Wow, your citrus trees look incredibly healthy! You have such a wonderful collection of hardy varieties. It's also great to see all your pomegranates flowering as well!
@@brendanchenelle6936 thanks for watching! I got this poncirus+ from a cold hardy citrus breeder on "tropical fruit forum," I suggest joining and posting in the proper channel. You might have to graft one yourself from a cutting
I have never protected the inground citrus. The large blocks of the retaining wall around this property adds a little heat that radiates at night but that is about it. I am slowly moving some things away from the wall via grafting to more out in the open to see how they will do. Cleft or t-budding seems to be 50/50 success, I have also done bark grafts on the taitri, it really depends on the temperature here so I try to do my grafts in late May, I have also done some in June and wrapping with aluminum foil so they don't cook.
How did you root tai tri cuttings? I’ve rooted figs, mulberries, and pomegranates, but never citrus. And any leads on a spring flowering loquat, so far I’m unaware of any variety like that?
@@ross2398 Spring flowering loquats -> Rose-Ann, Novak, Shambala, Tanaka. Have to look on forums for scions most nurseries only sell trees if they have these at all
@@ross2398 rooting citrus is similar to any other plant humidity and a moist substrate that won't mold or rot I use coconut coir and a humidity cover (old fish tank upside-down over the plants) in the shade
the hardiest "dessert quality" citrus is Prague Chimera- makes a satsuma-like fruit. The hardiest hybrid is probably Tai-tri (taiwanica x poncirus) it's also deciduous which is would explain the hardiness
@@Talal1320 are you grafting a potted tree or an outdoor cold hardy one? Aside from different techniques tbud, cleft, bark, etc are you using parafilm and rubber bands for extra pressure when securing the graft? Make sure to lineup the cambium very well. If you are grafting now in direct sunlight you should cover the grafts with foil for a few weeks to keep the sun from cooking them
@@raregrowsNJ Thanks I finally got success i grafted a kishu onto a lemon seed i have been growing for 5 years and also grafted a Myer lemon I ordered online onto the same tree. Growing this in a pot NJ zone 7b.
@@Talal1320 great to hear you've had success! the kishu is a great mandarin, if I had room for another pot I'd def consider one. the meyer will be happy on that lemon rootstock in my experience self rooted meyers are very fussy in pots
Love this video, very informative. I am trying many hardy varieties in my gardens
thanks for stopping by! all these hybrids including the Yuzu would do great in your zone
Wow, your citrus trees look incredibly healthy! You have such a wonderful collection of hardy varieties.
It's also great to see all your pomegranates flowering as well!
love the citrus collection !
Those big old thorns are deadly! My Trifoliate is still very small, but good to know what it will look like a bit later.
Very cool video! Do you know of any sources for Poncirus+? I'm having a hell of a time finding it.
@@brendanchenelle6936 thanks for watching! I got this poncirus+ from a cold hardy citrus breeder on "tropical fruit forum," I suggest joining and posting in the proper channel. You might have to graft one yourself from a cutting
Do you do anything to protect the inground citrus in the winter? Also, do you use mostly tbud grafts for your citrus?
I have never protected the inground citrus. The large blocks of the retaining wall around this property adds a little heat that radiates at night but that is about it. I am slowly moving some things away from the wall via grafting to more out in the open to see how they will do. Cleft or t-budding seems to be 50/50 success, I have also done bark grafts on the taitri, it really depends on the temperature here so I try to do my grafts in late May, I have also done some in June and wrapping with aluminum foil so they don't cook.
How did you root tai tri cuttings? I’ve rooted figs, mulberries, and pomegranates, but never citrus.
And any leads on a spring flowering loquat, so far I’m unaware of any variety like that?
@@ross2398 Spring flowering loquats -> Rose-Ann, Novak, Shambala, Tanaka. Have to look on forums for scions most nurseries only sell trees if they have these at all
@@ross2398 rooting citrus is similar to any other plant humidity and a moist substrate that won't mold or rot I use coconut coir and a humidity cover (old fish tank upside-down over the plants) in the shade
@@raregrowsNJ thanks! I’ll try that!!
@@ross2398let me know how it turns out!
in your opinion what's the hardiest citrus that isn't pure poncirus?
the hardiest "dessert quality" citrus is Prague Chimera- makes a satsuma-like fruit. The hardiest hybrid is probably Tai-tri (taiwanica x poncirus) it's also deciduous which is would explain the hardiness
Trying grafting but no success any tips
@@Talal1320 are you grafting a potted tree or an outdoor cold hardy one? Aside from different techniques tbud, cleft, bark, etc are you using parafilm and rubber bands for extra pressure when securing the graft? Make sure to lineup the cambium very well. If you are grafting now in direct sunlight you should cover the grafts with foil for a few weeks to keep the sun from cooking them
"Fruit Mentor" on RUclips has some excellent citrus grafting videos, might help you with the different techniques
@@raregrowsNJ Thanks I finally got success i grafted a kishu onto a lemon seed i have been growing for 5 years and also grafted a Myer lemon I ordered online onto the same tree. Growing this in a pot NJ zone 7b.
@@Talal1320 great to hear you've had success! the kishu is a great mandarin, if I had room for another pot I'd def consider one. the meyer will be happy on that lemon rootstock in my experience self rooted meyers are very fussy in pots