Scott K.

Thank you for your most generous offer. We'll get together on that real soon.

When I get on my new property, I do plan on putting a cold frame over
my more tender trees like Mr. Texas, along with the nice little oil heaters. We use two at work in a 25 X 30 greenhouse and it has always stayed cozy in there even on the coldest nights.
I am in total sand, it's just like the beach, except in some places it is mixed with orange clay. It's still just like pouring water through a sifter though!

Bernhard,

Is there a cultivar name for the Satsuma X trifoliata Prag?

Laaz,
I have a friend who is growing Meyer in the yard here and it has done fine so far. Mine will most likely stay in a pot for several years before going out. The Ponderosa will be housed in a cold frame.


A big thank you to each one who responded to my query. Many read the posts but didn't have an opinion. I'm still wondering about the Nippon Orangequat....anybody know anything????

no.

Well so far ive Had some Nasty Luck.
we had the Big Grapefruit almost ripe and the Navel oranges this yr first yr of any good fruit and size .
and all ive been able to try new was my Pink lemons YUMMY

Neighbor has a Raccoon as a Fricken pet.
Can anyone say DAVEY CROCKET ?
im thinking my nephew would look cute in a hat.

Never tried a Indio Mandarinquat. I don't for the most part grow very many "quats"

The Nippon Orangequat to me is very bland with some off flavors...

I happen to like the Nippon Orangequat. When they are nicely ripened I think they have a good flavor out of hand and not as much sour kick as the Indio Mandarinquat. The Indio is better suited as a sweetened 'citrus aid' type drink or an excellent marmalade. Nippon has been pretty hardy for me which adds to my desire to continue growing this one. I've had virtually no leaf loss on my in ground tree. This year for fun I may graft an Indio out to see how much cold it can take.

Actually, I don't think there is a single really good tasting cold hardy citrus. Some are fair tasting, most are poor tasting. - Millet (1,432-)

For an acid citrus I think calmondins are pretty good. Same for Chinotto orange.

I suppose it gets down to what one means by "cold hardy."

My limited experience with any of the trifoliate crosses has been they are all bad though I've yet to try the Rusk citrange.

.....Alan.

Alan, by cold hardy citrus, I am not referring to any of the commonly sold commercial varieties, such as mandarins , satsumas, an so forth. I'm talking about cold hardy varieties that are grown mostly by citrus hobbyist such as Citranges, Citrumelos, Ichanges, and many varieties that can be found in Tom McClendon's book "Hardy Citrus For The Southeast". Millet (1,432-)

Okay, now we finally get to the real 'nitty-gritty' of the whole conversation!

This is exactly the information I was looking for. I suppose the not so good taste is coming from the P. Trif. stock or breeding, right?