The Tropical Fruit Forum

Quote from: containerman on May 26, 2018, 10:10:24 AM

z willus

See my post in this thread. You don't live that far from me I'm in modesto area with the same zone 9b and weather as you. Take a look here at my post and let me know if you want to talk and you can even see my yard if you want. I would love to help if I can.

http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=28230.0

yes take a look
Containerman- as it happens, I had been off-forum for a bit, but first thing I did today on return was to read your thread there, and I even responded much to your point.  We should chat sometime.  Let me know if you're ever up this way.  I'm in the East Roseville foothills.

Your yard and tree's are looking great Containerman! I'm sure the wood helps keep the root temperatures happier than in plastic pots and looks better too. I am in the process of planting out Pixie, Page, Fukushu, Eustis and Smith Red Citrus that I have had in pots for 6 years. They are in 25, 45, and 65 gallon pots. Not that fun wrangling them into the ground but they are rootbound and drying out daily right now during flower and fruit set. I know they will be much happier and fruit tenfold soon come now.

You guys have a great avocado nursery in your area I would love to see sometime and maybe pick up a tree that I don't have like a sharwill or another type you don't find at most nurseries.

I have all my citrus in 1/2 wine barrels and 6 avocado trees in 1/2 barrel and larger containers and all my trees are fruiting. So it depends on allot of factors, soil mixture, watering, ferts, drainage, climate conditions, etc.......

I've been told to never mulch a fruit tree in a container but I mulch all mine including my 12 blueberries in 1/2 wine barrels. All my trees went from the nursery into the 1/2 wine barrels. I have 14 citrus in containers all real healthy and I never had any problems. It has worked well for me and I have heard lots of horror stories as well.

Here are a few pics of my avocados a mexicola and wurtz.

Johnny have you ever tried an Okitsu Wase Satsuma ? They are early producers Dec-Jan and so far are my favorite mandarin for size, taste, juice etc........

My dwarf is loaded with berries.

I have the following trees in bloom all in containers.

Dwarf Washington Navel
Cara Cara
Moro Blood
Oroblanco
Kishu
Okitsu Wase Satsuma
Honey Mandarin
Tahoe Gold
Yosemite Gold
Shasta Gold
Gold Nugget
Variegated Pink Eureka Lemon
Meyer Lemon

The smell in the backyard is amazing this year. I have doubled my citrus trees since last season and now I'm content with my citrus collection.

Another option is to buy 3-4 trees of your liking say a nectarine, peach, plum, pluot and plant them together spacing them 18 inches apart and have them spread out from June - Aug-Sept. Its called backyard orchard culture look it up on youtube with Dave Wilson Nursery. These will be much better than the 3 or 4 in one trees.

I'm in the Modesto area and the little cado takes temps to 25* and the holiday to 30*. My little cado is doing great and my holiday tree died last year. I have 8 different varieties growing in my yard and none of them get protection and are all doing great. I'm in zone 9b.  near Modesto which should be similar weather to yuba city. I use to fish the feather river every year for salmon but haven't done that lately.

If I can find the room maybe I will consider adding a tarocco to the collection. Right now I have 3 orange trees and 5 mandarins all different varieties.

I called around numerous places and found one and I will be picking it up after work today. Pics to follow.

My local nursery had a citrus tasting last weekend and I had never tasted the moro before and it was a delight to my taste-buds so I just had to buy one
I haven't tasted a cara cara but from everything I've read and heard its a great orange and rates right at the top of the list for most people.

I have room for one more orange tree. Right now I have a Washington navel and a moro blood orange. If you had to pick between a cara cara and a tarocco which one would you choose and why, thanks !

My top 2 favorites that I'm growing are the Okistu Wase Satsuma and the Gold Nugget. The others I'm growing are really good the Yosemite Gold, Tahoe Gold and Kishu but the Okistu and G.N. are really tasty mandarins.