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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Xie Shan Q

« on: March 11, 2018, 07:34:49 AM »

Thanks for sharing your experience folks. I figured it would be a weeper but I wanted to be sure. Now I know where I'll plant ìt in my greenhouse. Steve H

Citrus General Discussion / Xie Shan Q

« on: March 10, 2018, 06:41:13 AM »

Howdy all,

Can any of you Xie Shan growers out there tell me what the tree's natural growth habit is?

Thanks, Steve H

Citrus General Discussion / Re: What rootstock is usually used for container-grown citrus?

« on: February 15, 2018, 08:39:09 AM »

Howdy all,

I grow my citrus trees in a US zone 3 greenhouse. Some are in pots. Some are planted directly in the ground. All are on Flying Dragon. I set the low temp for 40°F (4°C). I'd set it lower but my thermostat doesn't allow this. The greenhouse air temps stay in the low forties on cloudy days. I try to keep the air temps below 70°F on sunny days. The soil temps generally stay around 40 for several months in mid winter.

I have never had any issues with leaf drop. None. My fall fruiting mandarins and my Meyer's lemon ripen fine. My only winter ripening trees are too young to fruit, so I can't say whether the low temps would affect their ripening days or fruit quality.

Thanks, Steve H (loneroc1)

Citrus General Discussion / Finger Limes anyone?

« on: March 07, 2017, 08:40:06 AM »

Howdy all, I'm looking to add a finger lime to my growing greenhouse citrus collection. I see a sort of generic green available everywhere on line. Anyone know where I could find named cultivars? (Yeah I know, Oz.)

The clones I see on Australian web sites are of various colours and degrees of seediness, but they're also clearly described as to shape and size of bush/tree. Narrow and shrubby works for me. Any thoughts?

What about rootstock? Maybe FD? Or is that going to be too stunted, or even incompatible.

Thanks, Steve H SW Wisconsin, USA. USDA Zone 3