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Post by Pancrazio on Jul 20, 2019 19:37:11 GMT -5
I bet this topic has been talked ad nauseam but i must admit that i don't know much about it. Are citrus really differentiated regarding fruit hardiness? I noticed the following. As temperature stays above 0°C (32F) citrus fruits remain normal, and some (blood oranges) become even better.
When temperature falls under 0°C, if the cold doesn't last long and isn't extreme (-1/-2°C ~ 30/28F) the fruits don't appears as damaged but they usually become dry as months pass. At lower temperatures (i can't exactly tell when, but in the -5°C/23F ballpark) fruits get damaged. I was wondering if someone has noticed some citrus with fruits significantly hardier than other citrus, or if there's any experience of hardier cultivars with hardy fruits.
It may worth mentioning that some people in nothern Italy, on pretty humid locations, have seen plants like thomasville citrangequat drop all the fruits due rot as soon as temperature dropped under 32F.
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Post by david on Jul 20, 2019 20:25:33 GMT -5
You about got it pegged as fruit damage goes. I find that 32F fruit is affected. Some of it suffers more than others but some are destroyed and fall to earth. Not a whole lot of difference with those that make it.....dry and chewey.
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Post by isaac1 on Jul 30, 2019 19:56:12 GMT -5
It likely depends on the sugar content at the time of the freeze
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Post by roberto on Aug 6, 2019 9:13:50 GMT -5
On the old forum some members discussed Grapefruit Welker and Grapefruit (or pomelo) Enzo. Both are said to be very hardy and their fruits are also said to be very frost-hardy. Nearly unbelievable for Grapefruits or even Pomelos.
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Post by david on Aug 6, 2019 9:28:19 GMT -5
Yes. I remember the discussion. Last I have heard as to the cold hardiness. Probably has to do with location. If what is described as hardiness for these two, that would be remarkable.
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Post by Sylvain on Aug 10, 2019 14:26:47 GMT -5
I have my first five fruits on my Enzo (in ground). In six months I shall be able to tell you the quality of the fruits.
The fruits are already the size of an orange, I wonder what will be the size in december!...
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Post by roberto on Aug 12, 2019 4:23:26 GMT -5
Sylvain,
mine have the size of cherries.  In pot. |
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Post by flos on Apr 15, 2022 2:38:15 GMT -5
I have my first five fruits on my Enzo (in ground). In six months I shall be able to tell you the quality of the fruits. The fruits are already the size of an orange, I wonder what will be the size in december!... Hello Sylvain, how were the fruits? Did they turn out well? |
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Post by Sylvain on Apr 15, 2022 8:08:40 GMT -5
I ate them when they fell. They were good but missed one month more.
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Post by ilya11 on Apr 15, 2022 9:31:53 GMT -5
I also noticed that they are falling too early.
At that moment ( late January) they are better than grapefruits from Israel, but not as sweet as Florida ones. Nevertheless they can be kept for few month at cool place and gradually improve sugar/acid ratios. Late November 11° Brix, late January 13° Brix |
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Post by flos on Apr 17, 2022 7:52:16 GMT -5
The fruits look delicious. Really a great feature if they remain storable for a long time. The Brix are higher than from some oranges from the supermarket and even increase, I like that.
Hopefully it will not be so long until I can also try fruits
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