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Post by millet on Dec 6, 2020 15:56:07 GMT -5
MarcV, like you, white grapefruit was the only grapefruit available when I was a kid. It was years later when pink/red grapefruit begun to appear in the market. Today red grapefruit is the only type available. Therefore, my one in ground grapefruit tree I grow is a white seedless Marsh grapefruit. Your above post brought back memories from year ago.
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Post by lebmung on Dec 6, 2020 21:15:17 GMT -5
Here you can see a comparison of my Yuzu colour compared to Satsuma. The Yuzu I have have a slight orange colour, not completely yellow like a lemon. Perhaps this is why some Yuzu tastes bad or has not a smell.
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Post by MarcV on Dec 20, 2020 6:43:54 GMT -5
In my search for seville oranges I found a web shop in the Netherlands that does not only sells sevillas but also yuzu among other unusual citrus fruits. ... ... I did get a lot of seeds out of them though... Taste was good but really nothing special. Very lemony but much less acidic. The zest didn't taste like lemon zest at all though but I cannot say what it did remind me of. Definitely not worth the high price tag if you ask me... Germinating already! 😃
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Post by lebmung on Dec 21, 2020 19:22:31 GMT -5
Now you need to wait 10 years to flower, or less if you are lucky
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Post by Sylvain on Dec 22, 2020 9:34:48 GMT -5
Probably few years less.
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Post by lebmung on Dec 23, 2020 19:25:59 GMT -5
Maybe less. Winters started to be warm, at least here no freezing so far. It used to be very cold and snowy on Christmas, now it's like spring. Anyways have a Merry Christmas everyone!
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Post by jibro on Jan 12, 2021 2:05:13 GMT -5
How a New Jersey Family Grows and Sells Yuzu to Michelin-Starred Restaurants youtu.be/zwTc5929U5gThey started from Yuzu seeds ant first flowering was after 12 years, one guy tried to grow Yuzu in Bulgaria, it was frozen to roots several times but came back and he had the first crop after 14 years. forum.palmi.bg/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1744It looks like -12°C is the hard limit for most of the true citrus without poncirus genes, most hardy mandarins like Keraji, Changsha are also supposed to be hardy "only" to -12°C.
In this chinese article about re-discovering wild population C. ichangensis they also stated that Ichang can grow to -11,5°C
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Post by Sylvain on Jan 12, 2021 8:21:18 GMT -5
Mines survived to the -15°C of 2012. Only few splits on the trunk that healed quickly, and the lose of all leaves.
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Post by jibro on Jan 12, 2021 8:32:25 GMT -5
-15°C in France last maybe several hours? One night? In Central and East Europe we usualy enjoying several days with these temperatures, in some winters even 2-3 weeks with -15°C and lower every night...so I am not sure if your Yuzu will make it here
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Post by lebmung on Jan 12, 2021 19:57:33 GMT -5
I suppose that if yuzu is grafted on PT when it's very young and the bud union is healed very well after 3-4 years trees can be exposed to cold cold temperatures without problem. Or grafted very low and the main stem protected with straw so it ca regrow in case of sever freezing. Another way is to plant conifers nearby until the trees get established,
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