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title: "Hi! My dragon fruit is really on its own journey and I can’t figure…"
description: "Hi! My dragon fruit is really on its own journey and I can’t figure out how to help him :( His trunk won’t grow but he LOVES his lil crazy arms… Should I just…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Anna"
published: "2026-07-18T15:47:10.235407Z"
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# Hi! My dragon fruit is really on its own journey and I can’t figure…

_Posted by Anna on 2026-07-18_

Hi! My dragon fruit is really on its own journey and I can’t figure out how to help him :( His trunk won’t grow but he LOVES his lil crazy arms… Should I just let him do his thing, prune him, unstake him, propagate him??? Any ideas would be great.

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## 7 comments

### I \<3 my plants commented on 2026-07-18

I wish I could help I only grow houseplants :(

### I \<3 my plants commented on 2026-07-18

I hope it’ll do good though!!

### TKBaha commented on 2026-07-19

It's been a while since I've grown them but while it's growing gently bend the leaves up your structure and use gardening tape (the green stretchy kind is best) to tie it up. Once it reaches the desired height, if you prune a bit it will start branching out

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#### TKBaha replied on 2026-07-19

A bit further along

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#### Anna replied on 2026-07-26

Thank you SO much! Imma try this.

### Waspinator commented on 2026-07-21

In the wild, dragonfruit grows as an epiphyte and climbs/hangs down from trees. So you can use a sturdy stake to train it into a tree as TKBaha showed, or treat it as you would a dendrobium anosmum and let it drape off a hanging mount. Or keep it small with pruning and propagating

#### Anna replied on 2026-07-26

You are awesome! Thanks for the help

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