How bout them Hogs? Eh, well, how about some first time tastes of Opuntia cultivars! O phaeacantha "Plum". Small because it grew and ripened on a cutting pad. Sweet with no tartness at all. Looking forward to mature plant pears. O phaeacantha "Kaibab Red". First and only pear from an in-ground plant at the community orchard, planted last year. Nice size, sweet with just a hint of tart, making it delicious and interesting. O dulcis (dulcis latin; sweet). All of these pears were green on cutting pads ordered earlier this year and rooted in Root Pouch grow bags on the porch and driveway. All but a couple made it to full ripe but smaller than I expect mature plant pears will be. Flavor is sweet, no tartness. O ?... There's a story with the next cultivar going back to the first post in this blog. I just today discovered it is not the same as the Opuntia lindheimeri var. subarmata as I suspecte...
Growing Opuntia (Prickly Pear) cactus in Arkansas.