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Do Satsumas get better with age?
EricSC:
--- Quote from: countryboy1981 on December 05, 2022, 06:59:14 AM ---It may have something to do with age or the ability to hold more fruit. The more fruit a tree holds onto the smaller the fruit tend to be (at least for me). The small fruit are sweeter and do not have the issues you are speaking of. I give the larger satsumas to my chickens to eat.
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I have a tree which I thinned the fruits in spring so about 12 of them kept on tree. They ended up all very big (about 4:1 by volume to normal size) with rough rind, dry and tasteless inside. I basically through of them out.
countryboy1981:
--- Quote from: EricSC on December 05, 2022, 01:59:15 PM ---
--- Quote from: countryboy1981 on December 05, 2022, 06:59:14 AM ---It may have something to do with age or the ability to hold more fruit. The more fruit a tree holds onto the smaller the fruit tend to be (at least for me). The small fruit are sweeter and do not have the issues you are speaking of. I give the larger satsumas to my chickens to eat.
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I have a tree which I thinned the fruits in spring so about 12 of them kept on tree. They ended up all very big (about 4:1 by volume to normal size) with rough rind, dry and tasteless inside. I basically through of them out.
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I agree with that. The larger sized fruits are edible but not of great quality.
AndrewAZ:
I was told by someone smarter than me, allow your fruit to produce fruit for 3 seasons. After then, you can truly judge the fruit quality. Not perfect, but I find it a good rule of thumb.
edweather:
Thanks for the replies. Satsumas thrive in this area, and the tree was purchased from a decent nursury. It was very young when we bought it, and this is only the second year with fruit. Hopefully it will get better. We also have a red navel tree the same age, and last year the few fruit were disappointing, and this year they are really good. We have 5 trees, and they all seem to have a life of their own. Growing citrus for this transplanted New Yorker, is not as smooth a process as I imagined :) Thanks again.
poncirsguy:
I too have found citrus to be very fussy. However the Osage orange tree across the street is very healthy and incredibly productive.
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