Dragonfruit Plant 'Delight'
Dragonfruit Plant 'Delight' - 3 Gallon is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Fruit Tree Pot Size Reference Guide
Fruit Tree Pot Size Reference Guide
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We sell grafted fruit trees in various sizes, ranging from young 3-gallon plants all the way up to 25-gallon and larger, mature trees.
As a general rule of thumb, here’s what you can expect from each size:
3 gallon: Will take an average of 2-3 years before harvesting your first crop. Trees are small and may be just a single stem, or just starting to develop their first branches. Typical height is between 2-4 feet.
7 gallon: Will take an average of 1–2 years to produce a crop. Branching structure has started to develop, and trunks are between ½ to 1 inch thick. Typical height is between 3-6 feet.
15 gallon: You can usually expect fruit within a year of planting, and some trees are already fruiting at this size. Branch and canopy structure has taken shape and the tree is starting to grow wider. Trunks are between 1 to 1-½ inches thick. Typical height is 5-8 feet.
25 gallon and larger: These are mature trees, and most are ready to produce fruit or have already produced. They have been pruned and shaped multiple times at this point. Trunks are about 2” thick or larger. Typical height is 6-10 ft.
PLEASE NOTE: These descriptions are generalized - Some species of fruit trees are very quick to produce, and others take longer. For example, mulberry trees can start fruiting at a very young age, even as small as a 3 gallon. Mango, avocado, or sapodilla trees will take longer. Each species grows at a different rate and will take varying lengths of time to establish, and even different cultivars can be more precocious (quick to produce) than others.
Order Pick Up Info
Order Pick Up Info
When you select the “Nursery Pickup” option at checkout, please allow up to 24-48 hours for your order to be prepared for pickup. Once your order is ready for pickup, we will email you to let you know that it is ready. Plant orders may be held at the nursery for up to 10 days. If orders are not picked up within this time frame, a 15% restocking fee will be charged. If you are unable to pick up your order, please contact us to request a quote for delivery.
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Responsibility of Care
Return Policy
Return Policy
Inventory Disclaimer
Inventory Disclaimer
Every day, we take great care to maintain our inventory and make real-time updates as plants come and go. Because our inventory is constantly changing, and because in-store and online purchases are being made simultaneously, it is possible for a short window to occur when an item is physically sold out, but listed as in-stock on this platform. This is rare, but in the case that it does happen, we will contact you right away and either refund the item or offer an alternative. Thank you for your understanding!
Additionally, we add new plants to the nursery on a weekly, sometimes daily basis. Check back often to see what’s in stock, and click the “Notify me when this item is available” button to get updates when your wish-list items are restocked!
Dragonfruit Plant 'Delight'
Description
Description
‘Delight’ is a vigorous, hardy, disease resistant Dragonfruit which is self-fertile. Fruit typically weighs 1 pound, and its flesh has a unique pink hue with a delightful flavor, which its name is derived from.
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Latin name - Hylocereus spp.
Dragonfruit, also called Pitaya, is the fruit of several cactus species indigenous to Central America. It is cultivated around the world for its sweet and very healthy fruit, which is full of the antioxidant lycopene. The Dragonfruit plant is a climbing/vining cactus, which grows quickly and attaches itself to nearby plants or structures with aerial roots. In Florida they are quite easy to grow, and many growers tend to accumulate a collection of diverse dragonfruit cultivars. The fruit has a bright pink or yellow skin, and a firm, juicy flesh inside ranging in color from white to pink to magenta.
Despite being a cactus, mature dragonfruit plants love water, and grow quite rapidly. They are best planted in full sun in well draining soil with adequate nutrition. They are very easy to grow in containers and in fact a large portion of commercial Dragonfruit growers use only containers, but Dragonfruit can also be grown in the ground with great success. Periodic fertilization and healthy soil can yield impressive results with relatively low effort.
Dragonfruit is grown by using a trellis, post, or tree as a climbing structure for the plant. When it grows to a mature size it will reach the top of its support and cascade downward and outward, in the shape of an umbrella. Large flower buds form along the branches of the Dragonfruit plant, blooming at night and through the following day. The flowers are brilliant and flashy, and are commonly pollinated by bats, moths, and bees, but most growers use hand pollination techniques to ensure fruit set.
One important distinction between Dragonfruit cultivars is whether or not they are self-pollinating (or self-fertile)– meaning, if they will successfully set fruit with their own pollen. Dragonfruit varieties that aren’t self-pollinating require pollen transferred from a different variety in order to set fruit. We grow two different varieties of Dragonfruit, both of which are self-pollinating types.
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Size: Depends on structure used. Typically grown on 6’ posts.
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Cold Hardy: 32 degrees
Harvest Season: Spring/Summer/Fall
Food Forest Layer - Vine
