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New Citrumelos: Iva Swingle and Dingle
Mulberry0126:
--- Quote from: hardyvermont on December 08, 2024, 01:08:40 PM ---The Bishop citrandarin has been more simply been called the Bishop. Adding another plant with a similar name will cause confusion. Now every time a plant is mentioned, it needs to be called a Bishop citrandarin or a Bishop citrumelo. Before this name gets established, let's name this plant Iva Swingle. The name contains more information, as it is most probably a seedling of a tree that grew in Iva South Carolina. Bishop would continue to be used for the citrandarin, and Iva for a probable Swingle seedling.
The parent tree was probably a rootstock that survived after the original edible citrus tree died. The fruit was collected several years ago so I am not positive.
Currently the tree has curled leaves. The picture is from a protected area where it is easier to see the leaves. They are not serrated leaves, and not thickened, so probably not tetraploid
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I agree with this so I will refer to it as the Iva Swingle too; I edited my previous posts to reflect the new name. Thanks for the close up of the leaves, that definitely helps. You can tell from this image it is different but similar to Swingle, but not tetraploid. Very interesting!
cbakker:
Hi everyone,
I'm new to the the Tropical Fruit Forum, but I'm really interested in trying to grow some cold-hardy citrus in Zone 7b. Based on the tasting videos provided by The Mulberries Edible Plant Nursery (https://www.youtube.com/@themulberries), I'm really curious about the Bishop Citrandarin and the Iva Swingle Citrumelo, and this was the only thread that I found where both of those varieties mentioned. They seem like some of the best-tasting 50% Poncirus hybrids - maybe even good for fresh eating.
I'd prefer to be able to taste the fruit before going to all the effort of trying to grow them, so I was wondering if anyone on the thread might be growing them or know of someone who is. If so, I'd be happy to pay for a small shipment of fruit (say, three of each fruit so that I can get a reasonable sample and have enough to share with my family). Is there anyone who'd be able to help me? My apologies if this is the wrong thread or wrong kind of thread in which to make that kind of request - I don't have a lot of experience posting on message boards.
vnomonee:
Will be testing Iva grafts this winter here in NJ and update. 3 large grafts on a swingle that is against a retaining wall, and 1 graft on poncirus that is out in the open but also close to the roof of our garage (house is on a hill with garage at street level). I have seedlings from the Iva seeds themulberries sent me as well as dingle (somewhere lol) the Iva are in pots but I can't remember where I put the Dingle lol. I also have some troyer citrange x pomelo that are too small to plant so I'll test those next season. Those probably won't be hardy in z7a at all.
vnomonee:
Iva on Swingle
Iva on poncirus
Tom_GA:
Another interesting Swingle variant is the one I called 'Dallas.' A friend discovered it growing at a park many years ago in Dallas, TX. It has better flavor than Swingle. I donated a tree years ago to Woodlanders Nursery in Aiken, SC, and there is a large specimen there now. They use it for stock for the nursery.
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