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Citrus General Discussion / Re: First pomelo
« on: March 19, 2017, 04:10:37 PM »
Thanks.  I notice in the video they spell the name wrong.  The correct spelling is not pomelo, but rather pummelo.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Red Navel
« on: March 19, 2017, 03:54:47 PM »
Cara Cara, whether grown in Colorado or Florida should turn pink.  Because the coloration of the Cara Cara is caused by the chemical Lycopene, it will produce pink colored fruit when grown at any location or in any temperature range.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Page Mandarin issues
« on: March 18, 2017, 06:26:58 PM »
Mike  T, thank you for your postings on this thread.  I totally agree with you when we talk about insecticides in general.  In this particular case, the case of Imidacloprid and its use on citrus,  I personally believe it can be used in a safe manner with little danger to bees, and for that matter for humans.   A couple reasons.  Imidacloprid is used throughout the citrus industry in a truly  incredible volume, and with little or no bee kill reported. The USDA/EPA has allowed a zero (0) day interval between application and harvest. Zero day harvest is very rare in the USA. Umpteen billions of oranges have been treated, harvested and consumed with no implications.   Of course it comes down to a case of personal choice.  One can either use it or not.  I personally can see no reason not to. 

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: A lot of blooms, then dropping leaves
« on: March 16, 2017, 09:38:28 PM »
gardennewbe a couple questions;

!. How long has the trees been growing in the 55-gal. containers
2. What is the watering schedule for these trees.
3. What is the formula of the fertilizer you use.

From looking at the pictures the leaves show very little if any green coloration.  They  look to be greatly under nourished and deficient in nitrogen, magnesium and more than likely other nutrients also.   Growing in very large containers, especially for undersized trees, can be really quite difficult, and requires much knowledge on nutrition and watering.  Looking at your pictures, those containers are much to large for such small trees, It can be done, but most people (and trees) run into to trouble.   I'll await the answers to the above questions  .






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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Page Mandarin issues
« on: March 16, 2017, 09:24:45 PM »
Citradia, below is the Imidacloprid label.  For citrus the Pre-Harvest Interval for Imidacloprid is 0 days.

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/www.agrian.com/pdfs/Admire_Pro_Systemic_Protectant_Label1v.pdf

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Page Mandarin issues
« on: March 16, 2017, 05:15:38 PM »
Imidacloprid kills leaf miners.  Certainly when you feed almost any insecticide directly to a bee it's deleterious--bees are highly susceptible to many classes of insecticides.  However, imidacloprid, applied to the root system of a citrus tree seems to be fairly safe if used according to the label.  The Florida citrus industry uses incredible amounts of it, and they do not see bee kills. The so called "sudden death" syndrome of bee colonies, which was at one time attributed to imidacloprid, now seems to have nothing to do with that material. An interesting aspect of imidacloprid is that it does not move very well into flowers.  That is a real problem in the cut flower industry, in that you can't get it to control thrips or other flower feeding insects - it just won't go there.  But in the case of the citrus industry, that is a good thing--it doesn't seem to affect the bees collecting pollen from our citrus flowers.   (Taken from notes received by Dr. Malcolm Manners)

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At 70-F (21-C) a generation of spider mites is completed in about 2 weeks, and above 86-F (30-C) it just a week.  Below 50-F (10-C) mites go dormant.   Hibernation is also triggered as days become short in the fall.  They crawl off to sleep through the winter in cracks and crevices. A warm heated greenhouse will counteract this impulse in a few mites as some damage may be seen during winter.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Bleach for root rot???
« on: March 14, 2017, 04:39:34 PM »
1 part bleach to 4 parts water is quite strong.   I have not personally used bleach to "cure' root rot, but a commonly used solution by many people is 1 part bleach to 9 parts water.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Question abiout pruning
« on: March 14, 2017, 03:19:29 PM »
Mattcolq, why are you going to trim a potted citrus?  Normally young citrus are not pruned.  Is this tree one you grew from seed, or is it a grafted tree you purchased from a nursery?

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It also makes sense that the adjacent tree also lost leaves.  Mites evidently started on one of the trees, and as mites do, quickly moved to its neighbor. Now that the days are getting longer, and warmer I have also found a couple spots where mites have begun. I sprayed them with horticultural oil.

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Citrus General Discussion / Thrips Can Cause Damage To Orange Crop
« on: March 13, 2017, 03:42:12 PM »
The telltale ring scarring on navel oranges and other citrus is the work of citrus thrips, Scirtothrips citri, a pest that can have a major economic impact on fresh-market crops. Controlling citrus thrips is essential to protecting fruit quality and the accompanying price premium. With citrus thrips, the second-instar larvae do the most damage, feeding mainly under young fruit sepals. As the fruit grows, the damage moves outward, creating the familiar ring-shaped scarring. Fruit is most susceptible to thrip damage after petal fall and until it’s about 1˝ inches in diameter. As a result, control treatment made at petal fall is most effective.

http://www.freshplaza.us/article/10108/Controlling-citrus-thrips-ensures-healthier-and-more-valuable-crop

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A medfly quarantine for California's San Fernando Valley citrus is now preventing at least 100,000 pounds of backyard oranges and other fruit from being harvested for needy residents. Officials at Food Forward, a nonprofit that harvests surplus fruit for the poor, say the loss is impacting thousands of hungry residents at food pantries across Southern California. “About 100,000 pounds of backyard produce will not be available to us — and to folks in need,” said Rick Nahmias, executive director of the North Hollywood-based charity. “We’re talking mostly oranges, grapefruits and lemons and tangerines. And avocados.

http://www.freshplaza.us/article/10107/CA-medfly-quarantine-preventing-100,000lbs-of-orange-donations

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Looking at the top picture you can see a lot of spider mites and their webbing.  Looks like there is enough to cause damage.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: First pomelo
« on: March 12, 2017, 04:00:16 PM »
Citarida, looks like a Chandler (pink flesh).

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Shiranui Mandarin Available
« on: March 12, 2017, 12:08:07 AM »
VLAD, rootstock seeds, or live seedling plants are available, but unfortunately no one that I know of sells either in small lots.  You can purchase C-35 seed from a company called Lyn Citrus Seed but they have a minimum of 1-quart (4,000 seeds), and you can purchase live C-35 seedlings trees from Tree Source Nursery minimum 1,000 plants.   

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: First pomelo
« on: March 11, 2017, 09:37:25 PM »
Citradia, I eat grapefruit with morning breakfast, I cut a grapefruit horizontally, then I take a knife and slice down both sides each membrane and  completely around separating the flesh from the white albedo.  Then I eat it with a spoon. Each wedge comes out easily. Lastly, I then squeeze the empty fruit into the bowl and drink the last of the juice.   I do the very same when I eat pummelos. 

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: First pomelo
« on: March 11, 2017, 06:22:14 PM »
I eat pummelo just the same as a grapefruit.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Caring for Nagami suffering WLD
« on: March 10, 2017, 08:57:22 PM »
If it was my tree I would carefully plant it in the ground.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Pomelo in general
« on: March 10, 2017, 08:51:00 PM »
I used to have a Chandler Pummelo tree.  The flesh is semi-firm and pick in color.  I don't remember it being really sweet, but it definitely was a good tasting variety.  My wife loved it.  I removed the tree just so that I could make room of a Valentine pummelo.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Grapefruit from seed
« on: March 09, 2017, 08:31:43 PM »
I noticed just today, that my 4 deciduous Flying Dragon trees, have begun putting on their new 2017 foliage.  They pretty much just set there all winter waiting for the warmer weather.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Grapefruit from seed
« on: March 09, 2017, 02:51:47 PM »
Congratulations Galka.

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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Florida grapefruit acreage has dropped from more than 124,000 acres in 1970 to about 40,300 acres in the most recent season

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Just a heads up...
« on: March 09, 2017, 01:02:33 PM »
I E-mailed the Administrator of this forum, and I received this answer.

Those are bots that keep on posting, not individuals. If you message me the username before you delete the posts, I can always delete the member. Our spam filters dont catch all of the bots.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Learn About Growing Citrus Class
« on: March 09, 2017, 12:59:59 PM »
Its not surprising that Page Mandarin won the taste contest.  It is a really great cultivar, I have two Page trees.  Another variety that wins a lot of taste contests is Xie Shan.  The Citrus Expo that Tom and I attended in Alabama had a citrus taste contest, the winner of that contest was Xie Shan.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Cara Cara Variegated
« on: March 08, 2017, 08:24:01 PM »
It is not common for a green leafed citrus tree to mutate and start producing variegated foliage.   Cara Cara seems to produce variegation more frequently them most citrus cultivars. Sonny yours is not the first Cara Cara that I've known that has done so. 

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