I know its reputation for a mouth puckered expression after eating. Unfortunately my kids Father’s Day gift was this tree several years ago. I now insist on gift cards to pick the trees myself.
As much as I want to send it thru my 15hp chipper, my kids would take it personal as a dig on them. To elaborate, their favorite thing to do on play dates from school is take a friend out in the yard and pick them an orange off it for them to try. Then see them pucker being used to grocery store oranges. It’s like the trick sour or hot gum to them. lol
Seems to hold the orange colored oranges from November to February. Even after it goes blossom crazy. No wildlife here ever comes back for more.
A lot of us do. I am growing meiwa kumquats. They haven’t fruited yet. They are in large containers,so I can take them into the garage for cold spells like Jan 10-15 2024.
I have the most hope for my Thomasville Citrangequat. I just planted it last year, so it will be awhile. I’ve heard it does well in zone 8 environments.
…well, that sounds like good, clean fun. Perhaps there is an Asian market near you that sells calamondin (calamansi) drinks in cans or retort pouches that would give your fruit another potential use if you like the commercial juice. “Gina” brand at 10% is the best of those I have tried.
Have you heard about the US 942? I am very excited to get my specimen in the ground this spring. It is half flying dragon and half mandarin. So it is hardy to zone 7, is deciduous and goes dormant in the winter, and best of all the fruit is actually good. It has virtually no odd trifoliata flavor. People say it tastes like a calamondin and is the size of a golf ball. Madison citrus has 3 gallon specimens for sale now.
That is very interesting. I am at 7b and have tried several citrus in the ground, in my fig house and so far the only thing that will survive is Meyer. Even it gets severely injured. Ive tried calamondin to no avail.
With this US 942 what is meant by no hints of tryfoliat flavor?
Last I checked they still had some 3 gallon specimens left. If you don’t feel like buying one I’d be happy to send you some cuttings after mine puts on sufficient growth this summer.
Eveidently they taste like a sweeter version of a calamondin with no off trifoliata flavors. The people at Madison Citrus really like them.
Looks like we are getting a few dry days this week. Is this a good time to spray horticultural oil with sulfur for plums and pluots to kill aphids and other overwintering bugs?
All reports I’ve encountered report that US 942 tastes like a high acid calamondin, tart but with enough sweetness to balance the flavor profile.
Given the limitations for outdoor citrus in the PNW I think any palatable citrus that can survive unprotected outside is a definite win. Keep in mind that the goal with trifoliata hybrids is to eliminate the odd, resinous, bitter flavors of the poncirus fruit. Given that goal, US 942 succeeds.
Yes, trying use Lime Sulfur. Last year I did an experiment using repeated applications of H202 and Serenade which worked well. However, this year I was out of the country and couldn’t begin the H202 sprays in December. Hoping to get two LS sprays before the bud break.
I already have plum/pluot trees with buds starting to break. Beauty Japanese plum is the most advanced with a few pluot varieties not far behind.
This is crazy weather, there’s no way any of these trees can produce fruit this year if they start blooming now. I mean, sooner or later we’re bound to hit some freezing weather and they’ll be toasted. Even if we were to make it through without any really cold weather, obviously no pollinators will be out so soon.
Hey everyone, new here! We’ve got 15 acres up in the mountains near Seaside—half forest, half prairie with some very enthusiastic salmon berry and blackberry bushes. We’re based in Portland for now, so it’s a bit of a trek. Last year was mostly spent hauling trash (still a work in progress), but I managed to get four trees planted and found three old apple trees—only one of which actually produced fruit.
The soil here is rich but also loose, and sandy. Its very humid—think Yoda’s home planet. Its almost like a maritime climate and fog rolls in pretty early and often. I got a bit overexcited and planted an Illinois Everbearing, two sour cherries, and an Izu persimmon. Now I realize the mulberry’s way too close to the cherries, so I’ll need to move that. Oh, and I’ve got six more persimmons, four goumi, a lingonberry, and 30 figs waiting to go in. And scion wood to grab from the apples before trying to restore them. So yeah, feeling pretty overwhelmed with planning it all out—but hey, I’ll get there… eventually!
Many fruit trees (especially when unmanaged) will go into biennial bearing where they produce heavy every other year and little to none on the years between. I say that so that you will hold onto hope for the two trees which did not produce last year. If they produce heavy this year, try to shake a lot of the fruit out while it’s still small. The remaining fruit will end up bigger and higher quality, and the trees will retain more energy to put into fruit production next year to help break the biennial cycle.
Shipping on the 3 gallon is $66. 1 gallon only $21. I’ll probably order the 1 gallon then wish I paid the extra $80+ for the 3 gallon in a year or two or five.
We shall see how it plays out. I paid the extra money to get the 3 gallon. Any of the off flavors are supposedly really subtle. The fruit ripen in the fall like the flying dragon which is another positive. My expectation is for something that can be a lemon/lime substitute. I really am not expecting anything as good as owari. If it is actually good as a calamondin and fully hardy up here it will become widespread. Unfortunately it is a very ugly tree. I expect it to look like the Prague citsuma and cítrange I grow.
