I just noticed that when the fruits are almost ready to pick there are some little ones that are just emerging. I had not noticed this before. See the pictures again. I just took them for granted . People here are saying that there are early or late fruitings or midfruiting but if you have trees like in the picture what will you call them?
I have one nectarine that has full blooms of flowers riight now in the middle of winter and I noticed that it did not lost its leaves unlike my other pome fruits.
Strange but nice. I'll acceppt it.

Benny, AAE got booted off for being a jerk & picking fights, and some of us 'good' people got booted for calling his bluff. I got deleted many times when I tried to correct Toni on her bad advice. She'll never learn. .. very frustrating!
If you click on the persons name & then on "send me email", you can send them the link here--- just tell them there are people here who can answer their quests. Copy & paste the link below on their email.
Or, try pasting the link that Joe mentioned right on the forum... although GW may delete it (?)

http://citrus.forumup.org/index.php?mforum=citrus

Just for heck of it, we just had the warmest January in our HISTORY.
December was the coldest in history

Patty, same here. As far as all chilling models go, this winter is so far the warmest based on chilling hours data published from our servers.

Hey, what should I complain about?
The citruses are delightfully sweeter this year than previous years. And most of my edible bananas got to keep at least one leaf intact with minor damages, in zone 9.

And even though all the chilling hours models are saying that my blooms would be poorer, there's no way that it is. I can see flower buds starting to swell, ignoring the models.

I have been grafting my apples and pears, moving on to apricots and plums, and they all have flower buds. Including my high chill cherries. I already had severe cuts on my hands from this incurable addiction of grafting fruit trees.

Joe

Joe, I can understand why you and Benny do not normally get sweet mandarins in your area, and especially in Benny's area. Mandarins are quite specific about where they grow best. They thrive when they grow with long daylight and warm/hot dry cloud-free spring and summers, from May through to November, when they set most of their fruit. Warm/hot days and cool nights produces the sugars that make mandarins sweet. I know Salinas would not have the long hot summers, and the cool nights that is required. Joe, I'm not sure about your area, but probably not. However, a late mandarin like Ellendale might do will in your area. - Millet

Thanks Millet for opening my eyes. But my Honey and Dancy I am satisfied with its sweetness and acidity and also my W. Murcott. It would probably be 5 times sweeter if I live in Stockton or at Joe's area but I'll take everything I can get.
Thanks for your input.
Benny

Patty:
Sorry for my delayed response somehow my computer did not work temporarily when I tried to respond to you.
Anyway, thanks for the info and I will just do just that- show to some people this forum.

Also I had a brief happiness when I saw that EZ's Oros have a bit of tiny flower buds in them. I did not want to tell everybody yet till I am sure but this morning I saw those flower buds resting on top of the leaves all eaten and cut. And underneath the leaves I saw 2 small young snails and a slug. I immediately grabbed them. Upon looking some more I found 14 more snails hiding from the leaves and branches. I made sure they'll not grow any bigger anymore. They will stay young forevermore.
But there are many more buds coming up. That's the good news.

I can see you guys are really interested visiting my site so I post more pics to keep the ball rolling. Pics weretaken by me last December 2005
Here are samples:
Oroblanco

Eureka lemon

Dancy and background is Satsuma

W. Murcott and calamondin fruits

Hi Benny, If I remember, wasn't the Calamondin your very first citrus tree? Do you use the Calamondin fruit as juice to make drinks and for flavor to fish dishes as such? - Millet

Yes, I remember when Benny was asking about his cal's that were doing badley. Jenny from SE Penn. helped out alot. What ever happened to her?? That was over 3 yrs ago now, but, she was a gem.
I hear cal's make good marmalade. If I EVER get any, I'll juice them & freeze it to make marmalade.
Have you made marmalade with Cal's Benny?
I'm also curious what you do with them. I hear they are too tart to eat out-of-hand.
Patty

Millet: You remembered right. That particular calamondin was a survivor. It survived yellowing of all leaves and then loosing all of them, was dug and was transferred at least 6 times, from a pot to ground and pots to ground again, experienced snow and sleet, and summer temperatures at 115 degrees in the shade. It is now planted in a wine barrel and is giving me fruits at medium size. It used to be the best looking calamondin in my backyard. Not until Joe's calamondin came along. At first I had problem with her soil pH but once I got that corrected, it is now about 12 feet now and the fruits are so large and so many.
You are right, I always made juice out of them and substitute them for sodas for my kids. They love it so much. Just this morning I harvested 1 large bowlful. I gave some to my-sister -in -law which in turn invited us for a free lunch and to watch the super bowl. Tomorrow my wife will give some to her parents.
Not only I use them for fish but for chicken and steak as well. I have a simple steak dish with calamondin that really will make your mouth water. I can put it down here if one is interested.
And Lisa was right. The first one who taught me how to take care of my calamondin, and citrus overall was Jenny from PA; who told me what to do when my cal was loosing and yellowing all its leaves and with branches dying back.
I just don't know what happened to her. All of a sudden she just disappeared just like a bubble. I believe she is also a chemist like you Millet.
She may have been transferred somewhere and lost interest growing plants. She has a lot of collections on her 16th floor apartment. Lots of tropical flowering plants.
She once upload a small calamondin tree at citrus forum and I commented "if only my calamondin would look half as much pretty as hers I would give my right arm". And that's what some members are telling me right now.
What a small world. Isn't it?

PATTY!!!! I called you LIsa!!! I am sorry!!!

Wow! Under "Views" You guys must be interested! Will it go over a thousand?
More pics:
A bouque of algeriian mandarin

Or Italian Prunes