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AX Asunta Dragon Fruit STARTER

S. Stenopterus X S. Guatemalensis. Created by Edgar Valdivia a member of the California Rare Fruit Grower organization, this variety is a seedling of one of the early varieties of the Asunta series (A stand for Asunta and X stands for Unknown).
This variety is a fast grower and easy to train up a trellis. Just like the other Asuntas, the flower is Pink and is self-sterile, cross pollination is required and flowers might be needed to be opened manually. The fruit average weight of 1-1.5 Lbs. The exterior is Green with pink undertone and lime green fin with pink tip. The flesh has a magenta color and flavor is sweet melon with no acidity what so ever. Brix reported at 20-21

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  • Ax’s plant growth is similar to the early Asunta series hybrids in size, shape, color, and thorns. The plant material is three-sided with small spins and green color. The Ax variety is a vigorous grower with the young tender plant material that takes longer to harden and mature. Because of this, it is straightforward to train and trellis.
  • The flower bud is also impressive, resembling the Asunta series of hybrids. flower opens at dusk and closes at sunrise. When compared to other Slenecereus varieties, this is earlier. The stigma is very similar to a Connie Mayer stigma in size and shape; however, it’s much further from the anthers. Flowers of Ax are self-sterile, so we used H. undatus pollen to ensure fruit set.
  • Fruits weigh in at a pound or just over a pound. The fruit’s mature skin is green, making it difficult to determine when the fruit is ready to harvest. We recommend taking note when the flower opens and harvests the fruit 60 days after blooming. The purple flesh is firm with excellent flavor.
  • variety’s aggressive growth, beautiful flowers, and unique yet great-tasting fruit are worth collecting compared to the other Dragon Fruit varieties

Self-sterile

Purple Flesh 

Green skin. The green skin can make it hard to know when it's ready to harvest this dragon fruit. To make it easier take note of when the flower opens and harvests the dragon fruit 60 days after that 

Fruit size around 500g

Stunning flowers with purple/ pink flowers

 

Taste:

Taste like watermelon

Firm flesh 

Brix 19

AX Asunta Dragon Fruit STARTER

SKU: ax-asunta
$25.00Price
Quantity
Only 2 left in stock
AX Asunta Dragon Fruit
Flavor

Flavor described as tasting like watermelon, with a sweet and slightly tart profile.

S. Stenopterus X S. Guatemalensis. Created by Edgar Valdivia a member of the California Rare Fruit Grower organization, this variety is a seedling of one of the early varieties of the Asunta series . This variety is likely from an Asunta 1 or 2 and the Condor variety. The name Ax comes from Asunta Cross or A X for short.

AX Asunta Dragon Fruit
12 INCH +   UNROOTED    CUTTING
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CROSS

POLLINATION

S.STENOPTERUS

Cross Hybridization

S.GUATEMALENSIS

FRUIT PRODUCTION
PLANT GROWTH
FRUIT FLAVOR
COLD HARDY
Dragon Fruit Flower Days

DAYS

DAYS

28

Fruit Days

DAYS

DAYS

35

AVERAGE

BRIX

BRIX Sweetness

18

AVERAGE

WEIGHT

AVE FRUIT WEIGHT

0.9

Created By 

Edgar Valdivia

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