Peruvian Apple Cactus Fruit
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2018
- greeniedigs.com
Two years ago, we showed you how to take a cutting from a mature cactus. Today we are excited to finally be tasting our first fruit off of one of those cuttings!
The Peruvian Apple cactus is a columnar type of cactus from the Cereus cactus family that produces a thornless, tasty edible fruit! After blooming a big, beautiful white flower overnight, if pollination occurs, then two months later the fruit is ready to be enjoyed! With a flavor and texture similar to dragonfruit, we love this easy-to-grow cactus fruit and think that every desert yard needs to grow one!
Have you tried a Peruvian Apple cactus fruit? What is your favorite edible cactus? Let us know in the comments!
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I live in Florida, we have had these about 30 years. We brought a lot of cuttings when we moved here 5 years ago. We just brought the cuttings home and laid down flat on the ground and babies grow from them all over. They bloom much faster from from cuttings. No cactus soil, no rooting powder and they are growing like mad. My chickens love to eat the fruit!
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing, it's so cool how these are being grown all over the world! :D
I have a huge one in front of my house, and it produces a ton of flowers and fruit. 😊
People who take huge ass cuttings like that from a cactus and plant those have some real balls man. Good job! I love you guys. Keep up the videos and the vibes!
Haha you definitely have to have respect for cactus! Thanks for the love and support! :D
This is such a cool video. I definitely will be growing these in my backyard.
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We have one of these I got from a friend this year, rooted quickly, I fertilized it and it shot off about 6 flowers and new growth. It ended up aborting 4 of the 5 fruits though. Flavor was just ok, probably because it came from a cutting. It was less sweet that the pink / white flesh dragonfruits that you get at the store that picked before they are ripe. Ours measured 9.5 brix, where dragonfruit can be over 20 and get much larger. Still this thing is self fertile and easy to grow in extreme heat like we get here. And it does not need a trellis like dragonfruit should have, so it's a great one to grow.
They definitely aren't as sweet as dragonfruit, but hopefully your next fruits will be more enjoyable to your tastebuds! Thanks for sharing your experience!
thank you for this video! i learned so much! love watching your channel!! you and your wife and dogs are adorable! Happy gardening!
just planted some cutting! you guys are so cool. thank you
Cereus Peruvianus are beautiful, it grows like crazy in California. Never had good luck with them in Bolivia, indoors or outdoors. So architectonic
Wow! I need to get a Peruvian. Beautiful! 😍
By the way you two are adorable. Love how you talk through every moment ☺️🙌🏼.
Aw thanks so much for the love!! :D These cactus are super easy to grow, definitely try to include one in your yard!
As you said - these will eventually get HUGE, and because they're covered with spines, if the mature plant intrudes into a space where you regularly have to walk, it'll be difficult to live with. Branches will also fall off due to their own weight, and handling those is very hard since they're both heavy and very spiny. These should only be planted far away from anything else (fences, walls, buildings, paths, driveways) since they not only will get wide, but they tend to tip over and lean as they get huge and heavy.
I have a completely thornless variety. You can literally rub your hands the surface like a watermelon.
That's awesome
I have a huge one of those. They can be in hot hot weather and take sun all day long. They actually bloom most of the year. The large white flower is so beautiful and the bees LOVE them. I wish I could post a picture of mine
Such a beautiful plant
Very nice. I watched you're other video about the peruvian Apple cactus earlier this year when I was inspired to plant one in my yard. Hope I get some fruit someday too. Thanks for sharing
That's awesome! We couldn't believe it had been over two years already since we had taken those cuttings, it's crazy how time goes by so fast! Thanks for the love!! :D
We have a giant one in our front yard....it give so much fruit and its beautiful...Have 4 apples in my fridge
That's awesome!
Im in Fl. These grow everywhere.. Next fruits you get save the seeds. So easy to grow grow seed.
Thanks for sharing the info guys. I am slowly starting to convert my property over to edibles and flowers here in zone 8a of Mississippi. It is going to take me a few years but will stay the course. I always enjoy your videos.
That's awesome! You should be able to grow a lot of interesting plants in Mississippi! Let us know how it goes! The time goes by either way, but your yard will surprise you sooner than you think!
Great job😊
I wait for it to turn pink and open for most flavor
i got inspired to get a peruvian apple cactus after seeing your guys original video! i had my first fruit earlier this year :) great videos
Aw that's so cool! Glad you were able to get fruit from it, what did you think? :D
@@GreeniesGarden it was pretty good! i like that the seeds give it a bit of a crunch.
I have 3 if them in my yard I live the flowers and the fruit is so good I make smoothies out of them so good
So cool, thanks for sharing!
Super impressed with your efforts I’m from Phoenix as well and have had a San Pedro for years now. I love these mystical cactus’s
Thanks for the love! They are very cool cactus, we love them!
Its so unique. Thanks, your video is amazing, you gave so much information for begginer like me. And last but not least, i really like how you describe the taste.
So glad you enjoyed the video! Please reach out if you ever have questions :)
They are so good
Great video very interesting
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very helpful
Love your cacti guys and your hard efforts to grow our own all year round fruiting private garden of your dreams.
As for the delicious cacti, here in Siberia absolutely no cactus can grow up in the open ground. The reason is simple - the harsh winter here lasts usually for six months, i.e. for 6-7 months of the year the gound is under the snow. The summertime here, though hot (as hot as about yours), but very short - no more than 3-4.5 months of the year. In September, it usually becomes so cold and then the coldest winds start to blow from the Arctic, at the end of October the snow usually falls until the end of March, sometimes until the end of April...
According to the American climate classification, our climate is somewhat between zones 2B-3A (which is most highly likely). Basically, here we have our own, Russian-European classification of climatic zones, they are more complex in their scientific names, their number is about twice as large then yours and they are more specific in their specific meanings.
The only thing we have left in such harsh climatic conditions is to grow any tropical plants in our homes. This is almost the same challenging task as creating a covered tropical greenhouse from scratch... Long winters here, with almost no sunlight, the sky overcast, it's getting dark too quickly, so we have to use a special high-power led phyto-lamps with full solar spectrum. Otherwise, no single tropical plant will not be able to feel comfortable...
Nevertheless, I managed to germinate the seeds of the most delicious cactus among all the Dragon fruits (at least so write on the forums) - "Yellow Pitahaya" or "Selenicereus Megalanthus" (you can google it if you interested in, it seems to be the most delicious cacti fruit in the world).
Sometimes its name is the "Queen of the night" as it used to bloom at midnight and at the next morning the flower wilts and begins to turn into fruit. Its flowers are the largest ones in the world among all cacti. The flower is really huge, it reaches a diameter of slightly larger than a sunflower. ))
I strongly recommend you grow your own Yellow Dragon. : ) This is a completely unpretentious plant, except perhaps that it needs an abundant sunlight and quite a frequent watering.
Best wishes for your desired garden and your efforts along the way, guys! Warm wishes from Russian Siberia, Serge. : )
Wow thanks so much for taking the time to share all of this with us! You are definitely dealing with challenges that are totally opposite of what we have here in the desert. I think that's what brings so many gardeners together though, is the love of that challenge of wanting to grow things that will not grow naturally without our love :D
We have not had a chance to try the yellow dragonfruit yet, but we do have some growing in the yard! If they ever finally flower, we will definitely be posting photos or videos. :) Thanks again so much for the comment, have an awesome day!
Your comment was very helpful. I'm just starting my exotic plant hobby and I was having the trouble wondering if I could grow indoors in Alaska. After hearing about your success indoors I have a little more confidence
Thanks sir
Chilled in a salad. Try it, it’s delicious.
If you leave the fruit on the cactus a bit longer (to the point it splits open) it will be much sweeter.
Glad you got fruit from it, though, that's impressive!
Also, can tell you're growing in cactus soil - it's not the drainage that's getting that growth, it's the nutrients - I be the roots on those cuttings are insane (probably need to be transplanted now as they may be getting rootbound) but that would depend also on whether you used biological fertiliser as well as the cactus soil. Some people don't recommend fertilising cacti but these varieties (and san pedros) really like fertilisers.
We do like to feed our cactus :) Thanks for the tip about waiting for the fruit to split!
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I remembered mac
there is footage of these in Australia, growing in a eucalyptus forest, so they were in shade and they were growing in single trunks almost as tall as the trees.
Wow that's fascinating, we're going to look that up!
I live in outback Queensland, and have 3 of them growing and it heat wave weather all summer long and it's growing like crazy. Going to post video on the one in a plant pot the two in the garden doing well also.
Omg ! I have one in my backyard and this year is the first year we saw those pink things and we didn’t even know they were fruit ! I just ate one and idk why I keep seeing that it isn’t sweet because mine was SUPER SWEET
They’re ready to eat when they crack open I read somewhere. When yours wasn’t ready ?
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Thank you so much! :D
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Amen!
Great video. I just purchased a hong Kong orchard tree.
That's awesome, we love those trees! :D Thanks for sharing!
I just subbed and I wanted to know if you're in AZ? I'm in Picture Rocks in Tucson. Its in the Saguaro Natnl Park.
Anyways thx for increasing my cactus vocabulary. Ima buy one of these tomorrow and grow it here in my garden. I wanted to ask: do you think some rock phosphate would help the fruits get bigger? Do you add anything to your soil mix? That was all...thx so much guys. Great vid.
Yes we're southeast of Phoenix, hope you were able to find a Peruvian apple cactus! We just use a cactus soil blend and mix it with native soil.
Can you grow them from the black seeds? And if so how would it be done thanks great channel
In Florida in an apartment. Two stock plant that is now 4" from my 12-00 ceiling porch. Thinking I should wait till spring now before cutting. Thoughts???
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Thank you! :D
I will start planting this in my garden. I'm so excited to taste it next year. How many months would it take to set fruit? Thank you guys 🌵😍
If you give it enough sunlight, you could expect fruit in as little as a year or two. Focus on root development first!
@@GreeniesGarden Thanks. I'm starting to plant them and I'm gonna make a video how I did them. Hope you can check it out soon. 😊
Great video you guys thank you I really really want to get some apple Cactus going I see them all over I need to stop and ask somebody
It never hurts to ask! :D
If you are still interested in a cactus cutting, we have some that are ready to be shipped! Please feel free to shoot us an email if you would still like one!
Next time.....try also the Opuntia ficus indica
The red and the yellow Prickly Pears known as Tunas by the Mexicans. Also try the small fruit of the Opuntia cochenillifera in your next videos......okay. Thanks!
Can you also post any updated videos of Opuntia ficus-indica/Prickly Pear Cactus......the Yellow and the Red ones. I'll wait for it. Thanks.
Great question! We have several different varieties of opuntia but none of them have fruited for us yet, but we'll touch on that when the time comes! :D
What did you use as the pollinator
Awesome update. I watched the original video quite some time ago and came back on a whim. I'm growing a few of these from seed but am not very optimistic about flowers or fruit. Just moved them from northern Ohio to northern Michigan =-0
Thanks so much for following us along the way! Definitely let us know how they do, that is a totally different environment for cactus!
Will do, I am a subscriber now. Maybe I'll make a quick video too and follow up over time. I've started some Blue Candle cacti as well. Only 2 seeds germinated but I'm super excited about them!
Nice!! We love growing cactus, there are so many awesome varieties out there! :D
I live your video and enthusiasm for this cactus! I just got one. Turns out they can grow well in Washington state in zone 8b. Do you all know if any other cacti that might be able to grow in this zone besides prickly pear? Nothing I found on the internet even said peruvian apple cactus could grow where I'm at, but it looks like it can.
That's awesome! If the internet said you couldn't grow Peruvian apple cactus but you are anyways, definitely try other cactus species and experiment! Blue Ghost, San Pedro, and aloes (technically succulents) are some of our favorites that have tolerated our cold winters. Hope this helps!
I wish that tree was by me because I've gotten over 400 cuttings for my farm from all over LA from similar circumstances Haha people sometimes don't even know they fruit
Sounds like an awesome farm!! :D
I just found out about the Mexican Ghost Pipe Cactus fruit. Do you have one and what’s your thought on them?
We haven't heard of that one!
For me it taste like a lychee with somewhat floral flavor
my friend. Do you also notice it?
Hey guys I just got me some cuttings as well do you have to hand pollinate it or is a self pollinating thank you
Hand pollinating does not hurt, we normally see lots of bees in ours though!
Como se poliniza este captus le hará falta otra variedad para polinizar o no .....esta es mi duda $
Great question! Yes, you would need 2 Peruvian apple cactus plants for pollination to occur.
You guys should go and take some cuttings and sell them!! I would buy some!
I have some fir sale
We have sold some of our cuttings over the past few years when people ask for them! If you live here in AZ, you can get one from A&P Nursery :)
I have one that just bloomed last week. They flower is brown and dead now. Should I trim it off or leave. Been searching and can’t seem to find if I should leave decaying flower as is or clip off?
If the flower wasn't pollinated, then it will shrivel and die. You can remove it if you want, or it will drop off on its own. Hope this helps!
My sister inlaw has one its massive im lucky if i get one before they come and take them all
I would need to get seeds to grow them in Australia because they're not native to here but they're native to Arizona.
We had the prickly pear cactus 🌵 which was all poisoned as it became my a noxious weed over here so it's illegal to grow it over here,it was an introduced species of cactus which produced fruit as well !
Wow that's interesting about the prickly pear, thanks for sharing! We love hearing about plants in other parts of the world :D
I have 3 growing in outback Queensland, bought from a stall at farmers market. You can buy them here in Australia
this will be good mulch if grown large
You guys should see my monster cereus! It's almost 30 years old and almost as tall as my 2 story house!
That's awesome! Please feel free to email us some photos!
Where are you guys? I have a HUGE Peruvian cactus and huge branches just fell off it- if you want them- the puncture hurts!
Mine is about 40-50 feet tall
Wow that is a huge cactus! Hope you were able to find homes for the cuttings! Thanks for thinking of us :)
i just cut mine and planted them in soil no fertilizer no nothing cut then strait in pot no waiting i grew a ton sold 100s thx guys
Nice man!!
My huge mother cactuses are flowering like crazy right now. And even some of the fresh cuttings I just took are flowering
This was a pretty interesting video. I'm guessing that the 'spots' you referred to when opening the fruit are seeds? If so, it's almost just like the fruit from a Pitaya /Dragon Fruit.
The thing I don't understand is why the thorns would cause pain for 3 straight days unless they contain some sort of venom or unless they're giant and really bruise tissue when breaking the skin. If that's the case, I'd pick a Dragon Fruit over this one, any day. I grow dragon fruit and pricking myself with the spikes on THAT aren't too bad, but I don't find it pleasant lol.
I know more Google research could answer this question but I haven't found it yet - how closely related are they? The flesh of the fruit looks almost identical. I wonder if these get grafted for quicker growth like DF often do? Or if they get grafted to make novelty plants such as moon cacti utilizing mature DragonFruit root stocks. I always found that to be disrespectful to the pitaya plant and a pretty big waste. Sure, if you're in it just for decoration, cool - but I grow them to consume.
The sheer size of these makes me wonder if they would be worth growing, as they're obviously more painful than dragon fruit and while both are climbers this one seems to be able to cause some serious damage if tries to grow on certain structures.
Regardless of my concerns, it's a cool looking cactus and the fruit looks refreshing. Would definitely still give it a taste test. Thanks again for the video!
Thanks for the comment! If we had to choose between the two cacti only in terms of the fruit, we would choose dragonfruit as it tastes a bit sweeter and is overall more enjoyable to our taste buds. Peruvian apple cactus can grow huge, like a tree, in the right climates. If you have space for both, try growing both and see how you like them!
Heyyya! Nice vid I was gifted a few cuttings recently and plan to do some transplanting. I was wondering is the plant itself or even the flower (not the fruit) edible? Like eating cucumber or salad or a smoothie, I’m new to cacti and don’t wanna end up in a hospital bed
Great question, and we're not sure. Definitely do some research before eating anything besides the fruit!
You picked the fruit too early if the stem stays on when you pick it,it's not ready the pitaya should come off fairly easy and you would've had the full taste!! Enjoyed the video tho :)
Thanks so much for sharing that great tip! :D
Can you eat the actual cacus cuttings, like nopales?
This cactus is behind a house in an alley. I'ma go ninja and get a cutting. Don't want to mess it up. I was going to wait 3 weeks to callous though...
3 days is enough to callous over? 👀
Hello, what type of rooting hormone did you use? How did you apply it to the cutting?
You can use any rooting hormone, or just seaweed extract since it also promotes rooting and encourages a healthy root system. If you use a dry powder, just dip the bottom of the cactus in water and sprinkle the rooting hormone on it, then plant. If you use seaweed extract, just water the new cutting in with diluted seaweed. Hope this helps!
@@GreeniesGarden what happens if you don’t
In my country another cultivar is dragon fruit
Hola me encanta ese cactus como se llama.😌
Thank you for the love!
Can you remove the spines?
We wouldn't recommend removing the spines from the cactus since those are its form of protection, but the fruits themselves are spineless. :)
Did the flower turn into the fruit? Should i take the flower off or leave it on the cactus once it dies?
If the flower dies without being pollinated, you can remove it or let it drop on its own. If they are pollinated correctly, you can expect a fruit to form!
How many years plants
Any does my cactus doesn't fruit?
I'm a sushi chef and looking for a edible cactus that I can make a sauce from or put inside a roll. Besides the fruit from the cactus, what are my options? I really want the actual cactus in it, maybe by pickling. Hope to hear back from you.
Aside from cactus fruit, you can definitely use the pads of the Opunita (prickly pear) cactus! It's commonly eaten as a vegetable in Latin America. :)
If you use rooting hormone, can you eat the fruit?
Great question, yes rooting hormone is perfectly fine, just don't eat it directly :) For an even more organic route, use seaweed extract to help with root development! :)
Also mine have never flowered or fruited. Nor stemmed off.
I wonder if is possible to graft dragon fruit to Peruvian apple cactus ????
They are such different plants that we wouldn't think so, but if you have both, why not give it a shot!
Where can I get a Peruvian apple to plant? Is this available in Asian countries, I hope I can find one here in the philippines.
Definitely check with your local nurseries or maybe online!
Yes, I'm from Philippines.. We have this in our country :)
I just bought three yesterday somewhere in Cavite!
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Bro I want to buy cutting of this cactus from you , do sell these ?
Svp le nom de se fruits
Nervous about cutting it, hence why it is 12-00 tall . Give full advice..... I will take it.
i have a peruvian cactus but they have never produced a fruit for me, any tips?
They want female male plants?
Plants are on their own time, so sometimes it just takes patience. If they aren't getting a lot of sunlight, that could cause them to produce less flowers. And of course, make sure there are plenty of pollinating insects like bees in your yard to pollinate any flowers that do bloom!
Guys I've had so many flowerings and I can get them pollinated. I try by hand and I fail
Do you get bees in your yard? They seem to do the trick for us. One trick we've heard of (but haven't tried yet) is to spray honey-water on the flowers; the sweetness attracts insects that will pollinate the flowers. Don't give up, sometimes nature works on her own schedule!
@@GreeniesGarden My cacti are 5 years old now, lots of flowers and bees but fruit is still very rare. Any other ideas?
Nice moustache 🤔
It has a slight taste of fruity pebbles serial
Ah, good comparison! Thanks for sharing :)
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How long from seed to fruit?
Great question! We have never grown one from seed so we don't have an accurate answer for you.
A spoon is a bit excessive IMO. You can peal it like a banana and eat it with your fingers.
Right ben askren😂
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We have alot of that fruits but we never try to eat 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Try one! They are refreshing :)
@@GreeniesGarden yes i go india ill make also videos about wild fruits iam sure u never seen them before
brandon can u sell me a cutting in in georgia i would appreciate it!!!let me know
Thanks so much for the interest but we're not shipping any cactus cuttings at this time.
If you are still interested in a cutting, we are ready to ship some out! Please feel free to send us an email if you would still like one!
How can I promote flower and fruit growing?
Ensure it has enough sunlight! You can try applying some natural fertilizers as well. Other than that, just be patient and let nature be on her own time!
Cutting from your cuttings please!!!!!
Sorry this is so late, please feel free to reach out if you would still like a cutting!