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CCR starts with ... Hi, I have never had fruit on my Vietnamese white dragonfruit, Hylocereus undatus. I thought it was lack of pollination but have been told they self pollinate. I have tried hand pollination in the past, tons of pollen still no fruit. I live in Cairns, it's a huge plant with many flowers. I don't fertilise it, thought it looked healthy. Any ideas out there of what to do please? | About the Author CCR MOUNT SHERIDAN,4868,QLD 26th January 2022 8:45pm #UserID: 29144 Posts: 4 View All CCR's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Avo L134 says... Hi CCR, I could be completely wrong, but I believe there is a "male" and "female" Dragon fruit plant. Back 10 or so years back, my mum had such a plant that would have heaps flower over 4-6 yrs but it never set into fruit. She got rid of it and planted another Dragon plant in the same location and it produced fruit after the second summer and continue to produce fruit ever since. | About the Author Avo L134 WEST WOLLONGONG,2500,NSW 27th January 2022 1:32pm #UserID: 24550 Posts: 56 View All Avo L134's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Edward3 says... Take a close look at the flower and see if it has the central stigma as in my photo. Note the stamen are surrounding it and are closer to the white petals. So if your flowers have the stigma, they should produce fruit. I have read that some varieties of dragon fruit plants do require cross-pollination. The Vietnamese one - Pearl Dragon Fruit - should not need it, so maybe you have a different variety in your garden?
| About the Author Edward3 CARLINGFORD,2118,NSW 29th January 2022 3:45pm #UserID: 1655 Posts: 172 View All Edward3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author David01 CRAIGIEBURN,3064,VIC 29th January 2022 6:23pm #UserID: 16671 Posts: 467 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author CCR MOUNT SHERIDAN,4868,QLD 30th January 2022 1:07pm #UserID: 29144 Posts: 4 View All CCR's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author David01 CRAIGIEBURN,3064,VIC 31st January 2022 2:21pm #UserID: 16671 Posts: 467 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author CCR MOUNT SHERIDAN,4868,QLD 2nd February 2022 8:41pm #UserID: 29144 Posts: 4 View All CCR's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author CCR MOUNT SHERIDAN,4868,QLD 3rd February 2022 2:03pm #UserID: 29144 Posts: 4 View All CCR's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David01 says... Ok. Dragon fruit needs a lot of sun light (full sun) + water and fertilizer (NPK:10:5:10) to bear fruits. Usually fruits on 2nd and 3rd year branches. 1. Your plant grow under the shade of other trees. Dragon fruit needs full sun not partial sun or shade, 2. Look like their roots share the same soil with other tree roots. Not enough water and nutrient to bear fruits. 3. You need to built a separate trellis to grow on its own and under full sun if you want a lot of fruits. My dragon fruit (2 plants) around 25 years old and have around 200kg of fruits per year. Cheers | About the Author David01 CRAIGIEBURN,3064,VIC 3rd February 2022 3:06pm #UserID: 16671 Posts: 467 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees |
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