The dragon fruit was originally distributed in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama and the Cuban region, and then it was introduced to Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and Thailand, but also to Taiwan Province of China, and then, the southern coast of China began to cultivate.

Where does dragon fruit grow

The dragon fruit does not grow on the ground, but grows on the tree, but it is not like the apple tree has a lot of branches, it only has a trunk, and there is no fork, the tree will grow a lot of metamorphic stems, the fruit grows out of here, usually at the end of the stem will bear a fruit to.

Growing place of dragon fruit

The dragon fruit is a tropical, subtropical fruit, growing in a warm, humid and light-rich environment, suitable for the growth of the temperature between 25 and 35 degrees, like humus-rich and neutral or weakly acidic soil environment to grow, usually in the southern region is more common, originating in Hainan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan region.

From the growth habit of dragon fruit is suitable for the southern region of China, so in Hainan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan provinces and regions distribution, growth, pay attention to the maintenance of dragon fruit, spring and summer need to be more watering, so that the root system for the vigorous growth, but when encountered in continuous rainfall, the need for timely flooding.

The dragon fruit looks

The dragon fruit is oblong, the color of the skin is red, there is a triangle of foliage, the pulp inside is white, while there are a lot of black seeds, the length of the fruit in the 7-12 centimeters, the diameter of 5-10 centimeters, the seeds are very small, the length of the more than 2 millimeters, the width of only 1 millimeter or so.