Citrus Growers Forum

jm · Posted: Sun 01 Feb, 2009 4:50 pm

My citrus in Bordeaux in south west France (45° North). Only Morton and c. ichangensis are never protected.

Satsuma Owari

Satsuma Okitsu

Citrangequat Thomasville

US 119

Curafora

C. ichangensis

Morton

Las Palmas Norte · Posted: Mon 02 Feb, 2009 4:41 am

Everything looks to have managed quite nicely or does it take some time for cold damage to manifest itself?
Did your daytime temps rebound above freezing during this period?

Cheers, Barrie.

jm · Posted: Mon 02 Feb, 2009 7:51 am

It was frozen for 2 days.
After that the morning frosts were lower (-1 or -2°C = 28 or 30°F).
Now morning temperature are around 5°C (41°F) with rain.

frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Mon 02 Feb, 2009 10:34 am

great pics, can you give us an update after a week or so?

thanks Frank

Andy · Posted: Mon 02 Feb, 2009 5:27 pm

nice pictures and it seems to be that all of them will survive, however I do belive it is much to early to judge. Short deep temeperatures are on aspect, but long periodes with frost and no water supply to the leaves and wood will cause killing demage even if the tempeatures are not too deep. Final judgment can be done when the growing season starts and very often the demage is first real visible in April. According to my experiences the most senstiv area ist the stam right obove the ground.

I keep fingers crossed for your success...

brgd from Hamburg

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jm · Posted: Sat 09 Jan, 2010 7:57 am

We've had frost in December : -7°C (=19°F)

Satsuma Owari

Satsuma Okitsu

US 119

Citroncirus F2 Sanford Curafora
He had a nitrogen deficiency, so the leaves were destroyed, but not the wood.

A young graft of citrangequat Thomasville : no problem

We currently have a second period of freezing : a week between -3 ° C and -5 ° C (26°F and 23°F). I will make new observations in the spring