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frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Mon 06 Apr, 2009 12:12 pm

So these are 4 of my outdoor trees that I got from Stan. 2 of them have been in the ground for 2 winters and 2 for one... They all seem to be doing pretty well

frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Mon 06 Apr, 2009 12:13 pm

frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Mon 06 Apr, 2009 12:16 pm

In order I beleive them to be:
Taichang lemon
changsha manderian
10 degree tangerine
tomm citraquat

thanks Frank

Laaz · Posted: Mon 06 Apr, 2009 12:50 pm

They look to be in excellent shape. Great job Frank.

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frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Mon 06 Apr, 2009 2:10 pm

Thanks,
They did surprisingly well with minimal heat... The tommasville had a fruit left over from the fall.... It was green, the skin wasnt very good, but the fruit was juicy with a lime taste....

BabyBlue11371 · Posted: Tue 07 Apr, 2009 2:41 am

Congrats!!!! they look good!!

Gina *BabyBlue*

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Las Palmas Norte · Posted: Wed 08 Apr, 2009 3:27 pm

Nice ones there Frank! What sort of winter shelters do you use?

Cheers, Barrie.

frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Wed 08 Apr, 2009 4:07 pm

These particular trees had a bucket of water between them. In the water there was a 50 watt aquaruim heater set to 65f. The trees and water were covered with plastic and a blanket and a blue tarp.... They were covered like this from early Dec to Late March... I dont beleive the whole thing got colder than the high 20's

Frank

frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Fri 28 Aug, 2009 6:20 pm

So these guys grow fast, I have 3 fruits and many flowers ready to blossom.Should I pinch the flowers off? I dont plan on giving them sun after October...

SO I ate 1 of the fruit, very green, dry, the skin was terrible, but the fruit WASNT ALL that bad..............kinda like a lime, very encouraging...

thanks Frank

Roberto · Posted: Sun 30 Aug, 2009 8:51 pm

It is a pity that friuts of Thomasville take such a long time for ripening. Sanford curafora is even worse...
Ciao
Robert

frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Wed 09 Sep, 2009 1:11 pm

my thomasville and satsuma are starting to flower again.....

danero2004 · Posted: Thu 22 Oct, 2009 3:04 am

How bad was the winter in wich they have survived . I mean how cold it was? They've passed very well the winters.

Thank You

frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Fri 23 Oct, 2009 2:53 pm

last year it was -20 f..... I lost a Meyer, when something blew off.....

Trees are in good shape and growing, I picked an unripe meyer, it wasnt bad............As I got 20 satusmas on a small tree last year, this year i only have 2

The summer was short and fairly cold in Massachusetts, the Kumwatts barely grew at all

Thanks Frank

danero2004 · Posted: Fri 23 Oct, 2009 5:20 pm

I get the ideea for the upside of the tree but what is going on with the underground side (root level) did the trees got any "frosty legs"?

frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Sat 24 Oct, 2009 9:19 pm

the roots are heated with cables in the 4 winter months!