I hope so too! Also looking forward to my first Calamondin. I heard its kinda like a cross between lemon and a lime, and is great for cooking. 
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Not Many varieties. I got redundancies of each type, and I mostly picked ones that I knew I liked ahead of time. I really want an Amalfi lemon, but there’s export controls on those.
My goal for a while has been to build a green house for the wife (I’ve been promising her for 15+ years now), and sneak a smaller one in for myself in a different spot just for citrus. But we’ll see.
My intention is to plant everything except the lemons in raised beds, which should add a couple degrees insulation in the winter; Burlap wrap the trunks, and bag the canopy. Which I’m hoping will protect against the occasional 14 degree nights we get in winter. I should probably figure out how to string together some 100watt bulbs for them too. For now though, its been easier to shuffle them in and out of the garage. But I’m hitting year two with most of them now, and I don’t want to dwarf them by leaving them in bags, so I gotta get the raised beds built and put them in the ground this summer.
Washington Naval Orange x3 (mostly for juicing) Valencia Orange x4 (Eating/juicing) Owari Satsuma Mandarin x2 (mostly for eating) Shiranui Dekopon Mandarin x4 (Eating/juicing) Ruby Grapefruit x2 (Eating) Pink Eureka Lemon (Eating/juicing) Eureka Lemon (Eating/juicing) Lisbon Lemon (Eating/juicing) Meyer Lemon x2 (juicing/baking)
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@Ulflander Great varities. My daughter loves grapefruit, so I’m tempted to try one of those as well. It would likely come inside during the winter, as I imagine she would not eat one of the hardier “grapefruits.”
Do you recall where you sourced the Dekopon?
That sounds like a great idea, covering with lights. I may have try that this winter as well with some of these temperature sensitive varieties. We had an unusually warm winter here, which may be the new normal, but who knows for sure. I ended up not having to protect anything really.
Omgosh, you got 4 Shiranui’s? That is the latest variety I was looking into adding to my collection! My boss really likes them, says they’re super easy to peel and are super sweet, so he hinted I should grow that one too. 
Yeah, ditto here. I’ve been reading about them more recently. Everyone seems to love the taste.
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The deko’s were by far the hardest thing to source, but I really love them. Had a taste of some of the first ones grown in the US, and the flavor stuck with me.
Of all places I finally found that sold them (and I didn’t feel like I was also gonna have my identity or kidney stolen), was Etsy.
I sourced 3 trees from 3 different sellers, and all of them came horribly packed. The first two were SUPER tiny, and the third one was damaged. All 3 died. I decided to try one more seller, who actually is NOT a grower, but a reseller. They go to local citrus nurseries, find the best specimen, and ship that one to you. I have 4 excellent ones from them. The store has changed names since I got mine last year, but here’s the link:
Sumo
Originally went by MichieAbear, and now appears to be
DeMichiesKitchen.
Great service though. Good packing, good trees. Actually cheaper than other sellers.
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@Ulflander Great info! Thank you.
Ooh, thank you for this source!!! I order a lot off of Etsy as well, and I’ve had my share of less than stellar experiences, so it’s great to get a rec on a good shop!
More blooms coming…Enjoying how red some of these flowers are.
Flavor Grenade…good year for pluots. Will need lots of thinning.
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Some peaches/nectarines…
Pacific Pride and Morton, no discernable curl as of yet. Both are going into year 4. They were in pots for first two years and in ground after that. None of these have been covered. I recall doing one or two copper sprays in the fall and again in the spring.
Oregon Curl Free…not so curl free it seems. It typically recovers though without issue.
Spice-Z, planted January 2026. No curl.
Landt. A few odd looking leaves, but they appear to be different from the curl on the Oregon Free.
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Another example of tighter spacing. 3 in 1, triangle orientation, about 12+ inches between each one. All on myro.
A few other standalones.
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The copper spray works wonders! I only remembered to spray my Saturn donut peach once (a week ago, when I saw buds 
), normally it would be done in Fall and mid-winter too… but l forget. I had completely forgotten to spray my mini Pix Zee peach and nectarine, so they fully blossomed a month ago and all the foliage that just came out is all leaf curl ridden. 
@SoxPNW That’s a bummer. Hopefully, they can shed those and come back over the season. The Oregon Curl Free was sprayed twice, maybe 3 times, but that seems to have had little impact on preventing the inital wave of curl.
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Cherries I’m experimenting with in terms of pruning (KGBish for a couple of them) and shape. All a few years old, but have been moved multiple times, but perhaps staying put now. For two of them, I don’t really like that the branches all originate from the same central area, so maybe rectifying that this season.
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Lovely trees. There’s no S in Howard Miracle.
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Multiple trees in one hole is something I keep meaning to try, good to hear it’s working for you. That Brittany Gold producing 20-30 apricots is really encouraging, they can be so hit or miss depending on the spring. How do you handle pruning with them planted so close together?
@Joao The Brittany has performed well over the last two years, but the Tilton and Flavor Delight show a much better set this season. Regarding pruning, I try to maintain a distinct vertical plane/area for each plant and prevent branches from crossing or encroaching. So far, this has worked out well, though I can see how quickly things would get out of control if left unattended. Summer pruning has been vital for keeping the growth in check.
