I collected the Augusta citrangequat at the Florida Citrus Arboretum about 25 years ago, when I was getting anything that I thought might be cold hardy. At that time it simply had an accession number (which I have forgotten), no name, and I gave a resulting seedling to Joe LeVert in Augusta. When it fruited, it needed a name, so we decided to follow tradition with the older citrangequats and name it after the town where it first fruited (Thomasville, Sinton, etc.). However, I am of the opinion now that Augusta is more properly a citrangequat hybrid, probably a citrangequat x mandarin hybrid. It is a beautiful fruit.
Thanks for sharing the history of the Augusta Citrangequat with us. It is certainly a lovely citrus and such a winner. I just hope it will prove to be hardy up here. It's fortunate that you collected the fruit and gave it to Joe to grow out. The Augusta citrangequat x mandarin hybrid will always be connected to you Tom!
@ yes, I am growing it. As far as I know, it was a USDA cross that was probably developed for rootstock potential, planted at the Arboretum, and largely forgotten. It doesn’t have potential as a commercial fruit, which is always the focus of efforts in FL and CA, and it never became a rootstock of choice.
@@CitrusPalmsWithTom After a little digging... Some think this may be "19-15-7" but the cross section doesn't match with UC Riverside's picture of 19-15-7. Hopefully this one was included in some of the material you gave Hershell to have certified.
I learned something actually a lot this afternoon watching your video. thank you so much. so Citrondarin resembles a satsuma, while Augusta Citrangequat is like the hybrid of a citrange and a kumquat. great taste testing, full watch my friend
@@vancouversunny77 it's pretty rewarding to grow from seed. Thanks!
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Very nice citrus taste testing! I like your brix machine, simple and accurate. A brix of 15 is pretty good for citrus. I agree, a mature tree will yield better quality fruit. Great video! Thanks for sharing ❤️🌷❤️
Hi G. Wish we had scratch and sniff in our phones. 🤣🤣🤣. 7 seems high for me so I probably wouldn’t like it. I like grapefruit but on the sweeter side. The Augusta fruit looks very presentable. I would probably like this one since it has a bit limy taste. This last one is super hardy if you left it out in 3degree weather. Glad that one is delicious. Definitely graft it before anything happens to it. Thanks for the taste test. 👏👏👍👍👍👍
I appreciate you watching and taking the time out to watch this tasting about strange/random citrus fruit. They were all very different from each other for sure. I hope our work week goes by fast cause I'm already for the weekend lol
Hello, G, I believe I own a Augusta Citrangequat, the tag says: x Citrofortunella 'Augusta' It was a gift from a friend. I ran out of room in my yard and put it in a place that is shaded until late in the afternoon. It loses it leaves in the winter but comes back in the summer. I didn't think it would taste good but after what you said I might try to graft it to taste the fruits. Thanks for sharing!
They're pretty unique but you can grow much more tasty citrus in your climate. These are just wacky hardy citrus lol. Hope your day goes magnificent broski
Great video! Honestly positively surprised with the citrondarin, bitter I can handle, but not a fan of the skunky stuff! The Augusta quats are beautiful and ripening early is a major plus!
The second one when I was growing up in Florida someone we knew I had a tree like that they were that size. They were so good, but you had to eat the skin with the fruit and you could grow the trees from the seeds they would grow true and they were apparently cold hearty, and they had lived up north and brought them down to Florida. they were like eating candy when you ate it with the skin. I’ve been trying to find them. They look like an improve Meyer lemon but they’re that color that could be them that you’re holding, but you need to eat it with the skin, you should try one with the skin and see how it is eating with the skin on.
Yes the Augusta with the skin was so delicious. I did try it after I stopped filming. Thanks for your story about the Florida citrus you liked. Almost sounds like Fukushu maybe but Fukushu aren't super big
Hi Flo, if they were equally hardy I would choose Augusta all day. I'm kinda lazy and don't use my Thomasville fruit much because I can't really eat them out of hand and I never get around to making juice with them or use them for culinary purposes. I barely cook. I prefer just pick and eat fruit. Pluse I have enough lemon/lime type citrus growing in the backyard. I'm just not certain how much cold Augusta can take in my zone. Thanks for watching!
Thanks a bunch! The Augusta is a winner for sure! It's been a good while since my Dragon Lime fruited so I'm forgetting how they taste in comparison. As I recall, the Dragon lime bitterness level wasn't as high as the Citrondarin but I admit I'm kinda foggy about that.
Is the citangequat’s rind edible like a kumquat? With a kumquat the rind is sweet and the flesh is tart. Haven’t had a chance to taste any of the kumquat hybrids to see if that trait carries over. EDITEDN TO ADD - just saw that you did taste the rind and found it sweet. Importing citrus to California where I live is almost impossible, but we can get the Indio mandarinquat. Think I’ll need to get one. 😊
Hey Jared, thanks for taking time out to watch. I'm sure seeds wouldn't be a problem. I used to grow Indio but found it too sour for my liking. Some people seem to have a better Indio selection than I had though and say it's sweet. Not mine lol
Awesome varieties. I wonder if the citrondarin is really a chimera? If you plant the seeds out you'll probably get pure satsuma seedlings. Sounds like the Augusta Citrangequat ripens before Thomasville, but isn't as hardy... it does look like there is mandarin in the lineage based on the color (and well the flavor)! 3 degree Changsha would clear a zone 7b :O!
Im really curious too about the citrondarin seeds. Ive got them planted out now to see how they turn out. Its unlikely the 3° Changsha could take consecutive single digit winters but might be pretty solid in zone 8 and warmer parts of 7.
you are right that bitter is tough to get around, sugar doesnt help, and for that reason , i cant eat the oro blanco hybrid citrus anymore, i bought a tree because i heard it had no bitterness online and that turned out not to be true, its the most bitter thing i have ever eat after papaya leaf, it has this really punishing bitterness that lasts a long time after done eating it, i have some seedlings of it going now and my dream is to get a non bitter version of it with more acid, i think melo gold is it's brother and also has a little. have you tried flame (pink grapefruit)?
Lol I feel similar about Oro blanco. I have tried Flame a while back. Just not a big fan of grapefruit anymore overall. I gravitate more to pomelos these days. Hope all is well!
@@VirginiaFruitGrower ya i have tried some decent pomelos and really like pomelo but still have not tried any of the top famous grafted varieties of pomelo , just supermarket top varieties , the pink one is great, i ordered a box of the flame today to give it a try , i will see how it is, some are claiming it is the best of the pink grapefruit and has some decent sweetness to it , i like the pinks usually but the yellows i have tried i havent liked as much
Great video ! I'm quite surprised at this citrangequat, it seems nice. Do kumquats and citrangequats usually ripen before winter at your place, or does it only happen some years ? I'd love to have a few seeds from that 3 degree changsha if possible. I'm still not on the tropical fruit forum, I've been waiting for weeks for my account to be accepted by an admin !
The ripening of the kumquats depends on the variety. For the most part Thomasville doesn't "ripen" (turn orange and slightly sweeter) by winter but I don't really eat them that way anyway. All my potted kumquats do get ripe though. Unfortunately I already planted all the 3 Degree Changsha seedlings. Maybe I'll have an extra seedling in the spring. Gracious I wonder why it is taking you so long to get your account accepted on the TFF? Very strange. Sorry that's happening to you. Maybe you can tell me your handle name and I can communicate with one of the admin. Thanks so very much for watching Hydreii!
@VirginiaFruitGrower Oh, I see ! Maybe being in a pot helps warm up their roots ? Which kumquat varieties ripen first then ? I'm trying to figure out which ones to cross with hardy citrus to get early ripening fruits, instead of something like Thomasville. I got a Thomasville and an Ichangquat last december, but they're way too small to go in ground yet. They've been unaffected by 17F, as are all of my sweet citrus. It's been a mild winter in France so far, so I haven't protected anything yet. Aside from a few damaged leaves on an in-ground yuzandarin, all of my citrus are doing great. Unfortunately I don't think you're gonna be able to send a seedling to Europe, but thanks for the offer ! As for my username, it's Rei. And as of today, my account still is awaiting admin approval... Thanks for your help !
@doggiefamily908 it's just a self selection from my seedlings that happened to survive that extreme temperature when all my other changsha seedlings died out that year.
Hi Brian, yes I grow shiranui but I don't remember ever grafting one out to test hardiness. I think they are just a couple degrees less hardy than satsuma though.
This particular changsha tree is the only one of my potted changsha trees that survived being left out growing in a pot when we had a super cold event that got down to at least 3 degrees F. It was frozen solid in the pot for a couple days and somehow came back to life. I appreciate you watching
@yochanontheseeker1942 Lower teens will start to do damage. I'd say around 10f for a brief period is typically what they can come back from. Single digits usually will kill them above ground but they may sprout back from the roots.
@@VirginiaFruitGrower But hey, citrus won't even start to grow in Canada. And everyone knows that fresh off the tree tastes a million times better than any store bought crap, right?
wow 15 brix on a 3 degree changsha that must have been nice ! with brix that high it can be used to make an orange juice replacement for america and give people north of florida a new crop , for the acid lovers (me) as a juice like that wont be a problem as long as its mandarin flavor, we need a nice orange juice replacement for america and breeding the best tasting cold citrus is would be interesting for a new industry. the store orange juice has become undrinkable
You're right, the citrus industry is struggling now with greening. They've been making lots of advancements though with resistant varieties. Thanks so much for taking time out to watch!
@@VirginiaFruitGrower ya i have a sugarbelle from UF its definitely more resistant, guaranteed cure for the problem is breeding millions of new varieties , i have lots of seedlings going but need space to do thousands
I collected the Augusta citrangequat at the Florida Citrus Arboretum about 25 years ago, when I was getting anything that I thought might be cold hardy. At that time it simply had an accession number (which I have forgotten), no name, and I gave a resulting seedling to Joe LeVert in Augusta. When it fruited, it needed a name, so we decided to follow tradition with the older citrangequats and name it after the town where it first fruited (Thomasville, Sinton, etc.).
However, I am of the opinion now that Augusta is more properly a citrangequat hybrid, probably a citrangequat x mandarin hybrid. It is a beautiful fruit.
Thanks for sharing the history of the Augusta Citrangequat with us. It is certainly a lovely citrus and such a winner. I just hope it will prove to be hardy up here. It's fortunate that you collected the fruit and gave it to Joe to grow out. The Augusta citrangequat x mandarin hybrid will always be connected to you Tom!
Tom, very cool! Was this a chance cross? Are you currently growing the Augusta citrangequat?
@ yes, I am growing it. As far as I know, it was a USDA cross that was probably developed for rootstock potential, planted at the Arboretum, and largely forgotten. It doesn’t have potential as a commercial fruit, which is always the focus of efforts in FL and CA, and it never became a rootstock of choice.
@@CitrusPalmsWithTom After a little digging... Some think this may be "19-15-7" but the cross section doesn't match with UC Riverside's picture of 19-15-7. Hopefully this one was included in some of the material you gave Hershell to have certified.
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More hardy citrus indeed. More are being hybridized every year. Seems like a never ending slew of varieties. Thanks a lot Dom!
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Great video my friend, great taste test! Thanks for sharing and hope your week is going well!
Much appreciated Johnny, I hope yours is going well too!
Great collection of hardy citrus fruit, G! That 3 Degree Changsha sounded really good! I wish we could find some of these hardier varieties over here.
Yes, somehow a lot of these varieties should be trialed out in the UK. I bet a few would probably do well. Thanks for watching!
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@jphollister8368 super thanks! Hopefully your Changsha is a good selection. Sometimes they can be insipid. Best of luck!
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I learned something actually a lot this afternoon watching your video. thank you so much. so Citrondarin resembles a satsuma, while Augusta Citrangequat is like the hybrid of a citrange and a kumquat. great taste testing, full watch my friend
You betcha! Glad it was helpful. Have a great week
Cool varieties! Thanks! If only we could grow citrus down here
Citrus smitrus, you guys can grow way more interesting fruit in the ground lol. Thanks brother
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Yes bro, pretty decent citrus fruits to grow in my colder zone. Hope you're have a wonderful weekend
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Yes the 3rd one is much like a regular mandarin although pretty seedy. Thanks Tonia!
The third one which was your favourite also looked very cool with a sort of hexagonal cross section.
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@@vancouversunny77 it's pretty rewarding to grow from seed. Thanks!
Very nice citrus taste testing! I like your brix machine, simple and accurate. A brix of 15 is pretty good for citrus. I agree, a mature tree will yield better quality fruit. Great video! Thanks for sharing ❤️🌷❤️
Thanks for your time and kind words! Yes I was really surprised that i got that 15 brix reading from the changsha. Happy growing!
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Hi G. Wish we had scratch and sniff in our phones. 🤣🤣🤣. 7 seems high for me so I probably wouldn’t like it. I like grapefruit but on the sweeter side. The Augusta fruit looks very presentable. I would probably like this one since it has a bit limy taste. This last one is super hardy if you left it out in 3degree weather. Glad that one is delicious. Definitely graft it before anything happens to it. Thanks for the taste test. 👏👏👍👍👍👍
I appreciate you watching and taking the time out to watch this tasting about strange/random citrus fruit. They were all very different from each other for sure. I hope our work week goes by fast cause I'm already for the weekend lol
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Hello, G, I believe I own a Augusta Citrangequat, the tag says: x Citrofortunella 'Augusta'
It was a gift from a friend. I ran out of room in my yard and put it in a place that is shaded until late in the afternoon. It loses it leaves in the winter but comes back in the summer. I didn't think it would taste good but after what you said I might try to graft it to taste the fruits. Thanks for sharing!
@SKiLLsSoLoN oh sweet! Hopefully it's the same one. These fruit are delicious. Lucky you to have one growing if so!
Those are some interesting varieties, G 👀.
They're pretty unique but you can grow much more tasty citrus in your climate. These are just wacky hardy citrus lol. Hope your day goes magnificent broski
@ wacky hardy is good 🤣. Hope your days goes amazing as well!
Great video! Honestly positively surprised with the citrondarin, bitter I can handle, but not a fan of the skunky stuff!
The Augusta quats are beautiful and ripening early is a major plus!
Im with you on that for sure. Might be good in a mixed drink 🍸 😄
We had a big snow storm (for us anyway) down here, nervous to see what survives or doesnt. The augusta citrangequats look real good visually too.
@Ami-ut2us I wish we got as much as you guys did. We only got an inch lol. Yes the Augusta is a winner 🏆. Hope you're doing well 😀
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The second one when I was growing up in Florida someone we knew I had a tree like that they were that size. They were so good, but you had to eat the skin with the fruit and you could grow the trees from the seeds they would grow true and they were apparently cold hearty, and they had lived up north and brought them down to Florida. they were like eating candy when you ate it with the skin. I’ve been trying to find them. They look like an improve Meyer lemon but they’re that color that could be them that you’re holding, but you need to eat it with the skin, you should try one with the skin and see how it is eating with the skin on.
Yes the Augusta with the skin was so delicious. I did try it after I stopped filming. Thanks for your story about the Florida citrus you liked. Almost sounds like Fukushu maybe but Fukushu aren't super big
The Augusta citrangequat looks amazing. Looks like a mandarinquat
Yes it has a stunning bright color and wonderful flavor. Thanks for stopping by!
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Excellent video. If you had to choose one, would you plant the Thomasville or Augusta citrangequat?
Hi Flo, if they were equally hardy I would choose Augusta all day. I'm kinda lazy and don't use my Thomasville fruit much because I can't really eat them out of hand and I never get around to making juice with them or use them for culinary purposes. I barely cook. I prefer just pick and eat fruit. Pluse I have enough lemon/lime type citrus growing in the backyard. I'm just not certain how much cold Augusta can take in my zone. Thanks for watching!
@@VirginiaFruitGrower Augusta seems to be less hardy than Thomasville, though mid-teens aren’t a problem.
@CitrusPalmsWithTom that was pretty much what I was guessing. Thanks a lot
@@VirginiaFruitGrower thanks so much!
Very interesting about the Citrondarin, I wonder if its bitterness is similar to Dragon Lime?
Those Augusta Citrangequats are something special!
Thanks a bunch! The Augusta is a winner for sure! It's been a good while since my Dragon Lime fruited so I'm forgetting how they taste in comparison. As I recall, the Dragon lime bitterness level wasn't as high as the Citrondarin but I admit I'm kinda foggy about that.
@VirginiaFruitGrower Oh wow, so it must be quite bitter! I'm hoping to get another good test of Dragon Lime in the next couple years.
Is the citangequat’s rind edible like a kumquat? With a kumquat the rind is sweet and the flesh is tart. Haven’t had a chance to taste any of the kumquat hybrids to see if that trait carries over.
EDITEDN TO ADD - just saw that you did taste the rind and found it sweet. Importing citrus to California where I live is almost impossible, but we can get the Indio mandarinquat. Think I’ll need to get one. 😊
Hey Jared, thanks for taking time out to watch. I'm sure seeds wouldn't be a problem. I used to grow Indio but found it too sour for my liking. Some people seem to have a better Indio selection than I had though and say it's sweet. Not mine lol
i think you have to send some fruits to austia so i can confirme that. haha nice collection
I wish haha! I bet you're ready for spring like me my friend
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Awesome varieties. I wonder if the citrondarin is really a chimera? If you plant the seeds out you'll probably get pure satsuma seedlings. Sounds like the Augusta Citrangequat ripens before Thomasville, but isn't as hardy... it does look like there is mandarin in the lineage based on the color (and well the flavor)! 3 degree Changsha would clear a zone 7b :O!
Im really curious too about the citrondarin seeds. Ive got them planted out now to see how they turn out. Its unlikely the 3° Changsha could take consecutive single digit winters but might be pretty solid in zone 8 and warmer parts of 7.
you are right that bitter is tough to get around, sugar doesnt help, and for that reason , i cant eat the oro blanco hybrid citrus anymore, i bought a tree because i heard it had no bitterness online and that turned out not to be true, its the most bitter thing i have ever eat after papaya leaf, it has this really punishing bitterness that lasts a long time after done eating it, i have some seedlings of it going now and my dream is to get a non bitter version of it with more acid, i think melo gold is it's brother and also has a little. have you tried flame (pink grapefruit)?
Lol I feel similar about Oro blanco. I have tried Flame a while back. Just not a big fan of grapefruit anymore overall. I gravitate more to pomelos these days. Hope all is well!
@@VirginiaFruitGrower ya i have tried some decent pomelos and really like pomelo but still have not tried any of the top famous grafted varieties of pomelo , just supermarket top varieties , the pink one is great, i ordered a box of the flame today to give it a try , i will see how it is, some are claiming it is the best of the pink grapefruit and has some decent sweetness to it , i like the pinks usually but the yellows i have tried i havent liked as much
And where can I get one of those? Can I get the seeds?
I don't think anyone else had a mature fruiting Citrondarin. May I ask where you are located? Thanks!
Citrondarin might be good for making a nice Old Fashioned
You hit the nail on the head. Probably use just a little less juice and it'd be right on target. Thanks!
Great video ! I'm quite surprised at this citrangequat, it seems nice. Do kumquats and citrangequats usually ripen before winter at your place, or does it only happen some years ?
I'd love to have a few seeds from that 3 degree changsha if possible. I'm still not on the tropical fruit forum, I've been waiting for weeks for my account to be accepted by an admin !
The ripening of the kumquats depends on the variety. For the most part Thomasville doesn't "ripen" (turn orange and slightly sweeter) by winter but I don't really eat them that way anyway. All my potted kumquats do get ripe though.
Unfortunately I already planted all the 3 Degree Changsha seedlings. Maybe I'll have an extra seedling in the spring.
Gracious I wonder why it is taking you so long to get your account accepted on the TFF? Very strange. Sorry that's happening to you. Maybe you can tell me your handle name and I can communicate with one of the admin. Thanks so very much for watching Hydreii!
@VirginiaFruitGrower Oh, I see ! Maybe being in a pot helps warm up their roots ? Which kumquat varieties ripen first then ? I'm trying to figure out which ones to cross with hardy citrus to get early ripening fruits, instead of something like Thomasville.
I got a Thomasville and an Ichangquat last december, but they're way too small to go in ground yet. They've been unaffected by 17F, as are all of my sweet citrus. It's been a mild winter in France so far, so I haven't protected anything yet. Aside from a few damaged leaves on an in-ground yuzandarin, all of my citrus are doing great.
Unfortunately I don't think you're gonna be able to send a seedling to Europe, but thanks for the offer !
As for my username, it's Rei. And as of today, my account still is awaiting admin approval... Thanks for your help !
The hybridise easily because there only around 4 ancestral citrus plants kumquat ngami being one ...mandarin, citron and pomelo.
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Hardy Citrus tasting which one the best taste 😊
I'd say the 3 degree changsha. Thanks friend
The 3 degree changsha looks very interesting! Does it have any other name, where did it come from?
@doggiefamily908 it's just a self selection from my seedlings that happened to survive that extreme temperature when all my other changsha seedlings died out that year.
@@VirginiaFruitGrower awesome!
Do you have any luck growing dekopon/shiranui/sumo mandarin oranges?
Hi Brian, yes I grow shiranui but I don't remember ever grafting one out to test hardiness. I think they are just a couple degrees less hardy than satsuma though.
@@VirginiaFruitGrower awesome, thanks!
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What’s different with this changsha?
This particular changsha tree is the only one of my potted changsha trees that survived being left out growing in a pot when we had a super cold event that got down to at least 3 degrees F. It was frozen solid in the pot for a couple days and somehow came back to life. I appreciate you watching
@@VirginiaFruitGrower Do you know what the normal Changsha is rated at for hardiness?
@yochanontheseeker1942 Lower teens will start to do damage. I'd say around 10f for a brief period is typically what they can come back from. Single digits usually will kill them above ground but they may sprout back from the roots.
Making me jealous over here, man.
Haha, these are second tier to regular citrus you can just buy in the store lol. Thanks my bro!
@@VirginiaFruitGrower But hey, citrus won't even start to grow in Canada. And everyone knows that fresh off the tree tastes a million times better than any store bought crap, right?
@@VirginiaFruitGrower Watching you grow your own citrus is a reminder that I can't have fresh yuzu here.
wow 15 brix on a 3 degree changsha that must have been nice ! with brix that high it can be used to make an orange juice replacement for america and give people north of florida a new crop , for the acid lovers (me) as a juice like that wont be a problem as long as its mandarin flavor, we need a nice orange juice replacement for america and breeding the best tasting cold citrus is would be interesting for a new industry. the store orange juice has become undrinkable
You're right, the citrus industry is struggling now with greening. They've been making lots of advancements though with resistant varieties. Thanks so much for taking time out to watch!
@@VirginiaFruitGrower ya i have a sugarbelle from UF its definitely more resistant, guaranteed cure for the problem is breeding millions of new varieties , i have lots of seedlings going but need space to do thousands
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