That’s a pretty nice looking fruit! It might be what @Orange120OD is looking for, and us folks farther north could probably make it work with a modicum of winter protection. Out of curiousity, what part of 7b are you in? Are we talking South Carolina or Philadelphia? Or somewhere out west?
@manfromyard I’m no expert but I bet wrapping them in newspaper and placing them snug into a small box would be fine. My father in law brought us a native variety that was just tossed into a five gallon bucket. All we did was place them on a prepared bed and they rooted 100% all on their own. If you think of it come spring and can aquire some I’ll gladly compensate you for them.
I’m glad a saw this pop up. I didn’t think I had fruit on my cactus because they never turned from a green color. I picked a couple and cut them open. Certainly not something worth collecting for food, but they were like a sweet/tart aloe with lots of rock hard seeds. These are from southern Michigan.