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Citrus General Discussion / Re: interstock
« on: Today at 01:24:03 AM »
kulasa, can you take a photo of your overgrowth at the graft union, like to see how bad it is.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: interstock
« on: Today at 01:22:08 AM »
I have many grafted varieties on my large macrophylla tree and I don't have any incompatibility so far. I have multiple Etrog scions grafted on the macro and they are growing fine, no issue with graft union. What type of citron do you have grafted on the macro? I

 do notice this Etrog does not like the Valentine pomelo tree that I graft it onto a few years back. First year it did well, had a nice fruit, then it went downhill from there. Now one of the Etrog graft died, the other one is still alive but dropped all its leaves and barely showing any growth, probably will dry up and die like the other one. My Valentine tree is very large so not sure why Etrog doesn't like it.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Anyone Have Ripe Avocados in December?
« on: March 27, 2024, 09:39:19 PM »
Ken Stockton (TucsonKen) who lives in NW Tucson, Arizona did some testing of avocaodo varieties he grows. He has grafted my Hamada avocado on his tree and mentions how it is doing compared to the other varieties on the tree.

Here's his report/status on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=acovado%20in%20Tucson%20Arizona%2C%20ken%20stockton

Here's the text if you don't go on Facebook.

Ken Stockton  ·   ·
For anyone interested in my multi-grafted avocado trial in NW Tucson, here's a brief history, followed by an update:  A 1-gal Wilma purchased in 2012 was planted in the yard in 2013. It grew vigorously and fruited in 2015, but after a few years I wasn't satisfied with the fruit and in 2021 I started grafting on other varieties. In 2023 I cut it back mostly to stubs and added many more varieties. Out of a total of 44 different varieties since I started grafting, 25 range from "recently dead" to "doing great."
My goal was to identify at least one variety of decent quality that would do well in Tucson's climate (hot, dry summer interrupted by monsoon-style downpours, with occasional hard freezes in winter). To complicate matters, one of the scions I grafted (I have no idea which, or from what source) was infected with ASBVd (Avocado Sunblotch Viroid disease) and now the whole tree has it, so as I try to draw conclusions about quality and performance from my observations I can't be sure what's due to the variety, and what may be a result of the disease. I'm assuming the disease is probably never beneficial, so if a variety does well it would probably do better without the disease--but if it does poorly, I can't be certain the variety is to blame.
The tree experienced  two nights this past winter with lows just below, and just above, 24 degrees Fahrenheit. I wasn't ready to leave some of the grafts totally unprotected, so I added a heat lamp about 30 inches above the ground, aimed at the ground, as well as a 100 watt incandescent shop light at the same height at the other side of the tree. So, depending on proximity to the heat sources, some grafts received at least some protection.
In 2023 I focused most attention on Mexican varieties due to their greater cold-hardiness, and also sought out "backyard" seedling trees that were reported to have good fruit. These either had "owner" names or were  unnamed by the sender (in which case I invented a name to help me keep track of it), so several of the names listed below won't be recognizable. I've identified them with an asterisk.
I added multiple grafts of several varieties, but in the results below, if more than one scion was grafted, I only list the most vigorous (although sometimes multiple grafts were included in photos). The entries include name, year grafted, length of longest stem coming from the scion, presence or absence of flower buds, and a very brief assessment of freeze damage. I started trying to organize them in categories, but mostly gave it up. In general, though, the better-performing varieties are higher on the list:
Mexicola Grande 2022 28", flower buds, no freeze damage
Aravaipa 2022 80", lots of flower buds, no freeze damage
Mexicola 2023 64", lots of flower buds, minor freeze damage
Duke 2021 multiple branches, longest 40", lots of flower buds, no freeze damage
Jade 2023 38", lots of flower buds, no freeze damage
Opal 2023 30", lots of flower buds, no freeze damage
Linh 2023 18", no flower buds, no freeze damage
Stewart 2023 12", no flower buds, no freeze damage
*Hamada 2023 7", flower buds, no freeze damage
*Sabrosa 2023 23", flower buds, no freeze damage
*Elmo 2023 12", no flower buds, minor freeze damage
Puebla 2023 40", 3 flower bud clusters, no freeze damage but in a protected spot
*Magdalena seedling 2022 60", a couple flower bud clusters, minor freeze damage & many dead tips
*Doc Joe 2023 7", buds frozen, dead tips
Fuerte 2023 32", few flower buds, minor freeze damage
Bacon 2023 51", 1 flower bud cluster, minor freeze damage (dead tips)
Royal Wright 2023 63", no flower buds, significant freeze damage (defoliated, tips dead)
*Grande Negra (aka Big Black) 2023 62", no flower buds, moderate freeze damage, dead tips
Zutano 2022 40", 1 cluster flower buds, heavy freeze damage
Reed 2021 mostly dead from 2 nights @ 24F
Day 2023 2", no flower buds, no freeze damage but in a protected spot over heat lamp
GEM 2023 4", flower buds, no freeze damage but in a protected spot over heat lamp
Joey 2023 6", flower buds, no freeze damage but in a protected spot
Long South Gate 2023 4", maybe flower buds starting?, no freeze damage but in a protected spot

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Variegated minneola
« on: March 27, 2024, 09:09:08 PM »
All my trees have at least 10 different varieties grafted next to each other so the Sumo gets cross pollinated for sure.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Variegated minneola
« on: March 27, 2024, 08:47:28 PM »
My in-ground sumo have large fruits also, not as big as a grapefruit, but bigger than an orange. I have them grafted on multiple trees. There is one tree (lemon) that give sumo fruits with neck and without neck. Most of these sumo have seeds in each fruit. And these were budwood from UCR.

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Nice. I also have a variegated volkamer and I have it in a pot for much longer, still no flowers or fruit yet. i think mine was a cutting.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Citrus Pollen Collecting
« on: March 27, 2024, 04:15:17 PM »
added sumo,

13. Sumo
14. Roy pomelo, seedling tree, no acid taste.
15. Variegated Blood Orange

Once these flowers are open and done, that is it for the season.

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That is impressive if it is from seed. Will be interesting to see if the fruits taste good or not.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Looking for skinner mulberry
« on: March 27, 2024, 04:08:42 PM »
Never heard of anyone doing that with mulberry. Have you tried using scions after the buds pushed, then put into the refrig?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Variegated minneola
« on: March 27, 2024, 04:04:13 PM »
ok, didn't know that. It is in a pot and I haven't fertilized it.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Variegated minneola
« on: March 27, 2024, 03:00:01 PM »
kulasa, your large variegated fruit and tree looks great. I wonder why some people have the variegated Minneola fruits that have no neck and still shows the nice orange-red stripes like Brian's fruit.

I have the variegated sumo/shiranui, and it looks similar to Brian's fruit with no neck.

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Did you get any fruits on your variegated limetta?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Citrus Pollen Collecting
« on: March 26, 2024, 02:00:02 PM »
yes, I did get some, not received yet.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Campbell White Sapote HELP?
« on: March 26, 2024, 01:58:41 PM »
Yours looks really healhy.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Campbell White Sapote HELP?
« on: March 26, 2024, 12:46:11 PM »
JR561, I have two plants of the Campbell from Julian. The older one is about 1 years old, it did not look that strong/healthy initially but after 1 year now it has acclimated to full sun in my yard in SoCal.

I'll try to take a photo of the two plants, the 1 year old, and recent 1 month old plant I purchased. I haven't given it any fertilizer yet, just up potted the older plant when I saw that it was over the shock of shipping.


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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Citrus Pollen Collecting
« on: March 26, 2024, 12:04:17 PM »
Photos from yesterday's flowers:



















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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Citrus Pollen Collecting
« on: March 26, 2024, 02:58:02 AM »
Ok, for those of you in the USA, I'm just going to cut off the flowers with pollen and ship it to you. You can figure out how to collect the pollen and store it.

So, if you need any of the varieties i have mentioned above, send me a message. In the US, the cost to ship will be $11 for USPS priority small box. This is the only method I plan to use to ship it so don't ask to to use some other method or packaging. The pollen is free.

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use Gary's top soil mix, Laguan Hills Nursery, I hear it does well on Campbell white sapote in pot.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Campbell White Sapote HELP?
« on: March 25, 2024, 09:57:35 PM »
Yup, I thnk Sam is correct on his feedback.

1) Watering; frequent or let it dry out?  I let it dry up, then water

2) Soil; well drained or moisture holding? well drained. I use citrus mix for my newly planted WS.


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I also have many albino branches on some of my lemon trees. These branches don't just die like some say. My branches contnue to grow each year, also has fruits on them the ripen.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Citrus Pollen Collecting
« on: March 25, 2024, 04:54:24 PM »
I did buy some small silica gel bags, should get it tomorrow.

I added a few more that are flowering now.
9. Variegated Blood Orange
10. Cara Cara Orange
11. Variegated Valencia orange
12. Albino Lemon

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Campbell White Sapote HELP?
« on: March 25, 2024, 04:44:52 PM »
David, post a photo of your Campbell tree. I noticed they are on the weak side until maybe one year. Then it will perk up and start growing.

If you search the forum on Campbell white sapote, you should see one member who used a special soil blend from Laguan Hills Nursery that seems to work real well. I plant to pick up a bag, they are not cheap though.

I have two Campbell white sapote from Laura's, one is a year old, the second one is recently purchased this month.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: "Passiflora-quadrangularis Challenge"
« on: March 24, 2024, 10:07:09 PM »
My mother tree died, so now I only have the 2 cuttings that I rooted last year.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Citrus Pollen Collecting
« on: March 24, 2024, 10:01:11 PM »
Added Thong Dee to the list.

8. Thong Dee

I didn't notice it already had flowers that were open and many were already pollinated and has small fruits on them.

I did collect what I could, just cut off the flower from the tree. If anyone needs to use Thong Dee pollen, send me a message. I didn't buy any silica gel packs yet.

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