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RyanL
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Location: Orange County, North Carolina. 7B
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| Posted: Sat 05 Nov, 2011 10:13 am |
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| Sven_limoen wrote: | Your trees are producing fantastic!
Did you actually harvest ripe key limes after 6 months form flowerbud to fruit?  |
yes, key lime is a really cool variety, not only for its quick flower to fruit but it grown like crazy! Thanks to everyone for the positive comments, much appreciated!  |
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RyanL
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| Posted: Mon 21 Nov, 2011 6:04 pm |
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I couldn't help myself but, with the weather at 75F today I had to snap some photos.
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MarcV
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RyanL
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| Posted: Mon 21 Nov, 2011 6:30 pm |
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Thank you very much! That turned out to be 28 fruit on that little tree.  |
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Darkman
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Location: Pensacola Florida South of I-10 Zone 8b/9a
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| Posted: Mon 21 Nov, 2011 10:51 pm |
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RyanL,
At what temperature do you over winter your Key lime?
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RyanL
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| Posted: Tue 22 Nov, 2011 12:10 am |
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| Darkman wrote: | | At what temperature do you over winter your Key lime? |
Minimum temp is about 40F(night)and Maximum is 80F(day). humidity stays pretty high too, although I don't have a gauge to be exact. |
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Darkman
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Location: Pensacola Florida South of I-10 Zone 8b/9a
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| Posted: Wed 23 Nov, 2011 10:33 pm |
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| RyanL wrote: | | Darkman wrote: | | At what temperature do you over winter your Key lime? |
Minimum temp is about 40F(night)and Maximum is 80F(day). humidity stays pretty high too, although I don't have a gauge to be exact. |
Thanks I can do that easily. I guess I will add one or two of them to my collection.
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RyanL
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| Posted: Thu 16 Feb, 2012 5:51 pm |
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New addition, Nippon Orangequat! Came in today with beautiful looking red/orange fruit. flavor is nice, juicy, SOUR juice, sweet soft rind. I am hoping with more time on the tree they may develop more sweetness. SOUR little fruit!
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Millet
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| Posted: Thu 16 Feb, 2012 9:46 pm |
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Ryan, looks like your starting out with a nice tree. With the special care that you give your trees it should do very well. The Nippon Orangequat is a cross between a Meiwa kumquat and a Satsuma mandarin. They are very hardy trees, and have been known to withstand upper single digits without protection. A Nippon Orangequat's fruit will become sweeter as the season progresses, but the fruit must be over wintered to become sufficiently sweet to enjoy out of hand. You will be able to make a smashing marmalade. - Millet (339 ABo-) |
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Darkman
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| Posted: Thu 16 Feb, 2012 11:36 pm |
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How large will this tree get?
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Millet
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| Posted: Fri 17 Feb, 2012 1:17 am |
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Charles, the tree's growth is fairly low and develops a spreading habit, reminiscent of Satsuma, with large pointed kumquat like leaves. It makes a very handsome ornamental plant, and is hardy to at least 10F. You can read about it in the book "Hardy Citrus For The Southeast" - Millet (339 ABo-) |
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TRI
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Nippon Orangequart is very cold tolerant for a citrus plant.
I had a chance to buy a Nippon Orangequart years ago but did not. Since then I have not seen one. They seem to be very rare and uncommon. |
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Darkman
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| Posted: Fri 17 Feb, 2012 7:49 pm |
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Thanks Millet,
I was thinking that it might be suitable as a front yard plant. It seems that it would fit that bill fairly well. I think it is available in Florida too.
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camo_hunter
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| Posted: Thu 22 Mar, 2012 2:26 pm |
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Very nice collection Ryan. I've got to get one of those Nippons! I can see one of those bushed out in the flower bed at my front door with those bright orange fruit hanging. |
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grad85
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| Posted: Thu 22 Mar, 2012 3:47 pm |
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Indeed very nice,let those pic,s come.
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