Dragon fruit is a plan which belonging to the cactus family, it comes from the desert regions of Mexico and Columbia, which belongs to the dry tropical plan group. Dragon fruit has been brought to Vietnam by the French since the 19th century, mostly planted in the people house garden, until the 1980s, it was planted commercially. Most dragon fruits grown in Vietnam are Hylocereus undatus, with red or pink skin / white flesh and the rest are red flesh. Red-fleshed and red-skinned shells about for 95%, the remaining 5% are red-and-red-skinned ones.
In Tan An, while cycling with Vietnam By Bike, you will be able to visit a hunred dragon fruit fields, and if your holiday in the right season between April to October, your most exciting with local in harvest months are from May to August. Many dragon fruit fields are bred to increase productivity, quality and suitability of land and climate in each region. The Southern Fruit Institute is currently preserving 20 dragon fruit varieties from domestic sources and imported from abroad with 40 hybrid dragon fruit varieties, serving the research, gene conservation and breeding.
Currently, dragon fruit has been widely planted in provinces and cities nationwide. However, the largest concentrated areas are: Binh Thuan, Long An, Tien Giang (these three provinces have more than 37 thousand hectares) followed by Tay Ninh, Dong Nai, some Central Highlands provinces and Northern provinces.
In the North, new dragon fruits have been planted in some places such as Lang Son, Vinh Phuc, Hai Duong, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa and Hanoi.
