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I have two grafts one on pure poncirus and one on tai-tri. The tai-tri grew vigorously.

So far both grafts look alive in zone 7a after lows of 1f and 5f. The one grafted on pure poncirus, 2 years old, grows very slow.
After 1 year the graft on tai-tri is twice the height.

It's said to be a chimera of flying dragon and satsuma, the lanky habit probably comes from the flying dragon. I will update more in the late spring to be sure that they are actually alive. 

It's a chase card

@ K-Rimes a good example of just that, my thermocube which is made in the USA, fell apart after unplugging it with prongs in the outlet. Was never touched for the whole season until I had to move it. I'm on my 2nd one so they have $30 from me haha (yes they are going for $15 everywhere now). They own the patent so have to deal with it but if I find a Chinese clone that works reliably I won't think twice about it now

Nagami does it for me, store bought ones that look ripe colorwise but aren't. My homegrown ones don't have the same effect

Quote from: tru on March 13, 2023, 03:57:51 PM

Quote from: brian on March 13, 2023, 11:25:10 AM

Kumquats create a tingling sensation similar to szechuan peppercorns

Never knew that! Been thinking about getting a kumquat tree and this is all the more reason

I have a 'Meiwa' and it has never caused any tingling effect when I've eaten the fruits.

Is this effect limited only to certain cultivars of Kumquats?

Paul M.
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Expect it to last just until after the warranty expires. I found an infinite warranty glitch, I use a credit card which adds an extended warranty. When the thing breaks down, the credit card company refunds it after I file a claim with documentation of the product failure, the catch is you have to re-purchase the item or something of equal or lesser value to replace it lol. The warranty resets since it's a new purchase.

this one, IBA Indole-butyric acid

I'm not sure which variety of Yuzu I saw when I was in South Korea at outdoor market, they were labeled "Yuja". They were way bigger than what I have. I would buy Yujacha in jars which I'm sure came from those fruits as Yuzu grows in the southern parts of South Korea. "Cha" is tea, the fruit is preserved by making a sort of raw marmalade that you add boiling water to and then drink it.

Maangchi, a youtuber, shows how she makes the Yujacha. These are the Yuzu I saw. When she cuts the fruit in half there is more flesh inside than what I remember mine looking like. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOV-gx8Wjmc

Yep, here's mine (assuming its the common variety in the US). Not very big but these were also the first fruits 1 year from the graft date.

Thanks poncirus guy. My other plant from that nursery came with gummosis.

So I will defintely be changing the rootstock over to poncirus since that is what I have.


What do you think I can graft on the SCS rootstock? It's a type of sour mandarin.

That's also a possibility

Luckily I grafted a piece to citrumelo but I am also reading that it's not compatible with Meiwa. Same growing conditions but no sign of fungal or bacterial infection. I did actually find a field report about meiwa on citrumelo which died after 5 years so not sure on this as a rootstock either

Meiwa on citrumelo

Today was a real test since it's very sunny. I found that I have to glue the panels in place as two were blown out in the yard this morning despite using the supplied clips to secure them.


Outdoor temps:


Inside greenhouse with the windows closed:

No need to worry, my edulis from seed makes the typical white flowers but pigmented with purple as well as the anthers. Basically what everyone else is saying, seed grown variation perhaps. The fruit is still just as good

Here's some of the hystrix hybrids (don't know what recieved pollen) there's x genoa lemon, x kumquat, x limequat :


x Genoa lemon


x Genoa lemon (some anthocyanin in new growth less than lemon and makrut)


x Genoa lemon (the most makrut scent, darker growth, no winged petioles)


x Nagami kumquat (no anthocyanin on new growth, no makrut scent)


2nd plant of x Nagami kumquat (some anthocyanin, no scent, bigger leaves)




x Limequat (no anthocyanin, no scent)

Sounds like a nice and knowledgeable guy on Youtube. It helps if you speak Spanish . I would certainly like to see the crosses involving Citrus hystrix.