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Boca_Joe
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Posted: Thu 14 Nov, 2013 11:35 pm
25f this morning- no problem for Citrandarin 'Arctic Frost' haha...a few more weeks to harvest

looking good. Took these photos today.


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GregMartin
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Posted: Fri 15 Nov, 2013 4:22 am
Great photos Joe!
As you work towards a name I just wanted to mention that "Arctic Frost" is already in use for a recently released Changsha x Satsuma cross:
http://www.greenleafnursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/3504/index.htm
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Boca_Joe
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Posted: Fri 15 Nov, 2013 11:04 am
GregMartin wrote:
Great photos Joe!
As you work towards a name I just wanted to mention that "Arctic Frost" is already in use for a recently released Changsha x Satsuma cross:
http://www.greenleafnursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/3504/index.htm


PS I knew that, not sure why I didn't remember

darn.. thanks.. we'll com,e up with another COOL name- LOL
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Posted: Fri 15 Nov, 2013 11:09 am
DC Frost. Laughing

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bussone
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Posted: Fri 15 Nov, 2013 7:54 pm
Boca_Joe wrote:
25f this morning- no problem for Citrandarin 'Arctic Frost' haha...a few more weeks to harvest

looking good. Took these photos today.


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DC area, right?

How about "Milk & Bread"? That's always in demand in the DC area whenever there's the faintest chance of snow.
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Scott_6B
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Posted: Fri 15 Nov, 2013 8:08 pm
If it were my choice I'd go w/ Potomac. Cool Kind of like Thomasville, but further north. Laughing

Potomac Frost and Potomac Hardy sound good too. Whatever you pick I'm sure it'll be cool!

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Boca_Joe
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Posted: Fri 15 Nov, 2013 8:11 pm
Scott_6B wrote:
If it were my choice I'd go w/ Potomac. Cool Kind of like Thomasville, but further north. Laughing

Potomac Frost and Potomac Hardy sound good too. Whatever you pick I'm sure it'll be cool!

Cheers


I like that Scott!
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Boca_Joe
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Posted: Fri 15 Nov, 2013 8:13 pm
I like Orange Freeze
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GregMartin
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Posted: Fri 15 Nov, 2013 8:27 pm
Boca_Joe wrote:
Scott_6B wrote:
If it were my choice I'd go w/ Potomac. Cool Kind of like Thomasville, but further north. Laughing

Potomac Frost and Potomac Hardy sound good too. Whatever you pick I'm sure it'll be cool!

Cheers


I like that Scott!


I like it too...powerful name!
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Stan McKenzie
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Posted: Wed 27 Nov, 2013 11:55 pm
I like US 852... just kidding! Smile

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Scott_6B
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Posted: Thu 28 Nov, 2013 12:12 pm
Laughing My favorite is still "Potomac", nice and simple. I would be interested in hearing how different the taste is from US-852 when they are grown side-by-side.
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Boca_Joe
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Posted: Thu 28 Nov, 2013 10:50 pm
Scott_6B wrote:
Laughing My favorite is still "Potomac", nice and simple. I would be interested in hearing how different the taste is from US-852 when they are grown side-by-side.


Scott

the official name is now
"Potomac Valley hardy mandarin" (PVHM)

We chose that because it seems to cover more fo the whole Dc metro area, DC, MD and VA, rather than just Potomac.

The tree is one hardy sucker. it's seen 15 nights below freezing since Nov 1 and 7 of those 25 or lower. Also one day where the high was in low 30's with temps below freezing from midnight Sat till Monday about noon! That's 36 hours below freezing!

We picked and tasted the fruit 2 days after that, seemed to have no effect, we plan to pick most of the others on Dec 12 , same time as last year. Will keep you posted.

Joe
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Tim MA z6
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Posted: Thu 28 Nov, 2013 11:01 pm
Potomac Valley hardy mandarin sounds like a great name. Cool

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ilyaC
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Posted: Fri 29 Nov, 2013 3:51 pm
Boca_Joe,
Could you please comment the opinion of your friend dave_in_nova that this plant is just a tissue culture propagated US852; it still has some, although faint, poncirus off-flavors and is able to mature only in a special microclimate within zone 7A?
I read this on GardenWeb.

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Boca_Joe
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Posted: Fri 29 Nov, 2013 7:57 pm
ilyaC wrote:
Boca_Joe,
Could you please comment the opinion of your friend dave_in_nova that this plant is just a tissue culture propagated US852; it still has some, although faint, poncirus off-flavors and is able to mature only in a special microclimate within zone 7A?
I read this on GardenWeb.


The truth is no one knows exactly what it is and we never will. Too many pieces to the puzzle. It's most likely a seedling with US 852 and mandarin in it's makeup.

Our fruit has absolutely NO TRIFOLIATE smell in the rind or fruit. The fruit tastes pleasant but has a slight bitter aftertaste I tasted this week. I would not even call it a trifoliate after taste.

The tree and fruit tolerate considerable cold, it's up by the house but this has nothing to do with minimums experienced at night. The fruit has been unaffected by several nights this month in the low to upper 20's with 36 hours below freezing last Sat night to Monday.
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