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How to grow Peruvian apple cactus growing and care: Dry soil (not too much moist), better to have different cultivars for cross pollinators
What is the best way to start growing? Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction? Yes yield faster
Difficulties or problems when growing: Spines
Planting season: Spring / Summer / Autumn
Pests and diseases: Snails, slugs
Pruning season: Autumn
How to prune : When the plant stop to grow new branches, when the branches grow into each other and it’s hard to pick up the fruits
Size of the plant: 3-10 m, 10-30 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition: Slow growing
Water requirement: Small amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing: Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant? No
Growing is also possible in a planter, flowerpot or containers: Yes
Blooming information Bloom season? Spring / Summer
General information about the flower : White with some pink in the edges flower, the size of the flower 10+ cm
Pollination is done by: Bees when before the sunset, in the night moth
Edible fruits Fruit harvest season: Summer / Autumn
Fruits pests or diseases : Snails, slugs
What can be done with big quantities of Peruvian apple cactus fruit ? Eat raw, juice, jams
Work requirements on the fruit: Nothing special
How long does it take to bear fruit? 2-5 years
Scientific name: Cereus repandus
Categories of growing Planting Season: Autumn Planting , Spring Planting , Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Desert Climate , Mediterranean Climate , Subtropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Slow growing plants
Plant life-form: Cactus , Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Drought tolerant plants , Edible plants , Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Small amounts of water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10 , Hardiness zone 11 , Hardiness zone 12 , Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower , Ornamental fruit , Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers , Summer flowers
Flower colors: Pink flower , White flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest , Summer Harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Fruit
Culinary uses: Eaten raw , Fruit , Ice pop & Ice cream plants , Jams , Juice