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What strategies will everyone be taking to mitigate transplant shock?It looks like the folks at Calmei tried to their import trees, but they didn't survive to fruiting age https://www.californiabountiful.com/features/article.aspx?arID=2451It's also good to know that these are nitrogen fixers too.
Quote from: Kuhyay on March 25, 2021, 12:27:03 PMWhat strategies will everyone be taking to mitigate transplant shock?It looks like the folks at Calmei tried to their import trees, but they didn't survive to fruiting age https://www.californiabountiful.com/features/article.aspx?arID=2451It's also good to know that these are nitrogen fixers too.https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=634.0Here's a good thread about caring for bare rooted trees.
Guys I have a dilemma. I checked 1-day shipping cost at Fedex or UPS, say 20lbs in a 30x20x10 box. Shipping fee easily goes to $500, then there is cost of packaging as well. I don't have experience packing trees and I am concerned that you might not be happy at the conditions after receiving them. Therefore I am leaning toward a SoCal, pick up only order this time. This must be pretty disappointing for some of you. If we are successful this time, maybe next time we can expand it to other regions.
Quote from: beicadad on March 25, 2021, 07:02:46 PMGuys I have a dilemma. I checked 1-day shipping cost at Fedex or UPS, say 20lbs in a 30x20x10 box. Shipping fee easily goes to $500, then there is cost of packaging as well. I don't have experience packing trees and I am concerned that you might not be happy at the conditions after receiving them. Therefore I am leaning toward a SoCal, pick up only order this time. This must be pretty disappointing for some of you. If we are successful this time, maybe next time we can expand it to other regions.I could make the journey down to Socal for BayArea /Central Coast.
For those curious, I've been doing a bit of research into the different varieties and found some interesting info.Zhejiang (the main Yangmei producing provence), has an annual competition to judge different cultivars and growers. In 2020, the DongKui took first place to beat out Biqi with a soluble solid content of 15.5% to 14.7% respectively.The winning farm is located in Lanxi. It looks to be USDA zone 9b/10a with an average annual rainfall of ~57", most of that coming in the spring/summer rainy season. I've visited Hangzhou, a couple hours drive north from Lanxi, and I can see why there is the old saying "上有天堂, 下有苏杭". It roughly means "Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth".Sources:2020 Zhejiang Yangmei competitionComparison of Biqi and Dongkui Yangmei in Xianju countyDongkui Yangmei encyclopedia entryWeather in Lanxi, Jinhua, Zhejiang Provence, ChinaI'd be very interested to see what other information folks have found for the varieties on offer.