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Citrus => Cold Hardy Citrus => Topic started by: Citradia on October 27, 2018, 06:48:45 PM

Title: Large poncirus fruit!
Post by: Citradia on October 27, 2018, 06:48:45 PM: These poncirus came from a neighbor down in the valley. He said the tree has been growing beside their trailer for 30 years.
(https://i.postimg.cc/PLmrRs6r/63-C626-E4-815-B-4-FAA-B179-16983-CF319-D6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PLmrRs6r)
Title: Re: Large poncyrus fruit!
Post by: Florian on October 28, 2018, 03:29:31 AM: How large are they? I can't tell from the picture.
Title: Re: Large poncyrus fruit!
Post by: Sylvain on October 28, 2018, 05:36:29 AM: The coin doesn't help because we don't know its size.
The best is a ruler with cm scale.

Anyway, if the plate has a "normal" size your poncirus don't look large.
Title: Re: Large poncyrus fruit!
Post by: mikkel on October 28, 2018, 07:30:39 AM: I just found a 1/4 dollar it is the same size as a 1 Euro coin.
Title: Re: Large poncyrus fruit!
Post by: Florian on October 28, 2018, 08:30:05 AM: Quote from: mikkel on October 28, 2018, 07:30:39 AM
I just found a 1/4 dollar it is the same size as a 1 Euro coin.

We use neither USD nor Euro, that doesn't help much ;). I prefer Sylvain's suggestion.
Title: Re: Large poncyrus fruit!
Post by: Citradia on October 28, 2018, 09:17:46 AM: They’re larger than the few that I got off my tree two years ago. The coin is a USA quarter. I was in a hurry last night to go on a road trip and didn’t take time to hunt down a ruler. Sorry for the lousy post. I was just excited about what I feel is the most impressive citrus I’ve seen growing outside unprotected here where even poncirus is mostly unknown. I just wanted to share with folks I thought might care. Thanks for the criticism. Here is one of two poncirus fruit I’ve been able to grow on top of this mountain in the past 6 years. I don’t get fruit most years due to late spring freezes.
(https://i.postimg.cc/fJPWQT7h/C894-F6-CF-B855-44-E4-AFB1-832921-C5-BB9-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fJPWQT7h)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Dm2wqNfR/DEB5-ABFE-F42-C-44-B5-83-C8-8-B7-F8-F79-E32-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Dm2wqNfR)
Title: Re: Large poncyrus fruit!
Post by: Florian on October 28, 2018, 11:11:18 AM: I'd still like to know their diameter and I will check some fruit here for comparison. We see late spring freezes too but so far, the Poncirus have not been affected.
Title: Re: Large poncyrus fruit!
Post by: mikkel on October 28, 2018, 11:58:13 AM: I found a ruler a quarter dollar is 2,3 cm (0,90 inch).
Title: Re: Large poncyrus fruit!
Post by: Walt on October 28, 2018, 03:33:17 PM: They are significantly bigger than what I have.
Title: Re: Large poncyrus fruit!
Post by: Marcin on October 28, 2018, 05:39:21 PM: For me, a Poncirus fruit with a diameter of 5-6 cm is big.

I've made this photo recently, for comparison. The bigger fruit comes from a standard PT and is 5 cm in diameter. The smaller ones come from a Flying dragon plant and are 3-4 cm in diameter. I've also seen standard PT plants with such small fruits. So there are definitely differences in fruit size depending on the particular plant/cultivar.
(https://images90.fotosik.pl/64/c2f679091031566em.jpg) (https://www.fotosik.pl/zdjecie/c2f679091031566e)
Title: Re: Large poncyrus fruit!
Post by: Citradia on October 28, 2018, 09:28:37 PM: Sorry for the delay. Here is my recent poncirus find compared to flying dragon:
(https://i.postimg.cc/wtG4m9WF/1035339-A-F545-4-D56-90-B4-A5518-B9-FC399.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/wtG4m9WF)
Title: Re: Large poncyrus fruit!
Post by: Sylvain on October 29, 2018, 05:42:01 AM: No, the PT are regular size but the FD are small. My FD are only slightly smaller than the PT, 4.5 cm and 5 cm.