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The Peruvian Apple Cactus, Cereus repandus, is a large, erect, thorny columnar cactus found in South America as well as the nearby ABC Islands of the Dutch Caribbean. It is also known as Giant Club Cactus, Hedge Cactus.

With an often tree-like appearance, the Peruvian Apple Cactus' cylindrical gray-green to blue stems can reach 10 metres (33 ft) in height and 10–20 cm in diameter. The nocturnal flowers remain open for only one night. The fruits, known locally as "pitaya" or Peruvian Apple, are thornless and vary in skin colour from violet-red to yellow. The edible flesh is white and contains small, edible, crunchy seeds. The flesh sweetens as the fruit opens out fully.

Cereus repandus is an unresearched, under-utilized cactus, grown mostly as an ornamental plant. It has some local culinary importance. The Wayuu from the La Guajira Peninsula of Colombia and Venezuela also use the inner cane-like wood of the plant in wattle and daub construction.
These seeds are fresh and they do not remain viable for very long.
*******Plants will stand very high temperatures but are not too frost hardy. Should survive to the mid to upper 20's (F).
Winner will get 20 seeds.
I have germination on the ones I planted, they are just putting out tiny roots.
I tried germinating 2 ways, on wet cotton I sprinkled seed and put in a clear glass covered with plastic wrap under a grow light.
The other way I put on seed potting mix and covered with a fine layer of coarse sand covered the pot with plastic wrap and put under the grow light. I have germination both ways seems I can see more on the cotton but it may be because they are uncovered and clearly visible...Good Luck!