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StarLoc
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 11 Jun 2008
Posts: 53
Location: Liverpool, UK,zone 9? (+ Stara Zagora Bulgaria )

Posted: Sat 13 Sep, 2008 5:42 pm

I got these in the post yesterday morning from a uk nursery on ebay, i repotted in chc instantly as they were potted in mud (I think the courier watered them), i could almost pour it from the pots

Ive used the pots they were in, but the roots nearly fill them so bigger pots are needed

variegated calamondin 2.5 foot high





Mandarin clemantine just over 4 foot high



Rio red grapefruit, just over 4 foot high




They were very wet when i got them, but no sign of any root rot, the company sent them 24hr delivery and said they were dry when sent, they were wilting a bit (probably from being posted) but seem fine now,

The only real fault i can find is 3 lower leaves of the mandarin were pale and even by tonight they are greening up a a bit, and the grapefruit had a tiny catapillar eating the tiny new growth leaves

Im not sure on how much these sort of trees cost the rest of the world, but in the UK its normal for 30 to 60 pounds each, i got them for 18 pounds each plus 15 pounds courier for the 3 so not bad for in the UK
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Laaz
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Joined: 12 Nov 2005
Posts: 5682
Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina

Posted: Sat 13 Sep, 2008 6:39 pm

Nice trees & they look to be pretty healthy. Good luck with them. One thing to remember, Grapefruit need a lot of heat to sweeten up otherwise they will be quite sour. In the UK you will probably need to supply a lot of extra heat to get the fruit acceptable. Mike aka "Citrange" should be able to give you some good advice.

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StarLoc
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 11 Jun 2008
Posts: 53
Location: Liverpool, UK,zone 9? (+ Stara Zagora Bulgaria )

Posted: Fri 19 Sep, 2008 9:57 pm

The lack of heat shouldnt be much of a problem as i keep most smaller trees in the house, most of the time, with humidifyers , heater mats and growlamps,
it tends to be between 25C and 28C air temperature during the day with the windows open fan on and all the lights lit
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Millet
Citruholic
Citruholic


Joined: 13 Nov 2005
Posts: 6656
Location: Colorado

Posted: Sat 20 Sep, 2008 12:04 am

Very nice looking trees. Congratulations on your new arrivals. I wish both you and your citrus collection the best. Nice having you as a member of the forum. - Millet
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