giulio78 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hello I'm looking for Opuntia ficus/Prickly Pear cuttings to grow my own. Preferably in southern Thailand. I saw them growing once in north-west but i was on a bus and couldn't stop. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikoman Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) I live outside of Nakhon Sawan in Central Thailand, Have prickly pear growing in my yard, I do not know about the Opuntia Ficus, but it is prickly pear. As I was born and raised in the Sonoran Desert area of North American, The Castus is like having a little bit of Sonora in my home in Thailand! Cheers Edited January 14, 2014 by kikoman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soidog2 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I have a tiny one; I managed to grow it from Arizona seeds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giulio78 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 kikoman: did you get any edible fruit out of them? i was pretty close to you (nakhom pathom) and today i just came back to south. bad luck. if you are willing to share a cutting i will probably be around central again in 2/3 months thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fvw53 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 It is the subspecie Opuntia Ficus Indica which has great value to grow as an agricultural crop in dry regions of the world http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia_ficus-indica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giulio78 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 yeah that's the one... different names in different part of the world... in italy we call it indian fig, in nothern europe i think they call it cactus fruit, in US prickly pear etc etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia pics of the actual peeled fruit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prickly_pears.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikoman Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 kikoman: did you get any edible fruit out of them? i was pretty close to you (nakhom pathom) and today i just came back to south. bad luck. if you are willing to share a cutting i will probably be around central again in 2/3 months thanks! No, we have not had any Cactus pears (tuna's in Mexico) as of yet , I was also wondering if the young tender pads were eatable as the one I have eaten in Arizona and Sonora, I believe all species are eatable! You are welcome to drop by and get some cuttings of my cactus, to bad you could not come now as I have Two 3 pad cuttings I just cut off, as it was growing over the walk way. I could not give you more then 3 or 4 (2) pad cuttings until they grow a lot more. That is what I started with. Contact me, before you can make the trip. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giulio78 Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 kikoman:mmmh now i want them have you got a post office close by? do you think the cuttings will survive 4/5 days in a box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikoman Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 They should , the closes Post office is 12 kilometers away and they have already been off about 3 days already! Maybe worth a try? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giulio78 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 kikoman: sorry i was without internet for couple of days, now it's too late for sure. Thanks a lot anyway. I will contact you again when i am around central thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikoman Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 kikoman: sorry i was without internet for couple of days, now it's too late for sure. Thanks a lot anyway. I will contact you again when i am around central thailand They Started turning yellow, so I had to plant them! The offer is still open, when you come to central Thailand next time let me known and I will give you some cuttings. They will give cactus pears this year, see attached picture Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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