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* Barrel Cactus Fruit * |
Although they look like tiny pineapples, the fruit from
the Arizona Barrel Cactus are only about a couple if inches tall, not
including the dead leaves on top.
Although the fruit can be eaten, it just doesn't taste
all that great. The rind has a slightly sour, almost lemon flavor, but a
little slimy. The insides are hollow with what looks like poppy seeds, but
again, they don't taste all that good either.
I have noticed some of the small rodents like to climb
up on the barrel cactus and pick the fruit and run away with them.
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