Vietnam Red

Vietnam Red is a red-skinned, red-fleshed dragon fruit selection of Vietnamese origin that has become one of the backbone commercial clones in Indian plantings, especially across Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Nurseries multiply and sell it widely because it crops reliably and gives the well-coloured red flesh the fresh market rewards. As with other red-fleshed types, its fruit set depends on cross-pollination — interplant a compatible cultivar or hand-pollinate the night flowers — so it is best treated as one cultivar in a mixed-clone block rather than planted solid on its own.

Plant typeRooted stem cutting (red-flesh cultivar)
MaturityBears from year 1–2; fruiting flushes June–November
Yield potentialHigh and reliable once established
Disease resistanceNo special resistance widely documented
SoilAll soils
SeasonAll seasons

• Spacing2 m × 2 m to 3 m × 3 m between poles, 3–4 cuttings per pole

Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.

• Maharashtra
• Telangana
• Andhra Pradesh
• Karnataka

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