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Summary
A cactus. This is the only species in the Genus Escontria. The fruit is sweet, edible and very delicious with a gooseberry flavour. It is used in marmalade and ice cream and as a juice. It makes a good living fence.
Physical Characteristics
Escontria chiotilla is an evergreen Perennial growing to 7 m (23ft) by 4 m (13ft) at a medium rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Cereus chiotilla F.A.C. Weber. Myrtillocactus chiotilla (F.A.C. Weber) P.V. Heath
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Fruit
Edible Uses: Drink
Edible Portion: Fruit. The purple fleshy fruit are eaten fresh. They are also used in marmalade and ice cream. They are also used for juice. The fruit are also dried and said to have a gooseberry flavour. They are sold in Tehucan markets under the name geotilla and tuna [183].
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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None Known
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Other Uses
Fencing Fodder
Carbon Farming Solutions - Agroforestry Services: living fence (Agroforestry is a land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around or among crops or pastureland). Fodder: bank.
Special Uses
Carbon Farming Food Forest
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Cultivation details
Agroforestry Services: Living fence Fodder: Bank Management: Standard Regional Crop
Climate: tropical highlands. Humidity: arid to semi-arid. Full Sun to Partial Shade. Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping. Soil pH: 6.1 (mildly acidic) to 7.8 (mildly alkaline). Carbon Farming Solutions - Cultivation: regional crop. Management: standard (Describes the non-destructive management systems that are used in cultivation) [1-1].
Carbon Farming
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Agroforestry Services: Living fence
Simply managed rows of shrubs and trees.
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Fodder: Bank
Fodder banks are plantings of high-quality fodder species. Their goal is to maintain healthy productive animals. They can be utilized all year, but are designed to bridge the forage scarcity of annual dry seasons. Fodder bank plants are usually trees or shrubs, and often legumes. The relatively deep roots of these woody perennials allow them to reach soil nutrients and moisture not available to grasses and herbaceous plants.
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Management: Standard
Plants grow to their standard height. Harvest fruit, seeds, or other products. Non-Destructive management systems.
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Regional Crop
These crops have been domesticated and cultivated regionally but have not been adopted elsewhere and are typically not traded globally, Examples in this broad category include perennial cottons and many nuts and staple fruits.
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Plant Propagation
Seed - direct sow after last frost. Seed Collecting: Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds. Unblemished fruit must be significantly overripe before harvesting seed; clean and dry seeds. Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Chiotilla, Jiotilla, Quiotilla, Chiotilla Cactus, Geotilla fruit, Tuna fruit
Native Range
NORTHERN AMERICA: Mexico, Guerrero, Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca, Puebla,
Weed Potential
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None Known
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : Status: Least Concern
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
Expert comment
Author
(A.A.Weber ex K.Schum.) Rose
Botanical References
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