The Tropical Fruit Forum
Citrus => Cold Hardy Citrus => Topic started by: Perplexed on October 14, 2018, 05:21:22 PM
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Thinking about getting this variety to test it out? Anyone got information about this hardiness wise?
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Might be similar to citrumelo, I would guess. Citrumelos seem to do well in zone 8. Sometimes they can survive and fruit in zone 7b.
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Could also be less cold-tolerant than citrumelo since african shaddock is a pomelo. But who knows until it is tested!
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Yeah apparently the seeds are $77 for I think a pint. I’ll give them a try.
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Lol! That's going to be a hell of a lot of seeds. I doubt they will be as hardy as swingle & will produce large trees that are more prone to cold damage.
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Yeah it’ll be a lot. I’m on border 7b-8a so I think it wont survive that long Or at all in my climate.
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https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/african_shaddock_rubidoux_trifoliate.html
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Yeah it’ll be a lot. I’m on border 7b-8a so I think it wont survive that long Or at all in my climate.
I would guess they have about a 50 percent chance of surviving if planted out after the plant has reached 3 feet tall.
You might cover with a cold frame to give it a chance to establish its roots the first year.
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Mhm, I might try that out to establish a root system.
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It will get way to large to fast to be able to protect long term.
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Dang thats tuff. Might now get the seeds now 3
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Why do you want to grow this cultivar? Is it for root stock seedlings? It wonl't be very good to eat.
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According to experiences from grower from Czech Republic, it survived 3 weeks of -7 °Celsius, but the taste is bad, only flowers are big and ornamental.
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I really only what it for it’s look. I don’t really care about Taste because I don’t even like eating citrus in general.