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fruits, after all

Our apple cactus, also known as Peruvian apple (Cereus uruguayanus, syn.Cereus peruvianus of gardens) this summer has produced fruits for the first time, two of them, practically at the same time. These ovoid, slightly ribbed, fleshy, red fruits were surprise for us - the plant has been transplanted to Grabov Rat from a location in the city of Bol eight years ago and every year, from late spring to early fall, we enjoyed its beautiful funnel-shaped flowers [ROLLOVER], but no fruits although I’ve photo-documented several times honey bees working on the flowers in early morning; they close in about two hours after sunrise (see, for instance pg15T and pg1JP).

Interestingly enough, our apple cactus is rather old: before the transfer to Grabov Rat, it was on a terrace in the city in a large flower pot for over thirty years.

By the time we from the web search realized that the fruits are edible, they were self-opened and spoiled. Next year, maybe.

apple cactus

 

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