Crazy About Citrus | Ep07 Shasta Gold Taste Test
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- Опубліковано 14 бер 2024
- We purchased our 'Shasta Gold' mandarin tree in 2022. This is the first fruit.
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Excellent information friend! 😊
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Good info.
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I was so amazed when I had my first Owari Satsuma ripen on my tree here in MA. I had no idea that it was possible and that citrus actually need cooler temps to sweeten up. I eventually lost some and got rid of them because they were to heavy to move but I could not resist getting another Satsuma last year and brought it in early in a south facing window and in a clay pot and I have not had any leaf drop and it does not look stressed. It does seem to be dormant with very little growth. There is something about the contrast of living in a cold climate and having something tropical and in addition having bear fruit. I'm thinking of getting a meiwa kumquat but I know they are more of a challenge in a cold climate. I don't want to have to shuffle around to many container plants.
Thanks for sharing your MA citrus growing experience. Very cool that the Satsuma will produce in NE. They are the more cold tolerate of the bunch. I notice that ctirus with weeping growth tend to be more cold tolerant. While warm climate citrus tend to grow upright and spreading.
My brother loves kumquat and he had been looking for the Meiwa because it is the sweetest. I got an email about a restork from Fourwind Growers last month. ..just checked..it's out of stock again.
I think it is worth adding if you really enjoy it. The dwarf trees (especially kumquat) can be grown in a container (like the ones in this video) and moved around ;D
Thank you for such a great presentation. Makes me want to plant more citrus, but I have no room for it. But I can graft, my neighbor has an excellent lemon tree. I'm gonna graft a couple of chunks onto my pink lemonade. I might even try. Grafting some of the lemon tree to my tangelo. Thank you again. Brian.
Thanks, Babette. Haha, I am also feeling the itch to add more citrus and also have no space. Best of luck on your grafting!
You are so lucky to be able to grow a variety of citrus trees at home. I love the way citrus trees look, such pretty green foliage and brightly colored fruits. When I was growing up, the only orange variety available at grocery stores in my area, were Navel Oranges. In recent years, they have quite a few varieties of oranges and tangerines for sale. It has been nice getting to try something different. What is the pink flowered tree in the background?
We are really fortunate in many ways, yes. The climate grows them. We have access to all the varieties in the state's collection. That means that we can graft tasty and or neat varieties that dont make it commercially. Navels are a classic. I am glad that you enjoy citrus as well. The blood oranges are always fun. They dont ship as well and can be too tart for it to be popular. I hope you got to try those.
The pink flowered tree is a peach. The specific variety is 'Mid Pride.' Nice hearing from you, Christa.
@@neverenoughdirt I thought it might be a peach tree. Love the pink flowers! Yeah, I have tried blood oranges and I like the tartness.
next spring i should give you some of my Shasta Golds. they are my favorite with rich sweet tropical flavor. Gold Nugget is not related to Tahoe, Yosemite or Shasta. I grow them all and are superior citrus fruits.
Yeah, Gold Nugget is like the cousin while the others are siblings. It would be interesting to compare how your fruit compares to the ones grown here. They age of the scion/rootstock and planting location definitely influences fruit quality.