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Sorry to hijack this thread, but can anyone give me a comparison of fukushu vs. meiwa?
Dr. Manners has written that in his opinion Marsh grapefruit left hanging on the tree until late February or March, is the very best tasting grapefruit available to man. - Millet
Sugarbelle description sounded really good, did some research and decided to get a tree. Is anyone growing Sugarbelle? How is the taste and growth habit. I am going to leave it in a partly shaded area growing in a superoot container.
Starling, if you are a fan of Lemonade, you should purchase a citrus variety called the New Zealand Lemonade tree. The fruit eaten out of hand from the tree, taste like lemonade, thus the name. It is a vigorous variety, and produces fruit all year around, with its heaviest crop in the spring - Millet .
I love grapefruit.
I have one prime planting spot in my yard.
As a kid growing up in South Florida I remember seeing orange and grapefruit trees everywhere. Groves, gardens, yards, etc. Now I don't notice too many trees out and about.
I read about HLB / greening ruining Florida citrus.
In light of HLB, its it viable or wise for a beginner to plant a grapefruit tree for long term fruit and shade in a small yard?
I do not want a high-maintenance tree, a tree that requires heavy chemicals to protect, or a tree that is likely to be killed several years down the road.
next to citrus greening, just about the worst thing you can have is citrus canker and my grapefruit has it. im not even sure what to ask anyone, cause I don't think many of you have had to deal with it before. ill take any info you can give me, on the best products, best practices to protect the other trees and whatever else you can think of...
thx
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What is the growth habits of your tree, is it spreading or upright growth. My Kishu is almost semi dwarf looking even though it is on Swingle rootstock. It is wider than it is tall. Compared to other trees the same age it is small but very productive. Fruit are small somewhat concave top and bottom.
My tree is a dwarf and it is shaped like a ball, it was very productive one year but I had to move it so it suffered this past year. Fruit are small with a little bit of a neck, I don't think it has ever been in optimal conditions so these next few years will be interesting since it is in a good place now.
Are Kishu Mandarins always seedless or only seedless when grown in the absence of other citrus pollinators? I have a young tree that had fruit full of seeds the first two years. The taste is good and the fruit is smaller than other mandarins but I bought it because it was supposed to be seedless. The tree is still young but I didn't think that seed production varied with age. My honey tangerine and pixie tangerine seem to be better tasting and more productive. I also have two small gold nuggets, a small tango, and a large fremont so I won't be sad to see the Kishu go, I just read that so many people think it is the best Mandarin.
As possible pollinators besides the mandarins and tangerines, I have tahitian lime, meyer lemon, calamondin, fisher navel orange, cara cara orange, sweet lime, chandler pomelo, yuzu, and valencia orange.
Any comments would be appreciated.
