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Ilijas starts with ... A kind person by the name of Julie, who is in this forum, has been giving away seeds of the Seville Orange, the original lumpy rough one. Something has just occurred to me, however, and that is how long it'll be before it fruits. Anyone got any experience growing them from seed? If so, could you please tell us how long it took before you got your first oranges, and perhaps what height/width it had to get to when it fruited? Thanks, Ilijas. | About the Author Ilijas Melbourne 18th April 2012 11:34pm #UserID: 6805 Posts: 29 View All Ilijas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... I've read that they can take eight years to fruit. John Mc, $50 is worth paying for if it is a genuine Seville. I heard that it was once used as rootstock so I expect they must be around. The only reason I am growing it from seed is that all the Seville I've seen are only labelled as such. I have two that are Seville in name only. Very sad. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 19th April 2012 8:05am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ilijas says... John Mc: which nursery is this? I'd love to order one if it's the real deal. As BJ says above, there is a big difference between the original "rough" Seville and the "smooth" one. The rough Seville is the true Seville orange, and has lumpy looking dark orange fruits with a thick rind. The "Smooth Seville" is thought to be an old Australian cross between the rough Seville and a Pomello, and has quite a different flavour profile. It's quite easy to find the Smooth Seville in a fair number of nurseries, but the rough true Seville is turning out to be a needle in a haystack. I've seen it only in Oleay's nursery http://www.oleanurseries.com.au/comm_product_display.php?plant_id=267&search_id=73&filter=55 , but they are exclusively wholesalers, so no chances of getting just one from them. I've also seen it in http://www.agriexchange.com.au/files/Nursery.pdf but when I sent them an email asking for how to buy one they came back with a reply saying that they do not stock it. | About the Author Ilijas Melbourne 19th April 2012 9:43am #UserID: 6805 Posts: 29 View All Ilijas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Xiem says... We might need to be careful about which seville is which. Last year I bought some commercially grown sevilles from the market to make marmalade. No doubt they were the smooth-skinned variety (and made great marmalade) but their skins were not all that smooth. There was a fair bit of variation with some oranges having rougher skins than others. | About the Author Diego 19th April 2012 12:53pm #UserID: 4715 Posts: 283 View All Diego's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Harry says... Mike, you're probably better off buying the seeds from Chiltern Seeds - as they are in the UK, it will save you on postage! http://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item_352h_citrus_aurantium_seeds Cheers | About the Author Harry ROXBURGH PARK,3064,VIC 10th March 2016 11:32am #UserID: 4975 Posts: 46 View All Harry's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... citrusmikey, I will need an email address to do that! I read on a Jamie Oliver forum that Seville oranges are on sale in season in the UK, so maybe watch out for them. Mine won't be available till August/September. BTW, I have one in a large bag, about four years old, that has flowers and a couple of fruit. | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 10th March 2016 9:46pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... @Earl: if you send me your address I'll contact you when seeds are ready. To avoid spammers write your address as: earl at server dot com dot au. @Brain: The bag is not as large as it should be - 15 L. Nurseries usually sell in 10 L bags. I have been giving it small amounts of fert this summer, little and often - Powerfeed and Seasol. I'll either repot it when the weather is cooler, or preferably sell it. @citrusMikey, I'll contact you. | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 15th March 2016 9:51pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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george says... Looking forward to any pictures of the "e;mother"e; tree & fruit. I have been looking after my babies and know I have a few years to wait for the hope of any fruit. Would love to see pictures of the lumpy seville skin. I guess I will have to wait years and years to make marmalade.. but I am patient . :) thanks Julie! | About the Author George blaxland 22nd March 2017 9:14am #UserID: 143 Posts: 29 View All George's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Anthony says... Hi George. Not sure how old your seedling is but I grew a couple of Julie Seville’s. Gave one to my mum in Kingaroy and kept one myself. I think mine is approx. 4 years old, 5 yrs max🤔. Been in the ground 18 months in the Lockyer Valley and is over 2 mtrs tall. Done it tough, no special treatment, and 2 very hot, dry Summers. Very tough tree! Will post pic when I get back home. | About the Author Anthony Plainland 2nd March 2018 4:09pm #UserID: 9188 Posts: 92 View All Anthony's Edible Fruit Trees |