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| About the Author Grant Lennox Head 5th September 2015 9:24pm #UserID: 6119 Posts: 156 View All Grant's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jakfruit etiquette says... The classic Aussie var is Imperial. It is both sweet, and slightly acid. Many other vars dont have the acid, which can make them over sweet to some tastes. Your coastal location means you dont have the heat as per the inland growing areas to get the same ripening for all vars. Other good ones are Clementines, Murcotts and Satsumas. | About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 6th September 2015 11:15am #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author sternus1 Australia 6th September 2015 5:07pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 6th September 2015 7:14pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Waterfall WATERFALL,2233,NSW 11th September 2015 10:48pm #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bangkok says... I found some info: Queen is a new variety which is very good, easy to peel and seedless. It's in Spain Or-clementines fetch the highest price and are the best. Spain and Israel. Nadercott is also very good, from Maroc. http://www.agf.nl/artikel/93160/Kwaliteit-en-prijsverschillen-Spaanse-mandarijnen-groot | About the Author Bangkok thailand 11th September 2015 11:13pm #UserID: 11594 Posts: 370 View All Bangkok's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Original Post was last edited: 11th September 2015 11:13pm | |
Brain says... I second imperial! It remains my favourite. There are plenty of mandarins varieties around and i think, with the exceptions of the new types, i.e. Sumo, you can get trees for them and its a matter of patience and then enjoy. I tried a taylor lee mandarin of late, not bad. Too bad the seeds didnt germinate. | About the Author Brain Brisbane 13th September 2015 1:07pm #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees |
Manfred says... Seediness is fundamental in young citruses. If you grow it from a seed it will have seedy fruit for the first few years of fruiting. If it is a scion graft from an old tree, it will have few or even no seeds. Don't choose or reject any mandarine because you have had seedy or seedless fruit of a particular type. I'd agree on imperial. | About the Author Manfred tully 13th September 2015 5:20pm #UserID: 9565 Posts: 243 View All Manfred's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Bangkok thailand 13th September 2015 6:39pm #UserID: 11594 Posts: 370 View All Bangkok's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brain Brisbane 13th September 2015 7:31pm #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Bangkok thailand 13th September 2015 8:32pm #UserID: 11594 Posts: 370 View All Bangkok's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author David Springwood 13th September 2015 8:53pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bangkok says... David we have 3 airconditioners and 10 fans haha. But in daytime from 11-4 it's almost impossible to do anything without aircon. I like to have many tree's to keep the house/garden shaded but it doesn't help much. Wake up early, sleep early and hold a siesta works the best. And drink loads of water. | About the Author Bangkok thailand 13th September 2015 9:12pm #UserID: 11594 Posts: 370 View All Bangkok's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Grant Lennox Head 14th September 2015 8:26am #UserID: 6119 Posts: 156 View All Grant's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brain says... welcome to the club ... I would rate mandarin as a harder citrus to grow, so you will have to baby the tree to get all the nutrition right, to get sweet tasting fruit. :) I'm also curious as to which Spanish varieties mandarin is that good? I know they do a bit of clementine and tangerines around the Mediterranean. But they haven't really taken off in Aus. | About the Author Brain Brisbane 14th September 2015 9:50am #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees |
Markmelb says... I have 2 imperials - first 3 years old on trifoliata that had first mandys this winter (several still on)that has no flavour & not juicy second a pixie on flying dragon that fruited first year - not so big fruit but juicy with good mandy flavours - not best ive had but way better than the first and should get better with size. | About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 14th September 2015 10:41am #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
Julie says... Mark, I have planted two mandarins in the past that were labelled Imperial, but turned out to be another variety. It's more than annoying, as by the time you find out a few years later you can do nothing about it. Are you sure yours is Imperial? BTW, I have one in ground and another in a bag, and they taste quite different. May have to do with nutrition, but haven't sorted that out yet. | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 14th September 2015 1:15pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
Brain says... Mandarins are fickle and it is a challenge to grow a perfect sweet tasting mandarin, like what you expect from the shops. My efforts with imperial, has been more of a miss. Due to insufficient watering, the internal structure was a bit tough. One year I didn't fertilise enough, and it was as sour as a lemon, thought I remedied with a bit of worm juice and it turned out all right. However, I'm getting there and I dare say I've had some success with Afourer, Okitsuwase and the Hickson. | About the Author Brain Brisbane 14th September 2015 6:11pm #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees |
Markmelb says... I gave both Imperial Pipsqueek and Trifoliate mandys exactly the same everything and the Trifoliate was rubbish in comparison - so would highly recommend any dwarf on Flying dragon - especially as a space saver for home gardens - mine are in pots - the only citrus Ive put in the ground is a Lisbon as it can be kept fairly compact too - i wish they would do a Lisbon on FG rootstock. | About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 14th September 2015 6:50pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Original Post was last edited: 14th September 2015 6:49pm | |
Brain says... I do have a lisbon with flying dragon rootstock and in a pot too. It took me like 3 years for it to come good and producing. Seeing you have the scion, it can be an easy exercise to purchase a few FD rootstock and graft yourself a few new plants. Yes i would agree that daley should FD every citrus they have on catalogue! | About the Author Brain Brisbane 14th September 2015 7:24pm #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees |
Boris Spasky says... It is not correct to say the quality was rubbish due to trifoliata. This rootstock (and its dwarfing mutation FD) produces superb quality fruit. Something is amiss with your watering and feeding regime. Is it in full sun or shaded by other plants in pots? Fruit quality can noticeably improve after several cropping years. | About the Author Boris Spasky 14th September 2015 8:28pm #UserID: 7085 Posts: 184 View All Boris Spasky's Edible Fruit Trees |
Markmelb says... Thanks Brain will try and create an FD Lisbon - my budding is improving as have had successes with buds done on an espalier pear in early Feb and my old ornamental weeping cherry with cherry buds done at same time with a 50% success rate. I think I prefer grafting over budding as the wait time is far less to see results. But I guess if you bud citrus in late November for example you get some growth to determine a successful union before growth reduces before winter? | About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 14th September 2015 8:32pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Original Post was last edited: 14th September 2015 8:32pm | |
Brain says... Not 100% sure about grafting, but i know in budding citrus, you do it in spring or autumn, when the bark slips. Maybe another user can chime in. Spring is when the saps start flowing, so i'd think you will see some results within 3 mths. Years gone by, i brought some FD and troyer rootstock. As they were on the small planter pots and a few hot days and a slight oversight in watering has meant no more rootstock. So just be mindful of that. Even within the rootstocks, there are some variations, so dont expect a uniform growth rate. thats my guess with your other imperial. But i agree with boris, with lots of tlc, it should come good when the plant reached an optimal size, it might just take longer thats all. Lol. | About the Author Brain Brisbane 15th September 2015 1:45am #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees |