Oh sounds interesting. How is the taste?

I want to hear also...

Rangpur lime

zone 8b or warmer and pushing it at 8b.

Thomasville citrangequat is the perfect key lime substitute for zone 6b or warmer and 6b is really pushing it.

Thomasville Citrangequat Zone 6b SUCCESS

I looked at that thread last night Steve! Funny! When I spoke to Stan McKenzie the day I ordered the Prague citsuma, he said the only ones he had were not grafted - only seedlings. I wanted a grafted one so that I don't have to wait so long for fruit. Do you know of any other places that sell that variety? Vladimir, I wonder if you protected it....maybe it would survive?

I had one - it was highly productive and we used the limes for cocktails.

Serge, what else can the limes be used for? Are they ok for cooking?

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/dining/23limes.html

I may order one!

I never experimented past cocktails! I might get one myself (the old one stayed with an old house).

Oh Laura, I have lead you into temptation and you have sinned ----- yet again! :)

Yes!!! YOU can explain it to my husband when we are living in a jungle through the winter months ;-).

I wish I cold find a GKL in norcal . Many grafting attempts have failed.

Laura, I am glad we have understanding spouses who put up with our citrus addiction. Where did you order those three trees from?

I ordered them from Harris in Florida. They were very helpful...$20 each + $13 each for shipping.

Yes, Vladimir, I'm sure they know us by now quite well ;-)

Now I will definitely need to look into supplemental lighting for the trees further from the windows.

What is the difference between a Meyer lemon and a rangpur lime. lemon X mandarin. Rangpur is easier to grow. Why bother with a Meyer.

Rangpur I guess is 3/4 mandarin 1/4 citron

its a rough lemon (1/2 mandarin 1/2 citron) x mandarin.

So much more mandarin than Meyer.

I prefer the mandarin taste and looked into getting a rangpur to use for typical lemon uses. Fish, drinks, what have you. But I can't own one of everything and as unique and special rangpur is its just another sour citrus and you can only use so many.

if someone does buy one and wants to trade scion let me know. I would like to turn my dekopon into a multi variety plant and would like a rangpur branch.

i have at least 15 kinds of citrus

Laura, you better start building a greenhouse now. Lol! The cold weather will be here again before we know it and you will really be needing a greenhouse for all your trees. Get a big one. They fill up fast. I wish mine were twice the size. ; >) I can't resist more trees either.

Cory

Oh, Laura, the three that you bought look very tempting.

LOL Vladimir! I can smell the temptation from here ;-) I had a long discussion with the woman I spoke to who was very knowledgeable. She told me the rootstocks, but I don't remember and did not recognize the names. She said that the baboon lemon would probably be the most different from what I have and would produce almost like a Meyer. The other two are prolific producers. She said the baboon lemon is bigger than a meyer, but not quite as big as the nine pound lemon. The flavor is also a bit different. I should have them on Wednesday and I will post pics!

Cory, if I can convince my in-laws to buy the property behind us, I will get a greenhouse. Otherwise, I have a nice bright sunroom and kitchen that will turn jungle-like during winter ;-)

Pip, I have no point of reference with the rangpur, but I do like my Meyer lemons quite a bit...

You're really on fire over there aren't you??? Awesome they look like great new additions. I'm fascinated by the baboon, never heard of it, I have a passion for heirlooms.

My last 2 I ordered for the season have arrived at the bus station for pickup. Buddhas hand and centennial variegated kumquat. The rangpur sounds fun too.

Hobby, can you post pics?? I almost ordered another kumquat, but restrained...a little!

Will do haven't picked them up yet, will get them tomorrow. I also got a meiwa kumquat a couple of weeks ago and I already have a Nagami. As soon as I get everyone potted up and organized I will post pics. I just found a great protected spot to keep all my tall gangly ones that were getting blasted by the wind- so relieved!

" I almost ordered another kumquat, but restrained'

The early bird that hesitates often gets wormed.

Should have bought it.

I threw mine away

why not graft to it. I will be harvesting and shipping your twigs tomorrow.

Ok. I moved. 2659 Melcombe apt 108, the rest is the same.

i don't like four winds rootstock that much and with all the ones I got from you I'd rather graft to those. I actually intend on grafting everything to the 897 eventually. Besides my pomelo.

Lol Steve, I'm glad you are supportive of my citrus addiction! I have a Nagami kumquat, but I've heard the meiwa kumquat is better tasting. I had three empty pots, so I stopped there...seriously, I need to figure out how to fit them in and get them enough supplemental light in my sunroom. I'll start a post about that to hear recommendations.

Tastes decent. But for me it was only ok. Space better used on something much better. A real citrus. But to each their own.

Pip, I have a few kumquat recipes that I want to try. I'm not sure I'll like them raw, but my kids may...they eat anything ;-). My kumquat seems a slow grower and is only now starting to sprout, unlike my others that are exploding. Not sure what that's about...

Kumquat grow at about 1/4 to 1/3 the rate of other citrus varieties. Your tree sounds normal.

Thanks Steve. Glad to hear there's not something wrong...

Laura, I have noticed that my kumquats seem to need a long period of very hot sunny weather before they start to grow each year and only seem to start setting fruit in the summer months. They seem to catch up with my other trees producing a lot of fruit though and seem to ripen faster than my other citrus varities. Mine are very pretty shaped trees and do seem to grow more slowly than my other varities too.

Cory

Thanks Cory! Mine is definitely sprouting now, and even has a few buds. But compared to my other trees, it is slow. I'm happy to hear they catch up though!

To the person having a hard time grafting gkl, gkl is a tetrapoloid meaning it has 4 sets of chromosomes instead of the normal 2. If it's possible to get rootstock or seeds that are tetrapoloid do so. If not then try grafting to a regular key lime.

mine is on us 802 rootstock but I don't think it's easy to get in Cali. Check ccpp to see if it's available.