The fruit is said to be delicious. Wikipedia in Spanish said that it grows in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Puebla. In the common name...Read More 'chichituna', 'tuna' refers to cactus fruit. In addition to eating out-of-hand, it is used in drinks, jams, and syrups for snow cones (spanish speakers call them raspados instead of snow cones). These fruits are not too big, smaller than a golf ball. Another species, Polaskia chende is also used for its fruits.
I have a small one in a pot in northern ny
The fruit is said to be delicious. Wikipedia in Spanish said that it grows in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Puebla. In the common name...Read More
Columnar cactus with lots of branches from warmer areas of central Mexico. Night blooming species. Not really sure about cold hardiness.