2006 Southeastern Citrus Expo Report

The Southeastern Citrus Expo was held Saturday, November 18th at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The full day of events included lectures on growing citrus, a citrus contest and tours of locally grown citrus. Citrus authority Bob Koch gave a presentation on “Citrus Grown in Containers” and Ned Rahn and Stan McKenzie gave a presentation about “In Ground Citrus Culture”. The local citrus tours were located at the gardens of Dr. Robert Motyca and Ralph and Kathy Denton.

Primary sponsors: Ralph & Kathy Denton, Gaylord Ventura, & Lisa
Zimmerman

Other sponsors included: Southeastern Palm Society, Flying Dragon Citrus
Nursery, Southern Fruit Fellowship, McKenzie Farms, Rahn’s Plant
Connection, Pungo Palms, Gary’s Nursery, Virginia Greenhouse
Association, The Artist in the Garden

Expo Organizers: Ralph & Kathy Denton, Gaylord Ventura, Lisa Zimmerman, Robert Motyca

Citrus Contest Organizer & Chief Judge: Gaylord Ventura (Southeastern
Palm Society/ Southern Fruit Fellowship)

Citrus Contest Judges:
Tony Melton (Clemson Extension Agent, Florence SC)
Bob Snyder (Southeastern Palm Society)
Alan Pocta (Virginia Master Gardener)




Citrus Contest Results

There were 63 fruit entries for the contest

Here Are the Winners:

Best in Show *Eric Dziamniski (SC) for Robinson Tangerine
Honorable Mention *Keith Endres (NC) for Yuzuquat

*In Ground Fruit Categories*

Sweet/ Sour Orange
1. Ned Rahn (SC) for Ambersweet
2. Eric Dziamniski (SC) for Naval orange
3. Evelyn Amos (SC) for Washington Naval

Mandarin
1. Eric Dziamniski (SC) for Robinson Tangerine
2. Eric Dziamniski (SC) for Satsuma
3. Keith Endres (NC) for Owari Satsuma

Lemon/Lime
1. Gary Kerr (SC) for Persian Lime
2. Eric Dziamniski (SC) for Persian Lime
3. Gary Kerr (SC) for Meyer Lemon

Ichangensis Hybrid/Complex Hybrid
1. Keith Endres (NC) for Yuzuquat
2. David Laverge (LA) for Keraji
3. Eric Dziamniski (SC) for Thomasville Citrangequat

Kumquat/Hybrid
1. David Laverge (LA) for Changshou
2. Keith Endres (NC) for Nameiwa

Trifoliate/Hybrid
1. Robert Motyca (VA) for US 119
2. Jeff Stevens (TN) for 80-5 Citrumelo
3. AJ Bullard (NC) for Dunstan

Grapefruit/Pummelo
1. Eric Dziamniski (SC) for Star Ruby Grapefruit
2. Gary Kerr (SC) for Duncan
3. Gary Kerr (SC) for Pink Grapefruit


*Container Grown Fruit*

Lemon/Lime
1. Robert Motyca (VA) for Meyer Lemon
2. Del Floyd (SC) for Persian
3. unclaimed (SC) for Eustis Limequat

Mandarin
1. David Laverge (LA) for Page Mandarin
2. David Laverge (LA) for Satsuma
3. Robert Motyca (VA) for Satsuma

Kumquat/Hybrid
1. Joe Rozier (SC) for Calamondin
2. Keith Endres (NC) for Changshou
3. Ned Rahn (SC) for Changshou

Orange
1. Robert Motyca (VA) for Republic of Texas
2. Ned Rahn (SC) for Ambersweet
3. Del Floyd (SC) for Pineapple

Grapefruit/Pummelo
-No entries-

Eyckr, The citrus awards that are from Louisiana go to Mr David Laverge of Jarreau ,Louisiana. He drove from La. to SC to ride the citrus bus with the rest of us. He brought lots of fruit and then didnt get it all entered in the competition. He also got lost at the Aquarium and missed all of the lectures and also all of the presentations of awards for the fruit contest. Luckily, he made it back on the bus and back to SC and eventually to Louisiana. His name and address is in the Southern Fruit Fellowship newsletter for this month if you want to forward his ribbons.

Eyckr, It would be good if we could submit your info about the expo to the Southern Fruit Fellowship's quarterly newsletter.

Ned

Thanks Stan. I'll make the corrections and make sure he gets his ribbons. I forwarded the report to Jeff Stevens for the Southeastern Palm records. Ned I can also forward it to the SFF or send you the attachment to get to their editor.