I had no idea a citrus fruit tree would grow in this zone. Thank you for this video and the inspiration. I've shared the video on my FB page too for other Triangle friends.
When the temps drop to single digits (which will happen eventually in your zone) you may need to wrap that thing with a ton of incandescent Christmas lights, cover the tree, and put large containers of warm water around the tree or it’ll be toast.
I hope you will continue to show us your traditional cooking. It’s better than watching all those world famous chefs . Also your traditional attire and lifestyle are so wholesome , healthy and peaceful. It’s very soothing watching your videos . And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.
I don’t know how old it was but when I bought it , there were three or four fruits in the plant already. So I guess it might be at least 3 or 4 years old at that time.
Thank you for this video. That is so encouraging that you live in RTP area as I am there too. Would like to know what kind of soil you used on the ground and when did you transfer it to the ground? I just bought a tree that is about 2.5 years old.
Anju, thank you so much. When I dug up the hole, I used some dug up clay and mixed it with regular 50/50 mix and used it to cover the roots. It’s not advisable to use just the 50/50 mix or potting mix because then the plant may not be able to spread its roots beyond that soil and moreover when it rains, too much water may accumulate in the hole because of easy drainage which might lead to root rot.
Hi yes we got several days of freezing temperatures this winter in 20’s . The plant lost all its leaves but the branches are doing fine. Hopefully it will start new growth soon. Yeah it’s a grafted tree with a dwarfing rootstock. Not sure about what kind of rootstock it is. The plant was reasonably big when I bought it . The years I mentioned is the years I calculated after I bought this tree.
Hi Davyd, yes the tree is growing good now except it lost all of its leaves because of extreme winter this year and because of this it didn’t produce any flowers or fruit this season. Hope it produces fruit next season.
Are you near Wake Forest? I have 2 Owari. They are not too happy in pots. I would like to plant in ground, but leery. 2 indoor meyer lemons doing ok under lights, but think outside is better as satsumas 2 yrs in pots telling me i am doing things wrong
Hi Callme, I live straight opposite on the other border of wake county. If you have two, maybe you could try planting one in ground and keep the other in container . Whatever you choose, just make sure the plant receives 10 hours of direct sunlight.
It’s doing great but it lost all its leaves this winter and now has recovered and grown it’s leaves back but it didn’t produce flowers and fruits this year. Waiting for the next season.
Varieties: The Mandarin varieties in India are region specific while the exotic variety Kinnow performs well in semiarid irrigated areas of some Northern states. Coorg santra, Kodai Orange., Nagpur santra, Khasi mandarin, Sumithra and Darjeeling are some of the Indian varieties.
Did you check how many day in a year your zone goes below 20 degrees Fahrenheit? In my zone it’s usually 3 days a year below 20F. If your’s is below 10 days, you I am confident you could.
@@ncgardeningandcookingadventure normally I'd say it was rare. But this year we've had some very very cold temps. Down to 17F one night. That's very unusual here. I may get two trees, one in ground and one in a pot and try! The one in the pot at least will be happy.
All the very best ! I would suggest you to plant it in the ground during 1st week of April itself to get its roots well established through the season before the arrival of winter.
If you ordered your trees by now you may know. Its best to plant them on the South side of your house which is warmer in the winter and it provides a microclimate for them. Also use
Continued... Also use a frost blanket/plant bag made for this and wrap the tree in incandescent christmas lights and turn those on under the blanket on nights where it will drop too low. I got my Satsuma from Stan McKenzie at McKinsie farms in Saluda SC. He has a lot of variety of citrus and other trees. Check his website. Also another how to source on RUclips is The Millenial Gardener here on YT. He covers a lot of details on how he planted and got great harvests from his Owari Satsuma
I bet your satsuma died last winter. Here in north Georgia it got down to 6 degrees for two or three days. Killed my arbequina olive tree and my bay leaf tree.
Such a bountiful satsuma tree! Homegrown oranges are the best! Have a happy and blessed weekend!
Thank you for your lovely comments! You too have a great holidays !
I had no idea a citrus fruit tree would grow in this zone. Thank you for this video and the inspiration. I've shared the video on my FB page too for other Triangle friends.
OMG, you are so awesome! Thank you for your feedback , feeling wonderful 🥰
When the temps drop to single digits (which will happen eventually in your zone) you may need to wrap that thing with a ton of incandescent Christmas lights, cover the tree, and put large containers of warm water around the tree or it’ll be toast.
I hope you will continue to show us your traditional cooking. It’s better than watching all those world famous chefs . Also your traditional attire and lifestyle are so wholesome , healthy and peaceful. It’s very soothing watching your videos . And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.
A Thomasville citrus or Dunstan citrumelo would do really well in your area. They make nice fruits and can handle single digits.
How old was the tree when you bought it? In how many years it starts priducing fruits
I don’t know how old it was but when I bought it , there were three or four fruits in the plant already. So I guess it might be at least 3 or 4 years old at that time.
Where more or less in NC are you?! This tree looks great. Hope it’s bagged for tonight’s weather!
Hi Michelle, thank you! I am in RTP area. Yeah the tree has some covering for the winter but not entirely wrapped though.
Thank you for this video. That is so encouraging that you live in RTP area as I am there too. Would like to know what kind of soil you used on the ground and when did you transfer it to the ground? I just bought a tree that is about 2.5 years old.
Anju, thank you so much. When I dug up the hole, I used some dug up clay and mixed it with regular 50/50 mix and used it to cover the roots. It’s not advisable to use just the 50/50 mix or potting mix because then the plant may not be able to spread its roots beyond that soil and moreover when it rains, too much water may accumulate in the hole because of easy drainage which might lead to root rot.
@@ncgardeningandcookingadventure Thank you for your sharing your success secret.
Hi there. I wonder if the ground freezes in your area. Also, that is impressive growth for just two years.
It's likely that it's grafted to trifoliate orange, which is hardy to 6b, giving extra cold tolerance.
Hi yes we got several days of freezing temperatures this winter in 20’s . The plant lost all its leaves but the branches are doing fine. Hopefully it will start new growth soon. Yeah it’s a grafted tree with a dwarfing rootstock. Not sure about what kind of rootstock it is. The plant was reasonably big when I bought it . The years I mentioned is the years I calculated after I bought this tree.
@@ncgardeningandcookingadventure Did the tree rebound from the cold? 🥶
Hi Davyd, yes the tree is growing good now except it lost all of its leaves because of extreme winter this year and because of this it didn’t produce any flowers or fruit this season. Hope it produces fruit next season.
Hi 👌super. Can you please tell me were did you buy and price of the tree $
Nice
Great video
Are you near Wake Forest? I have 2 Owari. They are not too happy in pots. I would like to plant in ground, but leery. 2 indoor meyer lemons doing ok under lights, but think outside is better as satsumas 2 yrs in pots telling me i am doing things wrong
Hi Callme, I live straight opposite on the other border of wake county. If you have two, maybe you could try planting one in ground and keep the other in container . Whatever you choose, just make sure the plant receives 10 hours of direct sunlight.
Did it make it through the winter? Did you have to cover it?
Hi Ewa, yes the tree survived the winter but lost all its leaves due to the hard freeze we had in spite of covering the tree.
It looks great! No pepins :) How do they taste?
Some fruit has one or two seeds . The taste is wonderful 👍🏻
Amazing what do you do when it's down below freezing
Hi , please watch this for more details.
ruclips.net/video/5qWH2_Wb0RY/видео.html
👍 you think it can survived in greensboro nc in ground?
wow amazing
Thank you for your lovely comments!
Why did you harvest the fruit that was still green?
Hi I didn’t harvest green fruit. Harvested only the ripe fruits.
Is it possible with kumquat as well?
I hope it should be possible with kumquat.
Dang those are nice...
Thank you sweetheart 😊
Amazing where are you from ?
Thank you so much. I live in North Carolina.
Fertilizer? how often?
Just once a year.
What state are you located in. I’m Virginia?
I am in NC , North Carolina 😊
What temperature drops down to f or c?
We get below freezing temperatures for almost 3 months and goes down below 20F three or four times a year.
How is it doing now
It’s doing great but it lost all its leaves this winter and now has recovered and grown it’s leaves back but it didn’t produce flowers and fruits this year. Waiting for the next season.
Can this tree survive in India at 40 degree centigrade temperature in summer days?
I guess it would survive if you provide a shade cloth during hot temperatures.
What is the best mandarin variety can survive this temperature?? please answer me
Varieties: The Mandarin varieties in India are region specific while the exotic variety Kinnow performs well in semiarid irrigated areas of some Northern states. Coorg santra, Kodai Orange., Nagpur santra, Khasi mandarin, Sumithra and Darjeeling are some of the Indian varieties.
Thank you..... please tell me some all time or more than one time orange or mandarin variety for cultivation
Its not a dwarf owari if it's ten ft tall. My regular is that big
I'm in 7a, do you think I could pull it off?
Did you check how many day in a year your zone goes below 20 degrees Fahrenheit?
In my zone it’s usually 3 days a year below 20F. If your’s is below 10 days, you I am confident you could.
@@ncgardeningandcookingadventure normally I'd say it was rare. But this year we've had some very very cold temps. Down to 17F one night. That's very unusual here.
I may get two trees, one in ground and one in a pot and try! The one in the pot at least will be happy.
All the very best ! I would suggest you to plant it in the ground during 1st week of April itself to get its roots well established through the season before the arrival of winter.
If you ordered your trees by now you may know. Its best to plant them on the South side of your house which is warmer in the winter and it provides a microclimate for them. Also use
Continued... Also use a frost blanket/plant bag made for this and wrap the tree in incandescent christmas lights and turn those on under the blanket on nights where it will drop too low. I got my Satsuma from Stan McKenzie at McKinsie farms in Saluda SC. He has a lot of variety of citrus and other trees. Check his website. Also another how to source on RUclips is The Millenial Gardener here on YT. He covers a lot of details on how he planted and got great harvests from his Owari Satsuma
The word fruit does not need an s at the end.
Jimmy, thank you for pointing out. Learning something new everyday😊
I would like some seeds
I bet your satsuma died last winter. Here in north Georgia it got down to 6 degrees for two or three days. Killed my arbequina olive tree and my bay leaf tree.
Yup my area went down to 9 degrees and killed my satsuma tree. 😥