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Attention Southern California tangerine lovers
JF:
I'm looking for temecula aka ugly tangerine where can I get a tree?
JustJoshinya:
it seems this was a hybrid of a satsuma and a ponkan, grown in only one area and you are not likely to find a source for the tree. at first i was thinking Ugli tangelo which you can get budwood from the CCPP but i dont think these are the same variety from what i could research. doesnt seem like the temecula sweet tangerine is something you can find a tree of but maybe grow it from seed when you get the fruit, but an old article i found stated the orchard where these temecula sweet tangerines are grown was infected with tristeza so maybe growing from seed is not the best idea. a tough position to be in if you want the tree. i want the Ugli tangelo but cant source a tree in socal but i have ordered the budwood from CCPP but was unable to graft it onto anything all grafts did not take but i have continued my hunt for this tree in socal.
Millet:
The tristeza virus can be transmitted through grafting, but it is not transmitted through seed. When a seed taken from a tristeza tree is planted the resulting tree is tristeza virus free. - Millet
JF:
thanks guys. I read David Karp's article in 2012 but they still
sell this varieties in the farmers markets around this time of year. I though by now the orchard wouldve been destroyed....the fruit has very few seed maybe 3-5 the best tangerine ive ever tasted.
jbirdfunk:
Old thread, but thought it was interesting to see the actual orchard location where this was grown.
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Temecula/0-Unknown/home/171397557
I archived it here: https://web.archive.org/web/20240913040651/https://www.redfin.com/CA/Temecula/0-Unknown/home/171397557
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