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citrusman99

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US 852- Flying Dragon- Standard Trifoliate seeds for sale
« on: October 16, 2018, 03:07:37 PM »
Will ship entire fruits of the above mentioned citrus varieties..  Most are loaded with 20-40 seed per fruit. Now is the time to plant for next years rootstocks. 5 fruits,  mix or match for 5.00 plus postage.

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Re: US 852- Flying Dragon- Standard Trifoliate seeds for sale
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2018, 03:39:54 PM »
Good to see you made it Stan.

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Re: US 852- Flying Dragon- Standard Trifoliate seeds for sale
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2018, 06:22:32 PM »
Here is more info on 852.
http://journals.fcla.edu/fshs/article/viewFile/86346/83262

Some main points, US-852:
*is resistant to Phytophthora nicotianae, citrus tristeza virus, and citrus nematode.
*is a hybrid selected from several dozen siblings produced by a cross of Changsha mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) with English Large Flowered Trifoliate Orange (Poncirus trifoliata[L.] Raf.)
*only about half of seedlings recovered are of nucellar (apomictic) origin so that they have uniform morphology typical of US-852.
*cuttings of US-852 root easily, but a sizable proportion of these never develop well-anchored plants that produce vigorous growth of scion buds.

Also a patent application has been filled for this cultivar in 1998, I guess expired after 20 years.



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Re: US 852- Flying Dragon- Standard Trifoliate seeds for sale
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2018, 05:24:21 PM »
Stan, what about the fruits? I found a YouTube video with a guy eating some fruits he received from you. Is he a believer..? Or are they really that good quality?

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Re: US 852- Flying Dragon- Standard Trifoliate seeds for sale
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2018, 08:54:31 AM »
Miklkel,  sorry for the late reply.. Ive been really busy on the farm lately due to the Thanksgiving holliday.. I don't think the fruits are anything special... I guess if you are in a zone 7 and can grow a citrus... you could find uses for this fruit.. as for eating fresh out of hand.. I wouldn't want to  make it a regular part of my diet!

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Re: US 852- Flying Dragon- Standard Trifoliate seeds for sale
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2018, 10:32:17 AM »
Thanks!