Prickly Pear
Prickly Pear is a new Uncommon multi-harvest island plant added in the Islands Update. Wild spawn on The Forgotten Isle, harvested with a Machete. Each node has 100 durability (double the Barrel Cactus node) and replenishes after 90 seconds. 3 minute grow, 4 minute fruit regrow, 0.09 kg base weight, 2 Shillings base value (6 at Lush).

Forgotten Isle resource node
Live client snapshot: 2026-07-23T16:29:57Z
Prickly Pear does not appear in mainland shop stock or seed pack drop tables in the current client. It is defined as an island resource node: hit the node with Machete, spend 1 damage per swing, then wait for the node to replenish.
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⏱️ Grow Time Scaling
Grow time scales with target fruit size. The time shown above is the base grow time for a 0.09 kg harvest. If you use sprinklers to grow a heavier fruit, the crop will take proportionally longer to reach full size — a fruit twice as heavy takes roughly twice as long to grow.
Weight & Value
A typical Prickly Pear weighs around 0.09 kg at harvest. Crop weight has a major impact on how much it sells for — the scaling is quadratic, meaning a specimen twice as heavy as average earns roughly four times more at the market.
Lighter harvests will be worth noticeably less than the base value, while an unusually heavy crop can multiply your earnings several times over. Always wait for the heaviest possible harvest before selling, and use our plants value calculator to see exactly what any given weight is worth.
Value by Stage
| Stage | Multiplier | Estimated Value | Time Online Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌱 Unripe | 1× | ~2 | Immediately |
| 🌿 Ripened | 2× | ~4 | 2.4× grow time |
| 🌳 Lush | 3× | ~6 | 7.2× grow time |
Prickly Pear Strategy
Prickly Pear pairs with Barrel Cactus as the Machete rotation. The higher 100 node durability means Prickly Pear nodes take more Machete swings to break — great for Pearl grinding since more swings on a single node still costs just one seed drop. Use both for Flora Book progress and Machete practice.
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* Requires Starfall 🌠 + Thunderstorm weather, and staying online for Lush



