Sicily · Pitaya
Torre Dammuso 1970
A project to grow pitaya, the dragon fruit, in Sicily.

The project
A pitaya orchard in western Sicily, in the province of Palermo. Rooted plants, a trellis growing system and fresh fruit harvested when ripe.
Project status
The project is in its start-up phase.
- Planting
- spring 2027
- First harvest
- summer 2028
For businesses and distributors
If you handle, process or distribute fruit and are interested in a newly cultivated Sicilian product, the project fact sheet is available as a PDF (in Italian).
Download the project sheet (PDF, in Italian)Contact
Mauro Muccio
info@torredammuso.ittorredammuso.it