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Scott_6B Citruholic
Joined: 11 Oct 2011 Posts: 251 Location: North Shore Massachusetts
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Posted: Fri 01 Mar, 2013 11:59 am |
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Laaz,
If my season is delayed a couple months in comparison to yours, do you think the Eustis limequat would have a good chance to still have good fruit into July or possibly August in Massachusetts? Do they hold well on the tree?
MrTexas,
When do you think an Indio Mandarinquat would be suitable for use up here in Massachusetts if planted in ground (assuming my season is delayed around 2 months from what you have)? The Meyer Lemon is going to be my backup plan... I'll switch to it if nothing else works. I can get Meyer Lemons in the grocery stores around here, so I'd rather give some more unusual stuff a shot first!
Also, I think I asked this before, but does anyone have any experience with Citrus glauca (Desert lime) and/or the Razzlequat (Eremolemon)?
Thanks for your suggestions everybody! |
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Laaz Site Owner
Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 5668 Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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Posted: Fri 01 Mar, 2013 12:27 pm |
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Scott, the Eustis is everbearing so if you can keep it from freezing you'll have fruit all year. You can use them green, and if left on thhe tree long enough will turn yellow. They hold on the tree very well.
I had a Razzlequat & didn't care for it, so it was top worked. _________________ Wal-Mart a great place to buy cheap plastic crap ! http://walmartwatch.com/ ...
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Laaz Site Owner
Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 5668 Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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Posted: Fri 01 Mar, 2013 12:30 pm |
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Oh, I would not put a lemon in a beer... _________________ Wal-Mart a great place to buy cheap plastic crap ! http://walmartwatch.com/ ...
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Sugar Land Dave Citruholic
Joined: 08 Oct 2012 Posts: 119 Location: Sugar Land, TX Zone 9a
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Posted: Sat 02 Mar, 2013 3:16 am |
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Scott_6B Citruholic
Joined: 11 Oct 2011 Posts: 251 Location: North Shore Massachusetts
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Posted: Sat 02 Mar, 2013 9:11 am |
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Thanks Dave,
Nice, helpful video
... I wonder how sour they would be for me in June/July? |
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Laaz Site Owner
Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 5668 Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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Posted: Sat 02 Mar, 2013 9:58 am |
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They probably would not have much juice in June / July. _________________ Wal-Mart a great place to buy cheap plastic crap ! http://walmartwatch.com/ ...
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Sugar Land Dave Citruholic
Joined: 08 Oct 2012 Posts: 119 Location: Sugar Land, TX Zone 9a
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Posted: Sat 02 Mar, 2013 2:19 pm |
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In Winter, they knock your socks off, like a slap in the face. Great in cola, tea, and perhaps even Laaz's beer! They hold well on the tree, but past Spring? Don't know. I've always finished mine before then. _________________
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Millet Citruholic
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 6657 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Sat 02 Mar, 2013 4:22 pm |
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Dr. Arlie Powell shown in Dave's video has been a loooong time friend of Bonnie Childers, ever since Powell's days at Texas AM (1968). In fact Dr. Powell is the man that got Bonnie into the citrus .- Millet |
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Sugar Land Dave Citruholic
Joined: 08 Oct 2012 Posts: 119 Location: Sugar Land, TX Zone 9a
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Tom Citruholic
Joined: 11 Nov 2008 Posts: 259 Location: Alabama [Central]
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Posted: Sat 02 Mar, 2013 7:54 pm |
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Dr. Powell was also the keynote speaker at the last citrus expo.....he is a great guy......Tom _________________ Tom in central Alabama |
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Scott_6B Citruholic
Joined: 11 Oct 2011 Posts: 251 Location: North Shore Massachusetts
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Posted: Sun 03 Mar, 2013 11:46 am |
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Ok,
So far it looks like I am definitely going to try the Eustis Limequat. I'd like to start by grafting 3 varieties on to my FD rootstock, so I need to pick two more.
Any ideas for other choices?
It seems that the Orangequat would probably be past prime by summer for me, so that's out.
The Razzlequat doesn't appear to perform that well, so that's out (although if I can't find any other interesting choices, I may go ahead and try it)
I haven't come across any true lemons that would have a late enough season to be worth trying, so that's out.
Sudachi still seems interesting, although it would be for late summer/fall harvest.
What about the Sunquat? How similar to the Eustis is it?
Or possibly the Australian Round Lime, at UC Riverside they flower in Feb. and are ripe from July to Oct.
Not very cold hardy, but the Ponderosa Lemon is supposed to have fruit ripen throughout the year. This would give me at least one variety w/ larger fruit.
Meyer Lemon is still a possibility, although Frank_zone5.5 has one in ground in Massachusetts and I do not believe his has any ripe fruit during the summer months. |
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Laaz Site Owner
Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 5668 Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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ivica Moderator
Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 658 Location: Sisak, Croatia, zone 7b
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Posted: Sun 03 Mar, 2013 1:08 pm |
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Laaz wrote: | Maybe a Faustrime... Not sure how cold hardy they are, but they bloom throughout the year. |
Faustrime is more hardy than I expected (expectation based on reading elsewhere).
Scott should have no problem with them. _________________
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Scott_6B Citruholic
Joined: 11 Oct 2011 Posts: 251 Location: North Shore Massachusetts
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Posted: Sun 03 Mar, 2013 1:49 pm |
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Mmmm... sounds like the Faustrime might be a good choice. It's a cross between the Finger Lime and Eustis limequat, correct? How is the taste compared to the Eustis?
Also, found this on Citrange's site:
http://www.homecitrusgrowers.co.uk/photos/faustrimefruit.html
From the pictures it looks like there would be a good chance of having some at a useful stage during the summer for me. |
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Laaz Site Owner
Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 5668 Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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Posted: Sun 03 Mar, 2013 2:06 pm |
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It's got a nice bite to it. I have a couple I grafted last fall. _________________ Wal-Mart a great place to buy cheap plastic crap ! http://walmartwatch.com/ ...
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