Vietnamese White and Ecuador Palora Dragon Fruit Sugar Taste Test

The varieties that I’m testing in this video are “Vietnamese White Giant” and “Ecuador Palora”. I’ll be reviewing and testing the Dragon Fruits taste and sugar sweetness with my Atago digital Brix Refractometer. Check out this video to hear the review on these 2 varieties of Dragon Fruit!
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[@dodgeecleo2969]

Hey richard I've been watching your videos and learning a lot from it. Your videos are ate sa helpful. I really like all the varieties of dragon fruits you have

[@bryanblackburn5516]

What a wonderful video, it's so amazing to watch someone in such exstacy eating the fruits of their labor. You're description of the taste was excellent, makes me want to eat them more often. Love your enthusiasm 😁😁😁🦘🦘🦘

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you very much Bryan! As you can probably already tell, I really enjoy and love eating Dragon Fruits. No matter what variety it is, I've learned to appreciate each variety for their unique taste. I can't wait for my other varieties to finish ripe so that I can do other taste test so everyone can see which varieties will suit them best. 😁

[@spearageddon3279]

Just planted my first dragonfruits ever (today) and so excited! ... Vietnam White, Palora, Tricia and American Beauty. 😊

[@maihuongthai4864]

I'm from Vietnam, my parent have a big dragon fruit garden. Your video so amazing.thank you so much

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you Mai! I'm also Vietnamese but born in America. :)

[@elenilagan816]

Hi Richard. You have me smiling again as I watch you eat and enjoy. The Ecuadorian Palora looks yummy. Have you tried making ice cream/gelato with your fruits? BTW ..... I just read from one of your comments that you’re a neighbor. GREAT VIDEOS! Keep up the good work. I’m learning lots

[@frikandelspeciaal1431]

I can not wait untill my baby plants are adult tasty video 👍 greetz from 🇳🇱

[@cryptoipc6560]

I had dragon fruit in Hong Kong 15 years ago, and have always wanted to sample more of this amazing species.

[@fouadbenrezzak8398]

wow vietnamese white has huge fruits gonna get this type soon

[@november9err]

... salivating !

[@Purong265]

I really admire your passion with your dfs. I usually wait for my H. undatus fruit to crack open before I pick it and reach its max sweetness. It takes a full 11 days more to fully ripen than my H. costaricensis variety. Right now, I have 2-month old palora yellow seedlings and will be trying your grafting method soon. Cheers.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you Purong265 for your kind words. I’ve noticed that waiting 7-11 days after the dragon fruit has turn red will give it that sweetness that will taste perfect on these Vietnam white. If you graft your seedlings they will grow so so fast. Just make sure you use a well rooted rootstock. It will increase growth speed by 10x!

[@AYOGAgriVenture]

wow i think this is accurate.. thanks for sharing

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You're welcome

[@kimly1546]

Your Vietnam White is so round and pretty, Richard.

[@tjnguyen746]

Wonderful!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you Thanh!

[@jett0713]

Show de bola parabéns amigo 🙏👍🤠

[@Rainbowloveyh]

Omg those are huge 😱

[@CharlesGinzel]

that vietnamese white is gorgeous!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you, they also tasted very good for this variety I was so surprised!

[@rainforestneng]

Love to have some cutting for that Vietnamese white and Palora 😁

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

You can email me for details on the vietnamese white. [e-mail]

[@joelvelasquez5889]

Me too

[@ChauNguyen-wi5pe]

Those are some juicy dragons fruits. good jobs

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you Chau, they were definitely sweet and juicy. I enjoyed them so much as you can see!

[@ChauNguyen-wi5pe]

@@GraftingDragonFruit i also growing a dragon fruit plant from a cutting but the method of growing it not like your i just pin it down against a fence with very shallow soil and it grows but not sure if it will ever fruits.

[@evelindapastor4470]

I'm jealous of your dragon fruit plants.hw i wish may dragon plant will bear more fruits.i'm indulge

[@maggiewang8861]

Good video! Can you also do a taste testing of Ecuador Palora vs Columbia yellow vs yellow thornless dragon fruit?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you, sure will!

[@pitayasarmanny694]

Exelente vidêo amigo!A pitaya palora de longe é a mais saborosa de todas sem sombras de dúvidas. Porém essa outra variedade de polpa branca que eu não conheço,tem um teor de brix exelente por se tratar de uma pitaya de polpa branca!👏👏👏👏👍😉

[@estevaosilva4701]

É memu né kkkk

[@warrenjason5985]

Awesome

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thanks Warren

[@hmuynh]

I'm so proud :))))

[@TenHo-zt9pk]

Of what?

[@leephan8364]

Very informative video. Please do a video for Red varieties as well. Thank you.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thanks Lee Phan, when my red laverne is ripe. I will do a test on them as well :)

[@amitaisiegel9915]

I have watched your videos all the way through and I am so inspired. I am a colon cancer surviver and have health issues that the Dragon Fruits can help with. I have cleared space in my garden and I am building several trellis/pots. You are the BEST! I really appreciate your knowledge and ability to clearly and concisely communicate the information. I live in Arizona and I have been unable to find anyone to sell me cuttings. Looking to buy Viet. White, Palorma, LaVerne, and Sugar Daddy cuttings. Can you help/refer me to a seller. With Gratitude and Blessings for you and your family! Tai.

[@dragonfruit7890]

😇😇I like planting

[@pawanpatidar9756]

I like your Videos from *India*

[@gurungsanjay]

Very informative video. I'm very impressed with the sweetness level (19.3) of your Vietnamese White Giant. I would be very grateful if I could buy a cutting of it. My dad is a Dragon fruit farmer in Nepal and he wants to take this variety with him. We live close to souther California plz let us know how we can get hold of it.

[@martinmclean5985]

Vietnamese Dragon Fruit needs to be picked early to ensure an acceptable product when shipped. Appearance is more important than taste at market. Tye at Spicy Exotics says extra ten days will boost brix for fruit. There is a lesson to be learned there for commercial growers.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Martin, that's correct. When you are a commercial grower, fruits are tend to picked unripe and when dragon fruits are picked early off the vine. They don't continue to ripe. It stops and you get this bland fruit that you buy in the markets. Each variety of dragon fruits ripe at different rates for Vietnam white specifically, it takes 41 days to fully ripe with highest brix content.

[@allanaugusto7405]

Wow! beautiful pitayas, friend! Do you sell seedlings? :)

[@Seaheart88]

Hi Richard, please help me with this. You have said you wait "forty days, forty-one days," to pick the fruit, etc. in many of your videos, but you never give a base. From what? The day the flower opened? Thank you! I love your videos and find them entertaining and full of good information.

[@baybovlogs2037]

Nice

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you, Tran!

[@phiasamonte1397]

Wow😀👍

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you

[@yyerr89]

I'm Interested in some Vietnam white giant cuttings and Ecuador. I'm pretty new to growing them but your videos helps alot. Lmk

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi yer XRS, you can email me for the details. [e-mail] Vietnam white are the easiest to grow for beginnings. They are produce lots of fruits and self-Pollinate themselves. Thanks for watching my videos!

[@darknight2133]

Hail from Brazil..

[@boboc9718]

Wow 🤤🤤🤤

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you! :)

[@chloe7seven22]

That's awesome. How does that score compare to eg... a ripe mango or a ripe banana etc?

[@rafaellucena2265]

Hola. Gracias por tus videos. Envias esquejes??

[@JENELYNACOSTA-ci8kw]

I inspired and watching a lot of your videos about dragon fruits farming with different varieties.. How can i avail equadorian palora and vietnam white as a good start...Godbless...more inspiring video..

[@elissaespinueva8264]

🤩🤤

[@mariasouza4774]

👏👏👏👏😍😍😍

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

😁😁

[@Superwalter2222]

How long do they normally last after being cut from the vine?

[@367aviator]

Have you tried crossing pollinating these two to create a new variety?

[@vuonrauxanh.]

🤤🤤🤤🤩🤩🤩

[@crystalkinson4915]

Excellent video. My question is what is the one that is normally sold in the grocery stores?…Is it the Vietnamese white?

[@SalviMithrin]

Amazing test. Very surprised with Vietnam White results. The balance of tart plus sweetness mades this DF a top fruit. 41 days from pollination to harvesting? On the other hand I don't like Palora at all because it is like drinking sugar water.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you Salvi, I was very shocked and amazed of how this Vietnam white turned out. It was my first time experiencing it this sweet and it change my whole perspective on how I use to look at this variety. If you grow it right they can taste soo good! 41 days from pollination to harvest :)

[@lemontea128]

I’ve had a really sweet white flesh too. My relative in Hawaii grew them and I was hesitant to eat it due to bad experience from store bought white flesh ones. But boy , I was surprised when I bit into it. Wish I asked her what she fertilized her plants with.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

I've had similar bad experiences like you but with myself growing the Vietnam whites. I was a beginner when I started with this variety and didn't know what I was really doing. I was watering too much and didn't fertilize them with anything. 4 years later, I've found that chicken manure really gives that sweetness boost to the fruits when you fertilize them with it. This made me a believe in chicken manure!

[@lemontea128]

Grafting Dragon Fruit thanks! I usually just add some compost and fish emulsion. After seeing your results, I’m definitely adding chicken manure!

[@alohadl28]

@@GraftingDragonFruit Chicken manure = sweetness

[@CuongNguyen-ny4nl]

HI Richard, I got white DF like what you have and I picked after bloom 42th day but my are not sweetness and a little bit sour. Please help for any suggesttion??? or fertilizer??/ Thank you very much

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Cuong, if your dragon fruit is not sweet after 41-42 day of harvest since flower bloom. Then I recommend adding compost chicken fertilizer to your soil. When you see buds pop out from your branches. That's when I would put 2 inches of chicken fertilizer to the top base of my soil. Mix it in well with your existing soil and a few weeks later they will be feeding off the chicken manure. Dragon fruits love chicken manure and thrive very well with it. In return all that nutrients they get from the fertilizer will turn your fruits to more sweeter dragon fruits.

[@CuongNguyen-ny4nl]

@@GraftingDragonFruit Thank you very much.

[@skhanchannel7876]

i like your Videos From Pakistan ❤

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Than you for watching my videos Shayan Rayaan!

[@goldenmonkeyja2400]

I get a dragon fruit from the wild and a cutting from a friend but don't know the name of them so how can i tell the names of them?

[@rogerresendiz2416]

Wich dragon fruits are the sweetest... You Mention the Ecuador is very sweet... Can you name them from the most sweetest to the least at least the first 5... I will appreciated... I would love to stary growing them also... You make look so simple and fun... Thanks

[@rogerresendiz2416]

Most sweet yellow Ecuador Palora''cosmic charley'''lake atitlan''sugar dragon'-a x -'Asunta 3'' Colombian yellow''dark star etc

[@hienhuynh4822]

OMG !!!!!! My saliva dropped ,dropped...!!!!!!!!

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Hien, that was honestly the best tasting Vietnam White DF I ever tasted. It was so sweet this season! Gotta thank the chicken manure for the sweetness! Yum yum!

[@franciscoatengco7687]

How about ecuador dragon fruit seed of the 2rd request, Richard.

[@nyuuparadise1183]

ecuador palora is hybrid from selenicereus megalanthus smaller fruit but supposed to be the sweetest

[@phitran717]

How long will or should you keep a dragon fruit my plants have a old woody look

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

They can last up to 20 years. The woody look means it is very very mature and old.

[@mayfontanez3001]

Hi Richard, can you please explain how did you come up with 41 days. When do you start counting. My dragon fruit’s flower just bloom tonight so I’m excited for it to be harvested.

[@TheDUC848]

In his previous video he mention 41 day after it Blooms.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

It was the study from the University of Agriculture. They have tested to find out how many days will make the fruit peak its best sugar content. You start counting the day the flower has bloomed. Congrats on your flowers blooming! Hand pollinate them!

[@trisherwood7693]

I live in new Zealand, it's hard to get Vietnamese white dragon fruit seeds, do you know where I can get them? I watch all your video, and love them so much, and want to try grow them.

[@cooperschwartz318]

Online, but I would recommend you buy cuttings of the variety you want because seeds take 3-5 years to bear fruit, and cuttings take 6-8 months

[@Chainyanker007]

Was it the Viet white that is a universal pollinator?

[@irvinlafoucade412]

Hey good day did you cross pollinate Vietnamese white

[@lilyli2460]

I never liked the white meat dragon fruit. I like the yellow one. After watching your VID, I'd like to buy your white meat dragon fruit cuttings. I'll grow it in Florida.

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Lily, of course you can send me an email to get further details on the Vietnam white cutting. [e-mail] Thanks for watching my video!

[@vpatil5940]

Ciam red or c veraity it is veraity of any dragon fruit plz clear my question coz in India some nursery person introduced dis kind of veraity

[@alohadl28]

Beautiful Vietnam White DFs! Are they all round?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thanks Danny, yes they all grow round and circular like that. Looks like dragon ballz. Lol

[@janj5786]

Does anyone know if anyone ships the named varieties or cuttings to Canada?

[@pawanpatidar9756]

I'm curious for Dragon Fruit Farming at My Farm (India)

[@PeteaahOhasian]

How do you get it round or is it to the variety. Some of mine are round some are not lol

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Peter, they are round due to the variety and from the constant fertilizer that I give them during fruiting. Chicken manure can help you achieve the look because they will fill them up with sugar also making them very sweet!

[@PeteaahOhasian]

@@GraftingDragonFruit Hi thanks for the reply. Mine this year are on the smaller side so i will do trimming and more fertilizer next year! Goals now are to start growing american beauties!

[@VEEZER1]

41 days after it gets to size right? Not 41 days after u see fruit?

[@Minhaspitayas]

Como adquirir as mudas??

[@juniorsousa9942]

the palora is the queen of pitayas kkk

[@lucbest5868]

41 days from bud forming?

[@jorgegti80]

Do you sell pieces of the plant ?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Jorge, yes I do. Are you looking for the Vietnam White cuttings? You can email me your inquire and i'll get back to you with details. [e-mail]

[@globegarden6425]

How is wait Dragon fruit.

[@Rjk9700]

Are those Ecuador yellow seeds for sale;)

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi rj kellerman, I'm sorry they aren't for sale because I ate them with the fruit. Next time ill save a few seeds. :)

[@tehresaenriquez6207]

do u sell ur dragon fruit fruits..

[@Shiva_456]

Hey do u sell cuttings can u ship to trinidad 🇹🇹

[@justinhan286]

You said 41 days left on stem, what is Day 1?

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Justin, Day 1 will be counted on the day the flower BLOOMS. Once you pollinate the flower, that's the beginning of Day 1.

[@justinhan286]

@@GraftingDragonFruit Thanks!

[@alohadl28]

@@GraftingDragonFruit After 41 days, do you eat them right away or keep for few more days?

[@Inspirationhills]

could not believe the brix on the Vietnamese...

[@gonzalobeleche8973]

The real name of this fruit is Pitahaya,from American continent,

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi Gonzalo, yes its native name is Pitahaya. But everyone knows it as Dragon Fruits because that's what they list it as in stores when you buy them. :)

[@tn98198]

can you please, give me your recipes of tea compost for dragon fruit trees.thanks

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Hi T., here's the video with the full recipe for the organic compost tea. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZKtnWyVpJd0pas

[@tareqalwattar488]

Give me some

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

They were so good, I ate them all at the end of the video. :)

[@bipinshah2510]

Can you send me cuttings of Ecuador Palora please ? I am from India....

[@marvinmackey4335]

Can you send me cuttings of your vietnam white dragonfruit

[@GardenFreshBD]

You need to remove the seeds completely to get accurate reading

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

Thank you, I always try my best to get only juices sometimes I get some stranglers that make it in the test. 😅

[@GardenFreshBD]

@@GraftingDragonFruit I have a few more questions

[@mmgreengardening7726]

Gragon plant send to India

[@nadim8228]

Thanks for nice video I need some cutting for my roof garden …😭

[@goldenmonkeyja2400]

Hey how can I get some cutting from you ill appreciate them please

[@faustinicelestinoluciano3517]

Peruvian CHURUJA is more sweet than PALORA, mister Roger Resendiz

[@abbesdimiri8839]

Really, really, really it's not kind of you. We have the water in mouth

[@GraftingDragonFruit]

If you all were here, I would share a slice with everyone! Sorry to tease you like that. :)