Dragon fruit tree help
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Luis on Oct 01, 2014Provide a support for the plant. The side branches and fruit can eventually weigh several hundred pounds. A strong T-shaped trellis is best.Helpful Reply
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Carole on Oct 01, 2014I saw on a TV gardening show that they grow these commercially in Queensland in Australia. I have personally never seen one and thought it was fascinating and apparently the fruit it delicious. Wonderful looking tree. I hope you manage to get some great fruit from it and enjoy it for many years to come. Sorry I have no idea on how to stake it but Luis seems to have already answered your question regarding that.Helpful Reply
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Lisa L on Oct 02, 2014They are native to the jungles of South and Central America. As such, they should be treated like a tropical plant, not a cactus. Moist soil, full of organic matter is best. Keep it moist and don't let it dry out, but be sure the soil can drain well. Good support is essential! Some direct sun is good, but not all day beating hot sun. Red varieties tend to be self-fruitful and don't require pollination. Fruit is perfectly ripe when the "wings" on the fruit begin to wither. It will snap fairly easily from the plant. If you wait till it falls it will be over-ripe. Enjoy! I don't have one, but hope to sometime soon! :-)Helpful Reply
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Victoria on Oct 02, 2014I live in Hawaii and they grow all over the place here. They will grow up just about anything strong enough to hold them, almost like a vine. I don't know what would be best specifically but something strong and with a thought toward controlling their growth. I've seen them grow up into very tall trees as well as wide throughout the tree.Helpful Reply
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Ing609510 on Oct 02, 2014First it is not a tree but a cactus, their fruit is extremely healhy, Often advised for cancer treatment too by the farmers and their companies. You can find many information in Thailand (where I live a great part of the year) very tastefull, red and white cactusfruit. Make juice! Success!Helpful Reply
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Leona G on Oct 02, 2014Here is what UFL has on this plant. Good luck.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/HS/HS30300.pdfHelpful Reply
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Jeanette S on Oct 02, 2014Hello Alice G, it has been a time since I saw a post from you...but then I have had connection problems. This plant looks fantastic. Good luck...keep us posted.Helpful Reply
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Liz Feeser-Regan on Oct 02, 2014I have never seen one until now, very interesting, keep us posted.Helpful Reply
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Leilanie on Oct 02, 2014It should be planted with a concrete straight post, a used bicycle tire at the upper tip hold by a crossed steel, when your cactus or dragon plant grows up, it eventually spread beautifully with the help of the tire and the crossed steel,. this enables to hold your plant that can bear 50-60 fruits the whole year round. We have our dragon farm here in the Philippines and you may take a peek with my fb account.Helpful Reply
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Leilanie on Oct 02, 2014Should be planted in direct sunlight, it does not need too much watering, and bears abundant fruitsHelpful Reply
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Bea F on Oct 02, 2014I had never seen one. Very interesting, thanks for the share. Good Luck!Helpful Reply
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Gypsy Genie on Oct 03, 2014They are easy to care for. They are a succullant rather than a tree. Yes they do grow quite big over time, fruit usually appearing after around 2 or 3 years. Mine grows over a fence and a shed. I suspect the shed may eventually collapse in the future. Of course you can prune them and make new plants. Very easy. Another way is to provide pallets for them to grow over. You can arrange them like an arch. :)Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Oct 03, 2014Alice, you have gotten some great suggestions here. You may also want to check out this guide to growing dragon fruit from the University of Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs303Helpful Reply
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Lisa L on Oct 03, 2014Well, It seems it is sooo much easier to grow them outdoors where they get huge, if you are lucky enough to live in a warm climate! It is quite a challenge to grow non-hardy succulents and cacti in a temperate zone where they have to come in for the winter. :-( Good luck!!Helpful Reply
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Gypsy Genie on Oct 05, 2014I doubt they would fruit in a temperate zone. Sub/Tropical is the zone that suits them.Helpful Reply
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