Author Topic: Incredible Calycina buds (Read 1158 times)

K-Rimes · « **on:** February 11, 2022, 02:47:40 PM »

This calycina barely made fruit last year. This year feels different.

JCorte · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2022, 11:13:24 AM »

Your plant looks so healthy! Hope you get an abundant harvest! Mine is still young, I look forward to tasting the fruit.

Janet

K-Rimes · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2022, 06:25:33 PM »

For me, along with cherry of the rio grande, it is one of the best performers for my 9b climate. It doesn't even blink. Takes dry, or soaked equally well. This one was a machine, went from a plug to 1g, to 3g, to 5g, to 15g, to 25g in just 3 years. I'm always hammering the top down to keep it reasonably sized.

JCorte · « **Reply #3 on:** February 12, 2022, 09:01:25 PM »

Nice to hear they grow vigorously and fruit quickly. I got my plants from member Kevin Jones. What do you think of the taste? I haven’t tried a cherry of the rio grande yet either, but hopefully this year.

Janet

CarolinaZone · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2022, 08:26:23 AM »

Quote from: K-Rimes on February 11, 2022, 02:47:40 PM

This calycina barely made fruit last year. This year feels different.

No lie. I'm super jealous. I might have to switch zones. You willing to adopt a lightly used, middle aged, tropical plant enthusiast?

K-Rimes · « **Reply #5 on:** February 14, 2022, 11:43:40 AM »

Quote from: JCorte on February 12, 2022, 09:01:25 PM

Nice to hear they grow vigorously and fruit quickly. I got my plants from member Kevin Jones. What do you think of the taste? I haven’t tried a cherry of the rio grande yet either, but hopefully this year.

Janet

They're mild flavored and agreeable. I can't say they're pitanga "richness" but I gladly snack on them when they're around. CORG has been in my experience a bit fatter and the calycina is longer and slender - I had some really sweet calycinas when I visited Wildlands Nursery in Santa Cruz.

I haven't found many eugenias I don't like - just myrcianthes with the garlic tones.

Kevin Jones · « **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2022, 02:25:11 PM »

Garnet" Calycinas:

Kevin Jones

JCorte · « **Reply #7 on:** February 14, 2022, 03:34:03 PM »

Kevin, the grafted Garnet I got from you is doing well and already blooming. I’m glad I got my orders of plants from you before you stopped shipping to California, but I missed the opportunity to get your crimson tide surinam.

Janet

Kevin Jones · « **Reply #8 on:** February 14, 2022, 07:32:46 PM »

Hi Janet,
Glad you got one too... and I'm really pleased it's blooming for you.
Good Luck!

Kevin

MasonG31 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2022, 10:06:48 AM »

Looks amazing! Well done. What do you feed it?

Kevin Jones · « **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2022, 11:13:29 AM »

Miracle Grow at standard strength. Full sun.
Those photos are from a couple of years ago.
Walked out to my greenhouse this morning... and they are just now starting to show signs of budding-up again.

Kevin

K-Rimes · « **Reply #11 on:** February 17, 2022, 12:05:14 PM »

Quote from: Kevin Jones on February 17, 2022, 11:13:29 AM

Miracle Grow at standard strength. Full sun.
Those photos are from a couple of years ago.
Walked out to my greenhouse this morning... and they are just now starting to show signs of budding-up again.

Kevin

I always assumed you were ahead of me in climate, Kevin - I guess not! My calycina is in the greenhouse that said, do yours live outside?

Kevin Jones · « **Reply #12 on:** February 17, 2022, 04:37:15 PM »

Greenhouse as well.
I run a pretty cool greenhouse though... no heat unless there is a predicted freeze.
Cooler Winter temps may effect blooming

On a side note... Last Summer I planted a couple of hedge rows with standard run-of-the-mill seedling CORGs.
They have easily survived my Winter lows of the mid 20s so far with little Zone 8 frost damage.
Looking for a hardy plant with great fruit characteristics.

Kevin

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