The dragon fruit is not the fruit of a cactus. It grows on the dragon fruit tree, but the dragon fruit tree also belongs to the cactus family of plants, also has thorns on the body, and the cactus is more similar to the cactus only. Its original name is Red Dragon Fruit, Green Dragon Fruit, and it is native to the Central American region. The origin of the cactus is in Brazil, Mexico and some other desert areas of Central America, is a tropical plant.

The dragon fruit is a perennial climbing succulent. The plant does not have a main root, the lateral roots are heavily distributed in the shallow surface soil layer, while there are many aerial roots, can be climbing growth. Dragon Fruit is named after its appearance, which resembles an angry red ball of fire. The flesh inside is like sweet cream, but covered with small black seeds. The texture is mild and the flavor is refreshing.

The dragon fruit is a tropical fruit and is best bought and eaten now. At a low temperature of 5℃-9℃, freshly picked dragon fruits can be kept for more than a month without being squeezed and bumped. At room temperature of 25℃-30℃, the shelf life can be more than 2 weeks. There is only one drawback to dragon fruit - it is not unpleasant or even can be called delicious, but it has no flavor to speak of and contains neither organic acids nor ester aroma factors.

Do cacti have fruit?

The cactus has fruit, but it's not very common, and the fruit is very small and similar in shape to a dragon fruit. When the fruit is cut open, the inside looks similar to a dragon fruit, with tiny seeds densely packed inside the flesh. Cactus fruit is also on the top of the small thorns, must be careful when eating, its fruit flavor is a little bitter, but the nutritional value is particularly high. Generally cactus fruit growing period is relatively long, three or four years to bear once, and each time the fruit is not much.