What an attractive tree!! I look forward to seeing the fruit. The name makes me wonder if they will be deep purple. How delicious! Loved how the bee was right on cue😄
Thank you, Dani. Yes, that bee actually started flying around my face and I was momentarily distracted but luckily he moved onto the flowers.😂 There are some online photos of the fruit from this variety, that look purple. I'm not sure how genuine they are though. It'll be fun to find out.
Thanks, Peter ... I really like the shape on this one and a few fruit would be amazing. It's a blood orange which is always fun. Just need a long, hot summer to really bring it along.
Thanks, Mike. This is one of those trouble-free citrus varieties. It's on a spanish rootock called 'FA-5' which is a cross of Cleopatra mandarin x P. trifoliata ‘Rubidoux’. I'm really happy with the plant so far. I just need it to hold onto one or two fruit so I can do a taste test.
@@MoebiusUK Looking forward to your progress Dominic. Having a great rootstock in my opinion is a key element in growing citrus outdoor in our damp, cold conditions in the uk.
Nice upright canopy on that stem, another variety I haven't come across Dom, you really picked yourself some unusual ones. I assume that translates as Violet of the Valleys although I'm not sure why it will have been called that 😁
Cheers, Brett. I think your translation is correct. I'm not sure why it's called that either but I guess it's possible that is a place name in France. Another possibility is that the fruit develops a violet hue, which I have seen in some online pictures (*that I think are photoshopped). It isn't a well known variety but this appeals to me. I like a mix of the well known, like Moro Orange and Eureka Lemon and lesser known varieties like this one.
haha Yes, the French and Italian names have a certain flair to them. Thank you, I'm happy with the state of this tree considering I keep it on a wall and rarely bring it down for inspection. I took the opportunity to give it a rainwater and seaweed feed before putting it back.
Thank you. Yes, definetly keeping my fingers crossed for a hot, mediterranean-like summer. I'm happy with the progress of the plant so far but would be over-the-moon if it manages to produce something approximating a 'blood orange;.
A nice and healthy plant, Dom. Do you have it in the original substrate it came in? Mine inevitably deteriorate unless I bare-root to remove the original heavy clay loam and pot-up in my aggregate mix. Is that Strulch on the surface? I'm using sphagnum moss. It acts as a moisture-conserving barrier, preventing the roots closest to the surface from getting too hot or dessicating in the direct sun. Thanks to the post-Brexit customs bureaucracy, these are now unobtainium. It's annoying.
Thanks, Gary. It's doing quite well so far. No, it's not in the original substrate. This plant was bare-rooted and potted up in a peat and perlite based mix. I try to do this with all new citrus. Yes, that's Strulch on the surface that was applied last year. It had broken down a bit so I took this opportunity to give it a top-up of fresh strulch while I had the plant on ground level (it usually resides on a wall).
What an attractive tree!! I look forward to seeing the fruit. The name makes me wonder if they will be deep purple. How delicious! Loved how the bee was right on cue😄
Thank you, Dani. Yes, that bee actually started flying around my face and I was momentarily distracted but luckily he moved onto the flowers.😂
There are some online photos of the fruit from this variety, that look purple. I'm not sure how genuine they are though. It'll be fun to find out.
A very beautiful-looking specimen, Dom! Hopefully, it sets a few fruits for you this year, it would be interesting to see how the fruits look 🤞
Thanks, Peter ... I really like the shape on this one and a few fruit would be amazing. It's a blood orange which is always fun. Just need a long, hot summer to really bring it along.
Fabulous canopy and healthy looking plant Dominic. Wish my blood orange was looking in such good shape.
Thanks, Mike. This is one of those trouble-free citrus varieties. It's on a spanish rootock called 'FA-5' which is a cross of Cleopatra
mandarin x P. trifoliata ‘Rubidoux’.
I'm really happy with the plant so far. I just need it to hold onto one or two fruit so I can do a taste test.
@@MoebiusUK Looking forward to your progress Dominic. Having a great rootstock in my opinion is a key element in growing citrus outdoor in our damp, cold conditions in the uk.
@@myexoticfoodplants6727 I agree, the FA5 rootstock is stated as being tolerant to flooding, so should be fine in our rainy climate.
Nice upright canopy on that stem, another variety I haven't come across Dom, you really picked yourself some unusual ones. I assume that translates as Violet of the Valleys although I'm not sure why it will have been called that 😁
Cheers, Brett. I think your translation is correct. I'm not sure why it's called that either but I guess it's possible that is a place name in France. Another possibility is that the fruit develops a violet hue, which I have seen in some online pictures (*that I think are photoshopped).
It isn't a well known variety but this appeals to me. I like a mix of the well known, like Moro Orange and Eureka Lemon and lesser known varieties like this one.
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Thats a super fancy name! Beautiful tree 🌳
haha Yes, the French and Italian names have a certain flair to them.
Thank you, I'm happy with the state of this tree considering I keep it on a wall and rarely bring it down for inspection. I took the opportunity to give it a rainwater and seaweed feed before putting it back.
@@MoebiusUK yummy seaweed feed for your tree
@@VirginiaFruitGrower 😂😂 No expense spared for my plants. 😂
@@MoebiusUK 😆 I respect that!
looks like a good blood orange variety, hope you get some fruit to set!🤞
Thank you. Yes, definetly keeping my fingers crossed for a hot, mediterranean-like summer.
I'm happy with the progress of the plant so far but would be over-the-moon if it manages to produce something approximating a 'blood orange;.
A nice and healthy plant, Dom.
Do you have it in the original substrate it came in? Mine inevitably deteriorate unless I bare-root to remove the original heavy clay loam and pot-up in my aggregate mix.
Is that Strulch on the surface? I'm using sphagnum moss. It acts as a moisture-conserving barrier, preventing the roots closest to the surface from getting too hot or dessicating in the direct sun.
Thanks to the post-Brexit customs bureaucracy, these are now unobtainium. It's annoying.
Thanks, Gary. It's doing quite well so far.
No, it's not in the original substrate. This plant was bare-rooted and potted up in a peat and perlite based mix. I try to do this with all new citrus.
Yes, that's Strulch on the surface that was applied last year. It had broken down a bit so I took this opportunity to give it a top-up of fresh strulch while I had the plant on ground level (it usually resides on a wall).