My name is Ariel Shai 49, BSCAGR MSCAGR, a prickly pear and exotic fruit grower from Israel. Once I studied in Australia towards my PhD at the University of...
Dear Leo and Ariel; We have two types of White Flesh Pitaya (Red Skin). Some claim that one is from Vietnam and the other from Taiwan. Therefore we call it...
Hello, my name is Ed. I'm from Edmonton, Alberta in Canada. 10 months ago, I bought this strange looking fruit for a lot of money and and tried it. I liked it...
Dear friend There is a lot of information in the various articles refered by Leo. You should keep only one stem and all side shoots repot for additional...
You should give them something to climb on, and may need to tie them up to the pole. Soon the pitaya will produce aerial roots to hold themselves to the pole. ...
On May 3, I saw the first bloom bud of the season, on a Hylocereus polyrhizus. It may abort, of course, and will probably take longer to fully develop, if it...
I spotted pitaya buds in the Waipio Valley two weeks ago. It looked like ocampis or polyrhizus (short spine, grey green) The person had several kinds on a wall...
Hi, everybody I am a new member. I have questions about identification and classification for pitaya. Where I can find the scientific name for a particular...
I just received a call from Paul Thomson who says that his hybrid 8-S has several bloom buds, which could lead to fruit in June. My 8-S has colorful buds but...
Dear friends Can you explain to me the characters of 8-S pitaya? Ariel [I apologize for not explaining. Paul Thomson hybridized Hylocereus spp to get nine...
Dear Friend Please describe the stem, thorns, flowers, presence and type of aerial roots, colour of stem and fruit, climbing nature, fruit flesh colour fruit...
Visited a dragon fruit plantation in Thailand, pictures similar to the ones already posted, no sense in repeating. Also visited Colombia, where Hylocereus...
Hi I'm Jimmi and living in Denmark in Skandinavia. For one month ago I put some seeds from a `Supermarket pitaya' in some soil and hoped that something would...
I have Red Vietnamese #1 or so it was labeled when it was given to me does anybody know anything about this variety? It has long hairlike spines when young and...
Dear PitayaFruit members, I'd like to know how long Hylocereus pollen is viable and, since I'd like to try making some hybrids, if there's someone that can...
Dear Leo, I have asked because I know of the case of Astrophytum asterias pollen, sent in Italy from an hobbist grower to another and received 15 days later...
From the recent news, there are few different new clones of Pitaya, like Green-Flesh (Kiwi Like?) and also yellow Hylocereus undatus pitaya. I just saw the...
Hi Group. I have a white Hylocereus undatus pitaya that I got from Pine Island Nursery! They carry others as well, but I think they only sell the plants, not...
1. I have just posted one picture "Early Bloom Buds" showing three bloom buds on one H. polyrhizus. 2. When you post pictures, please post a message so we know...
Hello Leo, I've have simply cut out the infected part and sprayed with Fung-Away. Then I let the wound dry. The wound will die back some as it heals. Detrick...
Kevin, I have cuttings for sale from 12" to 14" - Vietnamese pitahya - self-fertile. If you want to order, I can mail it to you. Each cutting is $5.00 -...
Hello, Does anyone have pitaya seeds for sale out there? I would love to try growing some but haven't found a source yet. Thanks, Steve [You may get fresher...
Some people have trouble navigating into and around the Photos section. Maybe this will help: 1. When I am on the "Home" page for this group, there is a link...
Hi pitaya group. I am asking about the detail characteristics of H. ocamponis. It seems that the pictures posted of H. ocamponis aren't like those described in...
Photo Notes: Because we have a 30 MB limit on storage, some photos will need to be removed eventually. So, enjoy and learn from them while they are there. In...
Hi Leo, I just went through and deleted all the pictures in my folder which were taking up about 10% of the space. So there should be room for some new...
Dear Group Member; Since I am collecting all Pitaya Pictures from the world, If you guys or ladies don't mind and would like to share the pic to all, please...
