Patric your certainly correct. Flying Dragon does not do well in high salinity, nor high pH soils. However, Flying Dragon is a Trifoliate Orange variety, and all Trifoliate Orange varieties exhibit the same difficulty when growing in areas of high pH and high salinity. Most all, or all varieties of Citranges also do poorly in salinity and high pH. Cleopatra mandarin, Sun Chu Sha mandarin, Shekwasha mandarin, Sour Orange, Smooth Flat Seville, do a lot better. Volkamer Lemon, Sweet Orange, Rough Lemon do OK. - Millet (1,053-)