Some of my northern Virginia citrus
Armstrong satsuma during an 'on' year. These taste pretty good already. Another few weeks of cold nights and sunny days will sweeten them up even more.
Key lime. Many of the ripe ones have fallen already. I will squeeze and freeze for key lime pie. This plant never fails to bear lots of fruit for me. Too tart to eat out of hand though !
Owari satsuma, maybe a week behind Armstrong in terms of ripeness. Larger fruit than Armstrong.
Xie Shan mandarin. Few fruit, but quite large and starting to turn color. It bloomed again mid-summer and has more smaller fruit on it. We’ll see how they progress.
Shiranui/Dekopon/Sumo. This one seems harder to grow well for me. Fruit often split in late summer. Maybe it needs a larger pot. Lots of small fruits abort over summer as well. Hoping these large fruit hang on. One of my favorites in terms of flavor.
Clementine-Yuzu hybrid from seed. Maybe 10 years old now? Fruit ripen in winter, although they seem to be ahead of schedule. When perfectly ripe, they are sweet with a lot of tang (which I like).
Murcott (grafted early last year from Trader Joes stem-and-leaf mandarins). First time fruiting for me.
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Silica
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2 years agoSilica, pot size appearance depends upon where you hold your camera
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2 years agoMy potted citrus trees and their fruit, pictures.
-----NZL on NZL roots----------------Valentine pomelo on Seville----------Poncirus Trifoliata on Seville.
The PT on Seville will be grafted with a Meiwa kumquat. NO FRUIT.
Seed grown FRUITLESS Fukushu kumquat in a 30 gallon container.
Fruitless Fukushu on C35 in 30 gallon container.
Fruitless 14 month old Fukushu on Flying dragon.
NZL on Seville with fruit---------------- Next to seedling lemon tree.
The fruitlets. Most will be aborted if not all. It is a small tree.
Steve
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2 years agoDave. Hi. It’s the Dekopan I just ordered. Where would you grow it all winter? Inns warm greenhouse or a cold porch ?
I just can’t seem to keep any of Harris trees alive. Ugh
Thanks in advance
Mike
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