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Opuntia ficus-indica

Variety 'Santa Ynez'

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Opuntia-ficus-indica Santa Ynez.

 

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Opuntia ficus-indica photo

This is a view of the variety we feel to be superior for fruit production.
The fruit of this variety is a delightful orange/red color,
and the tiny spines (glochids) are not nearly as troublesome as on most other varieties.
This plant can grow to a large size,
but has a tendency to topple in high winds if allowed to grow too tall.


Opuntia ficus-indica photo

This is a close-up photo of the edge of a Santa Ynez leaf.
This is one of our best cactus plants for fruit.
The leaves are very nearly free of glochids for most of their life.
They come out in Spring and summer with very few glochids, then they harden some in fall.
This particular leaf comes from a section of our hillside orchard that gets very little watering, so the plant is a bit desiccated.
This shows the extreme conditions these plants can take.


Opuntia ficus-indica photo

Here we have the attractively colored Santa Ynez fruit. 
This fruit is so very nearly free of hard glochids that I handle the fruit bare handed.
The glochids are few on the fruit, but they are there.
But when the fruit is ripe the glochids seem to soften, and many fall off.
We recommend always wearing thick dish washing gloves to handle these
 
 Opuntia ficus-indica photo

We sell the unrooted cuttings of this most desirable of fruiting cactus for $15.00 each.
The shipping weight is set at three pounds
Most of these leaves will be over one foot long

Unrooted Opuntia 'Santa Ynez' cutting
Qty: Price: $15.00

 

 



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