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RyanL
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Location: Orange County, North Carolina. 7B
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| Posted: Wed 21 Sep, 2011 4:17 pm |
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Maybe the have some shade and only few hours of intense sun every day , but they sure look extremely healthy 
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Im pretty sure the shade has nothing to do with dark green leaf color, as my trees get about 10-12 hours of direct sun and are just as green. I believe it is more about fertilizer and variety.
By the way, Its a shame that red Clementine's flavor is not eating quality  |
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MarcV
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| Posted: Wed 21 Sep, 2011 4:28 pm |
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| RyanL wrote: | | By the way, Its a shame that red Clementine's flavor is not eating quality |
It's more a matter of size then it is of flavor!  I certainly liked the flavor but the parts are so small and they contain seeds. This I think doesn't make it worth eating...
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danero2004
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Location: Romania Zone 6a
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| Posted: Wed 21 Sep, 2011 4:50 pm |
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| RyanL wrote: | | danero2004 wrote: |
Maybe the have some shade and only few hours of intense sun every day , but they sure look extremely healthy
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Im pretty sure the shade has nothing to do with dark green leaf color, as my trees get about 10-12 hours of direct sun and are just as green. I believe it is more about fertilizer and variety.
By the way, Its a shame that red Clementine's flavor is not eating quality |
I believed that they act like plumeria does , discolouring of the leaves when they are exposed to a lot of sun
Maybe I was wrong |
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Millet
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| Posted: Wed 21 Sep, 2011 5:47 pm |
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MarcV, It would be easy to have a seedless crop of red Clementines.
All you would have to do is "pollinate" the tree using gibberellic acid (GA3), and keep the tree away from your other citrus varieties while the red Clementine is still in bloom. Gibberellic acid would also provide the additional benefit of producing a larger crop of fruit. - Millet (481-) |
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Hilltop
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Location: Signal Hill (near Long Beach / LA), CA
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I think this has been asked before, but where can the layman get GA3 locally? |
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danero2004
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| Posted: Thu 22 Sep, 2011 6:01 am |
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ebay , I guess! |
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MarcV
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I found a source once. It was kinda expensive though, 50, so I didn't buy it... 
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Millet
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| Posted: Thu 22 Sep, 2011 12:28 pm |
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Hilltop, it should be easy for a resident of California. You should be able to locate GA3 at any supplier to the grape industry. I purchase GA3 here in Denver, in pint bottles. I don't remember what I pay, as they bill me later, but it is not very expensive. - Millet (800-) |
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MarcV
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| Posted: Tue 27 Sep, 2011 4:48 pm |
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Funny... my wife tells me to buy no more citrus plants because we have no room left... and now she bought me a new one herself! A nice chinotto tree she found at a local flower shop! 
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danero2004
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| Posted: Tue 27 Sep, 2011 5:09 pm |
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You're so lucky twice , with your wife and the chinotto |
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MarcV
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The flower shop also had an "ornamental" satsuma on display. She wanted to buy that one too but I told her not to because the variety wasn't specified...
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SeaHorse_Fanatic
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Location: Burnaby, BC Zone 8b/9b
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My wife also loves my growing citrus collection. Since I used to be a sw reefing fanatic (still have several tanks - 210g, 165g, 60g & 5g nano), she's glad I stopped spending so much money on corals & fish and now spend it on citrus trees. One good thing about having gone through the sw reefing addiction is that citrus trees seem so cheap compared to blowing $50-80 on a single coral that may not even be fist size. 
It's always good to have the spouse and kids love your hobby/addiction too.
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MarcV
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| Posted: Sat 01 Oct, 2011 10:02 am |
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| Quote: | | It's always good to have the spouse and kids love your hobby/addiction too. |
Haha... well, when I start talking about citrus when my daughter is around, I usually see a pair of rolling eyes!
Here are a couple of shots of the new chinotto tree:
The tree:
Some fruits:
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Laaz
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| Posted: Sat 01 Oct, 2011 10:32 am |
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Very nice. Chinotto is a very cool tree.
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RyanL
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| Posted: Sun 02 Oct, 2011 6:53 pm |
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what a great looking tree! |
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