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Citrus General Discussion / Re: UF Lemon 1-9-42 'Beatriz'
« on: March 20, 2025, 12:15:01 PM »
1rainman many people would disagree with you concerning Meyer Lemon as being a quality lemon.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Minneloa Tangelo suitable pollinator.. oroblanco?
« on: March 10, 2025, 06:33:21 PM »
Minneola flowers are self incompatible, thus require pollination by another citrus variety. Dancy, kinnow and clementine are all good pollinators.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: All those new Madison Citrus varieties
« on: March 07, 2025, 04:18:03 PM »
I have known Hershell for a long time, ever since the original forum that Lazz developed 10 or more years ago, way back when Hershell was a greenhouses builder. At that time his daughter was also on the forum. Hershell you now most likely have the greatest citrus variety greenhouse in the USA for both hobby and commercial growers. I hope to see you again at Stan's next Southeastern citrus growers convention this fall. Once again thank you for all you do for the hobby and professional citrus growers.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: 21st Southeastern Citrus Expo @ Madison Citrus Nursery - Nov 21-22
« on: February 18, 2025, 04:30:20 PM »
That is a great place to have the Expo. Thanks Hershell
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Citrus Buy, Sell, & Trade / Re: Commande groupé semences porte greffe c22/c54/c57/x639/African shadock x ponciru
« on: February 17, 2025, 12:57:41 PM »
Please English only.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Please help with my mandarin tree
« on: February 12, 2025, 05:13:27 PM »
Magnesium. Do not apply at high temperatures or low humidity. Apply in the morning or late afternoon. Use 4-oz. per gallon warm water as a foliar spray.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Citrus In ground Zone 8a
« on: February 07, 2025, 12:47:53 PM »
In zone 7, sooner or later your trees will die, unless they are protected in some manner during winter cold spells.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: What happened to "Sumo" (Dekopon) in the US?
« on: January 30, 2025, 06:14:11 PM »
jbtx1234 thanks for your above post on Kroger's less than quality fruit. The flavorless Sumo fruit in my above post was purchased from Kroger.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: What happened to "Sumo" (Dekopon) in the US?
« on: January 29, 2025, 03:05:14 PM »
Brian I certainly agree with Eyeckr that your Sumo tree really looks healthy and this years crop on your tree looks amazing..
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: What happened to "Sumo" (Dekopon) in the US?
« on: January 26, 2025, 10:10:29 PM »
My wife purchased 4 Sumo from the store. They were nether sweet nor sour, just flavorless.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: This moment was epic!
« on: January 26, 2025, 10:00:39 PM »
Good things come to those of wait. I am so happy for you.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Poorly pruned citrus
« on: January 17, 2025, 06:15:24 PM »
To encourage new branches to grow on a citrus tree after pruning, focus on cutting just above a healthy bud on the branch, which will naturally stimulate new growth from that bud; additionally, you can use a technique called "notching" where you make a small cut in the bark just above the bud to further promote branching; ensure you prune at the right time of year, typically during the dormant season, and provide proper care like adequate sunlight and fertilization to support new growth.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Pomelo With Lots of Seeds
« on: January 12, 2025, 04:47:34 PM »
Amazing amount of seeds. That would be a killer for me.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Anyone successfully growing grapefruit in zone 7,8, or 9?
« on: January 11, 2025, 12:40:24 PM »
I m growing a white Marsh grapefruit, and also a red grapefruit in zone 5 Colorado inside a greenhouse. Both do well, however the red fruited grapefruit never turns red. This is due not enough heat. I could turn up the greenhouse heat greenhouse but cost would greatly go up.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: My Marumi kumquat tastes so good.
« on: January 09, 2025, 07:03:48 PM »
WISH YOUR TREE THE BEST. 5F could certainly be big trouble.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Want to get a jump on growing a new citrus tree in so cal LA county; ACP zone
« on: January 09, 2025, 07:00:40 PM »67
Citrus General Discussion / Re: Alico Citrus in FLA
« on: January 09, 2025, 06:53:43 PM »
Alico, has been a large (VERY LARGE) citrus grower, for a long time. They have for the last 7 or 8 years spent a lot of money, time and talent trying every angle possible to grow their tree in the face of HLB. They were, and are a courageous company. This is a great tragedy to the citrus heritage to the Sunshine state. I certainly wish them every success in the future.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Rootstock for multi-variety tree in Los Angeles County
« on: January 02, 2025, 10:23:48 AM »
I agree with jbirdfunk concerning C-35. Sour Orange would also be a good root stock for your soil type.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Rootstock for multi-variety tree in Los Angeles County
« on: January 01, 2025, 02:09:57 PM »
Depends of the type of soil the tree will be planted in. Is your soil clay, loam, sandy loam or sandy soil?
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Dekopon Log Zone 8b/9a North Florida
« on: December 19, 2024, 12:36:58 PM »
y Dekopon tree is presently turning yellow.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: High potash or low biuret urea ahead of flowering?
« on: December 19, 2024, 12:09:21 PM »
I just quote what the University of California Riverside recommends for a better bloom. As happens in life there frequently is more than one way to accoumplish a goal.
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Citrus Buy, Sell, & Trade / Re: Where to buy citrus online (USA)
« on: December 17, 2024, 05:49:37 PM »
Shipping any variety of citrus into California is against California law.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Yosemite Gold Mandarin Fruit Tree Loaded with fruit for 2025 Harvest
« on: December 15, 2024, 02:52:55 PM »
mazing how dense the tree's foliage is. Great crop of fruit.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: High potash or low biuret urea ahead of flowering?
« on: December 14, 2024, 12:59:59 PM »
Seanny, your in California, and the the above recommendation from UCR would directly apply to you.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: High potash or low biuret urea ahead of flowering?
« on: December 13, 2024, 01:04:03 PM »
I have used low biuret urea to greatly increase spring flowering, it works great. According to the Citrus Production Manual, published by the University of California either Low Biuret Urea (46-0-0) or Potassium Phosphite (0-28-26) can be used. The spray to increase bloom should be sprayed between December 15 and to February 15. For warm greenhouse production the earlier spray of December 15 provides a much better bloom. I can find no where in the University's production manual that it states that nitrogen inhibits flowering.