My last post on this particular thread. The impending arrival of an Arctic front motivated me to pick the last of my Satsumas, which were LA Early, Xie Shan and Prague Citsuma. I also snagged a couple of 'Wonderful' Peels from a Christmas party. In terms of taste comparison, the results are:
LA Early, good. The quality seemed to have peaked in early December, and remained constant since.
Xie Shan, very good. The quality has improved greatly and is almost excellent.
Prague Citsuma, excellent. The quality has also improved greatly. It also peels more easily
'Wonderful' Peels. Verdict: poor.
I finished the last Changshas in early December, the flavor was becoming rather bland at that point and deteriorating.
No pictures of the fruit this time, since there is nothing new to see, but, going with the title of the thread, here's a picture of my Xie Shan tree from early December, nestled in its winter shelter:
For comparison, here's the LA Early:
And finally, three of the Satsumas after the snow arrived, after midnight Christmas night:
Temperatures won't be too bad with this stalled out front; highs in the low thirties, lows in the twenties, but it's possible to see a couple nights in the upper teens when the skies clear, at which point I'll turn on the thermostatically controlled C9 Christmas tree lights. Temperatures should moderate back to cold rain in a week. Temperatures are a few degrees colder up around Puget Sound, including Olympia and Seattle.