Categories David Prickly pears, unripe, ripening Post author By David Post date 24 October 2018 Prickly pears, edible (for those who don’t mind facing the spines) fruits of a group of cactus species of the same name, seen on plants at different stages of ripening. ← Autumn fungi: cluster of stalked puffballs, Himley Plantation → Young heron, Bylet, Bridgnorth