Whortleberry
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- Subject: [CHAT] Whortleberry
- From: j* s* <j*@igc.org>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 15:43:13 -0400
My whortleberry cactus cutting [Myrtillocactus geometrizans] that bloomed a week ago, set that bloom. Today the fruit was ripe, and I ate it. Delicious. The fruit is about the size of a blueberry and, unlike some other cactus fruits, spineless. Quite juicy and tasty, with the same sub-acid undertones that blueberries have [which may explain the association, although the flavors are distinctly different].
This is the cactus that is used as the base plant for all those goofy grafted cactuses. Left alone, it might produce a delightful fruit crop in anyone's living room.
Island Jim Southwest Florida 27.0 N, 82.4 W Zone 10a Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
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