I'm looking for some flying dragon seedlings or would settle for seeds. I have 'Heritage' red raspberries; thornless blackberries; strawberries (unnamed June bearing); and some fruit scions. I'm only looking to trade for the flying dragon right now, so no other trades, please.

Hi Audrey, I want to trade, pls ck my list and see if you want anything. I have 'Flying Dragon', but may want some other stuff from you. Sharon

Actually the most trifoliate strains,including flying dragon, FD,can be made to grow in clay but they really grow slow. The main thing is acidity or alkalinity in the soil. Here is the best rule of thumb for the Gulf Coast (and inland to San Antonio in Texas]. Look around for wild conifers. If you see them trifoliate will grow well. If you dont see them, do some research. Trifoliate also grows south of Houston along ancient streams courses and newer, still flowing waterways like Oyster Creek where there is much better soil and yet no conifers. Ask your Ag Extension Agent or Soil Conservation office. Our county library system has a soil altas. What you want is a neutral to slightly acid soil AND subsoil. Also check the water, if you have hard water, its alkaline in this region. If you have alkaline clay including down 4 ft, use a raised bed and acidify. You will have a lot less trouble with sour orange in either case. I lost one citrus in this Jan freeze and it was on citrange. My sour orange trees were OK.

Yes, keeping in a fridge salad compartment (above freezing) is the recommended method of storing citrus seed. I've always found that unopened Poncirus trifoliata fruit can be left outside in a sheltered spot over winter. Freezing, at least to around 15F, doesn't seem to do any damage. The seeds remain viable until spring even though the the fruits go partly rotten. This makes sense when you consider that, in nature, they grow in frosty places but must still be able to reproduce themselves from seed. In Florida, of course hard frosts aren't likely, so I'm sure you could just leave a pile of the whole fruits outside and extract the seeds in spring.