Care to Guess What This Is???

[Win2Win]

http://www.marketmanila.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/1253.jpg I ran across these rather unusual looking "trees" or gnarly cactus like bushes on a recent trip to Tagaytay. I had NEVER seen them before, so of course I took these photos and asked someone what they were. My first guess that they were a form of aloe vera on steroids was incorrect. :) Think you know what they are? Then leave a comment BEFORE you read the other comments/answers. I am curious if I am in the minority and was just clueless... :)



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[Arthur Little]

:nono-1-1: Cacti are generally more thorny, and normally thrive in sandy "loam" found in desert conditions ... whereas the soil pictured here appears to be of a silty consistency!

[Englishman2010]

Not all cacti are thorny, the Christmas and Easter flowering varieties have fairly smooth leaves. My first thought was Aloe until I read the article. The leaves are thick pulpy mositure retaining, so it must a member of the cacti,aloe or succulent family. Trees and plants are not my specialist subject, so I'll leave it for someone who does know:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Tawi2]

Dragon fruit :)

[grahamw48]

:cwm24: Triffids....give them a wide berth.

[imagine]

perky looking plants, viagra plants ? maybe they feeding them with it :laugher:

[Terpe]

Dragon fruit :)

Tawi2 is spot on. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Hylocereus Undatus ............. A vining, terrestrial or epiphytic cactus.

aka Dragon Fruit, Strawberry Pear or Pitahaya

[KeithD]

I've tried growing them, but they take about a zillion years to give out fruit :crazy:

[Terpe]

I've tried growing them, but they take about a zillion years to give out fruit :crazy:

The plant only flowers at night and these have usually wilted by morning.
Needs some nocturnal creatures for active pollination.
Self-fertilization does not produce fruit

[Tawi2]

Tawi2 is spot on
Three years at Houghall agricultural college studying floriculture and horticulture when i was 17 wasnt a complete waste then :icon_lol:My mates thought I was mad during my free time in Borneo when I used to wander off looking for rafflesia :icon_lol: