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Citrus => Cold Hardy Citrus => Topic started by: Ilya11 on November 19, 2018, 05:25:15 PM
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This year the fruits are much larger than before
(https://d.radikal.ru/d25/1811/f3/510a2f89be85.jpg) (https://radikal.ru)
and the tree (more than 7 m high) soon will be a candidate for the tallest citrus in Europe
(https://c.radikal.ru/c15/1811/cb/0819b62538fa.jpg) (https://radikal.ru)
(https://c.radikal.ru/c01/1811/2f/f9dd8541ee6a.jpg) (https://radikal.ru)
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Congratulations, Ilya! I haven’t heard of this variety. Is it one that you hybridized yourself? Is the fruit good? Do you eat it like a kumquat, peel and all?
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Very impressive for such a large citrus to be growing outside in the Paris region. Especially one that does not have trifoliate in its ancestry.
It must have inherited desirable hardiness traits from both its parents. I don't think ichangensis by itself would have done as well out there.
Did you protect the tree while it was young?
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What a nice tree!
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Congratulations, Ilya! I haven’t heard of this variety. Is it one that you hybridized yourself? Is the fruit good? Do you eat it like a kumquat, peel and all?
Thank you,
This variety was bred in Florida, B.Voss from Hamburg got several seeds of it, they were probably all zygotic and one of the seedlings has been chosen by him and propagated by grafting. I got this plant from Bernhard in 2002, it has been in the ground since 2003, unprotected but in a rather favorable position close to the Western wall of the house. Never was damaged ( the lowest temperature was -16.5C). As far as I know this grafted seedling started to flower for the first time in my garden in 2010.
It has several waves of flowering, fruits are ripe in around 3 months. I suspect this seedling is triploid since it contains few seeds (one in approximately 4 fruits). In a description of original 6-7-2 it was full of seeds. Fruits have variable amount of juice when fully ripe. Some are empty, while majority have juice that is less acid than that of Nagami. Albedo is sweet, the outer skin is bitter with pine and feijoa notes. If you like Bitter orange jam you can eat these fruits like kumquats, with years I became addicted to them. ;D
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mine died last year because of rind-cracks. It was not well established (weak root system) I have bought a plant from Adavo. Hope it is the same specimen.
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Having seen this tree in real life is very impressive and beautiful.
The Bitter orange jam looks like him and is good.
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mine died last year because of rind-cracks. It was not well established (weak root system) I have bought a plant from Adavo. Hope it is the same specimen.
They have a picture of my tree on their site :D
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Very impressive for such a large citrus to be growing outside in the Paris region. Especially one that does not have trifoliate in its ancestry.
It must have inherited desirable hardiness traits from both its parents. I don't think ichangensis by itself would have done as well out there.
Did you protect the tree while it was young?
No, it was never protected.
Ichangensis by itself is not particularly hardy under conditions when daytime winter temperatures are rising above 10°C. It is the first to start vegetation and can be killed by sudden frost return.