fruit of his hybrid 8-S. The color is magenta and the taste is sweet and...
Hi Leo, Hylocereus has the largest fruit I have seen on a cacti, at least one that is grown for fresh consumption. It could just be a very large variety of...
Where Dragons Roam By David Karp Here are some sources for pitahaya fruit and plants. White-fleshed varieties are usually called dragon fruit. At Vietnamese...
Here is a link to the LA Times article Purple, Spiny and Heading Your Way: http://www.latimes.com/la-fo-pitahaya18sep18(0,4004260).story You may have to copy...
... It's not really a strange reason- basically there is no foolproof way to write a link identifying piece of code (a hotlink is only a hotlink because a...
Hello to the group. I am a new member who has lived in Taiwan where I got hooked on Vietnamese Dragon Fruit from the markets there. I finally got myself some...
Hi Aaron, I have found that rooting my cuttings in pure perlite gives me a mass of roots in a relatively short time. I have and use a hotbed, but keeping them...
Hello I'm Agung Sulistiono from Indonesia and I have done research about Hylocereus sp. The title is Effect of solar light on Hylocereus sp. If you are...
