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Quote from: FamilyJ on November 26, 2017, 07:53:46 AMCurrently have Haileys Comet, White Vietnamese, 3 Diferent type of Yellow Dragon fruit, Kathie Van Arum, waiting to order Frankies Red and maybe AsuntaFYI Epicacti Nursery posted on Facebook;"New Dragon Fruit varieties available in Spring April/ May and to be added to Mattslandscape.com catalog or can be ordered thru or picked up at walk in nursery Epicacti.com in spring 2018."1) Tricia 2) Paisley 3) Edgar 4) Townsend Pink 5) Asunta #26) Asunta #37) AX David Bowie -previously out of stock but been duplicating so should have plenty next year spring 20189) Armando 10) El Grullo -previously out of stock but been duplicating so should have plenty next year spring 201811) Houghton 12) Lisa -previously out of stock but been duplicating so should have plenty next year spring 201813) Hawaiian Gold ***Even More varieties to be introduced mid summer 2018***
Currently have Haileys Comet, White Vietnamese, 3 Diferent type of Yellow Dragon fruit, Kathie Van Arum, waiting to order Frankies Red and maybe Asunta
Richard or anyone, do you have any infor on these varieties? color, taste, texture, size of fruit? thanksPaisleyTownsend PinkAXHawaiian Gold
Quote from: SandyL on November 28, 2017, 01:08:20 AMQuote from: FamilyJ on November 26, 2017, 07:53:46 AMCurrently have Haileys Comet, White Vietnamese, 3 Diferent type of Yellow Dragon fruit, Kathie Van Arum, waiting to order Frankies Red and maybe AsuntaWhen you say 3 different types or yellow dragon fruit, do you mean ...One type from Ecuador like the giant yellow One from Colombia / Peruvian yellow And the regular yellow?Selenicereus Megalanthus Yellow Dragon Fruit Cactus Planthttps://kensnursery.com/product/dragon-fruit-selenicereus-megalanthus-yellow/Giant Hawaiian Gold Dragon Fruit Cactus Planthttps://kensnursery.com/product/dragon-fruit-giant-yellow-dragon/ 3452 Hylocereus sp. - Yellow Pitaya, Dragon Fruithttps://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?uid=hylocereusone XL peru yellow gold he called on ebay
Quote from: FamilyJ on November 26, 2017, 07:53:46 AMCurrently have Haileys Comet, White Vietnamese, 3 Diferent type of Yellow Dragon fruit, Kathie Van Arum, waiting to order Frankies Red and maybe AsuntaWhen you say 3 different types or yellow dragon fruit, do you mean ...One type from Ecuador like the giant yellow One from Colombia / Peruvian yellow And the regular yellow?
Quote from: FamilyJ on December 01, 2017, 09:00:52 AMQuote from: SandyL on November 28, 2017, 01:08:20 AMQuote from: FamilyJ on November 26, 2017, 07:53:46 AMCurrently have Haileys Comet, White Vietnamese, 3 Diferent type of Yellow Dragon fruit, Kathie Van Arum, waiting to order Frankies Red and maybe AsuntaWhen you say 3 different types or yellow dragon fruit, do you mean ...One type from Ecuador like the giant yellow One from Colombia / Peruvian yellow And the regular yellow?Selenicereus Megalanthus Yellow Dragon Fruit Cactus Planthttps://kensnursery.com/product/dragon-fruit-selenicereus-megalanthus-yellow/Giant Hawaiian Gold Dragon Fruit Cactus Planthttps://kensnursery.com/product/dragon-fruit-giant-yellow-dragon/ 3452 Hylocereus sp. - Yellow Pitaya, Dragon Fruithttps://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?uid=hylocereusone XL peru yellow gold he called on ebayWow, very interesting. I wonder if the last two have similar taste. Probably not as sweet as the S.M.
Most Dragonfruit cuttings will fruit within 2 years with good care. Some won’t but a lot will. I find it difficult to trust a site that doesn’t even take the time to put up their own pics of the varieties that they say they grow. Most pics from the top tropical site are from other websites as far as I can see, and you don’t have to look too closely to see that a couple of completely different varieties have identical fruit! The Sweet Red and the American Beauty are identical on the site! American Beauty looks nothing like this! I would assume Sweet Red doesn’t either. If you want good cuttings that will give the fruit that they are supposed to give, only buy from reputable sellers. Matt’s Landscape is brilliant.
I would like to buy new dragon fruit varieties cuttings from Mattslandscape.com, but it looks like they don't ship outside US. I tried to email them but did not get any reply so far. It's a shame as cuttings are easy to ship worldwide. Anyway, if someone from Mattslandscape read my message, please do not hesitate to contact me, thanks in advance. email address : lejardinauxmillefruits@gmail.comp;s : my delivery address is in France.
The quickest way I’ve found to root cuttings is take a fresh cutting and dip in rooting hormone, then place in shade for a week or two to let it callous over. Then plant 4 inches deep in we’ll draining mediums, then tie a stake to the cutting, after that I place a clear plastic bag over it and place in warm shade or greenhouse. They root real quick that way.
Quote from: marklee on December 12, 2017, 04:06:11 PMThe quickest way I’ve found to root cuttings is take a fresh cutting and dip in rooting hormone, then place in shade for a week or two to let it callous over. Then plant 4 inches deep in we’ll draining mediums, then tie a stake to the cutting, after that I place a clear plastic bag over it and place in warm shade or greenhouse. They root real quick that way.I had 100% success establishing 40 plants directly in the soil. I did not cut the branches into sections as some do. I made my cuttings cut at the natural growing 'breaks' between sections which are woody rather than fleshy. Still, I did leave them for weeks to harden and some began to root into air. These I planted directly out into the field into amended soil. One month after planting I sprayed with fish emulsion. Two weeks later they began sprouting and I thinned those to one leader only. They are beginning to climb the poles.So, in a good climate it is possible to plant directly in soil. Many of the successful commercial growers in Thailand, Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador can be seen in videos planting the way I did. Hopefully I am emulating their success.
Edgar just posted a video on his YouTube channel where he tries the yellow dragon that’s being imported into California. Near the end of the video he explains that you can grow the plant in Cali but the fruit won’t be big compared to the ones being grown in their natural climate like Peru, Columbia and Ecuador. He stated that it’s because it blooms in nov and dec and that when the fruit starts to form it’s toocold here in Cali. That’s one reason why the fruit doesn’t get large.
Correction, I just looked at the date , he posted it on nov 21 of this year Here’s the link to the video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wPiwQfK5cz0
Quote from: SandyL on December 15, 2017, 02:41:00 PMCorrection, I just looked at the date , he posted it on nov 21 of this year Here’s the link to the video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wPiwQfK5cz0Wow, seven months from flowering to ripe fruit!