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Each year is a little different. I hope we don't have the cold we have had the last 2 years.

So much to learn and try with this cold hardy citrus. I would have thought the citrumelo would be one of the more cold hardy.

I think they just need more time to establish as they looked young, come spring they should regrow just fine, but yeah lots of learning involved in this hobby. Keep up the great work man!

Yes you are right, always learning new things.

You should be able to grow lot of stuff. How close to Atlanta are you? was wondering if you where in the mountains or lower down.

@@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 I'll be growing my citrus in Monticello, Ga, which is an hour south east of Atlanta. However it get's colder here than metro Atlanta, sometimes by 7-8 degrees. No asphalt and concrete. Last week it dropped to 18 degrees, I'm glad I had my keraji and yuzu in the ground protected.

Wow! Are you in a low place?

@@doggiefamily908 That is cold for that far south this time of year. That is same tem I got down to this cold snap and I'm in north AL. I do know what you mean about being out in the country, I get a little colder then metros. You should be able to grow the keraji and yuzu alot better then me.

Both of my citrange died back to the root a few years a and starting coming back late summer this year, one of them was the Morton.

@@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 ah yeah I remember now, Morton is not hardy enough for us in zone 7 unfortunately. I have some grafts outside but expect them to die in a severe winter. Also stuck one in my greenhouse which will atleast be protected from that, I have a single fruit on that plant which I am waiting to drop off the tree.

Those younger trees will likely be more cold hardy when they are older and the outer layer of the trunk & branches thicken. How many christmas light strands do you put on each outlet?

It’s good that you covered the smaller stuff, but a cover alone won’t provide more than 5 degrees or so of protection, depending on the quality of the cover. Adding incandescent lights and/or a barrel of water will do a lot.

I hope you can get them to go for you.

I will. They are not bad green either. They are also very pretty and fun plants to grown too.

@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 Definitely, I had some a while back that I killed in the Fall/Winter due to root rot. I actually like eating papaya when they are green but the flesh has turned orange.

That is interesting and give me a little hope I can. I tried to pick varieties that had shorter ripen times.

Yes first time I have tried them green and they are not bad at all.

I planted in 2016 so 8 years but it was a grafted tree but small.

@@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 i think you mentioned its on flying dragon? my original one is def on it, 4 years old and tiny no flowers. the graft on taitri is 4-5ft tall and already flowered in half the time

@@raregrowsNJ I saw that on your channel and got some taitri grafting but none took. I don't know if it is flying dragon or tri.

@@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 my guess is that yours is on flying dragon due to taking 8 years. i think i mentioned it already but so far taitri is good in zone 7 as a rootstock for my other hardy citrus

I got it from you in 2016 so 8 year. This year is the first year it has had this many fruit. Do you know what you grafted it on to? it seems like it is staying smaller so was wondering if it was flying dragon rootstock. Also does your fruit ever have seeds?

I know they are really good and you can make a lime pie that you can't from the real thing. Did the fruit get to you ok?

@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 Lime pie is a good idea...I need to try that! We made a really tasty Citremon pie last year. I haven't gotten the fruit yet but I think it might get here by tomorrow!

@@themulberries key lime pie is one of the best. One of the best tasking key lime pie I have ever had was out on the outer bank of NC, thought since you where in NC that would be of interest.

Thanks!

It depends on the verity. On this prague my first batch will be 2 years old this spring and they are about 2 feet high.

Ok, thanks!

In zone 8 you can over winter it and it will get much bigger the second year. Hope it does well for you. I was thinking of trying to get different kinds to try.

I did eat some this year and they are not bad at all. they just got froze off last night, got down to 23F. I'm going to try and save the root, I made video of my plan but have not had time to upload it yet.

@@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 oh that will be interesting, yeah I’ve heard it can be done. Have you ever had them come back from the root in the past?

@@farleyschmackums No, this will be the first year I'm trying to keep them the same way I do the Bananas.

That is to bad. I saw some one in VA growing one in zone 7 but I don't know how cold he has gotten since the tree is still small.

@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 I'm going to throw a frost cloth over it and maybe a tarp if we go below 10-15 this winter. otherwise I don't have a way to get power all the way back where the tree is. I think if you plant a mature Yuzu, on own root it can definitely survive mild winters and flower and fruit, if it dies back it will grow back from the base but won't flower that spring

@@raregrowsNJ You could try and but a 24 hour candle under there too just make sure it does not catch fire.

Yes with a little protection they have made it through 0F.

To me they might have a little more sour to them but then again different kinds of Satsuma are different and how ripe they are.

It has gone through them without die back. I was able to cover it better since it is small though.

It is trifoliate or flying dragon.

Thanks.

This is the most I have gotten off of it, so lets hope in the coming years it keeps doing that well.

With some protection 0F.

@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 thank you very much for your answer. this is very good

It dies all the way back. I'm going to try and protected it this year and try to see if I can over winter the root.

Yes Changsha taste really good but not sure if it will make it here in zone 7. I'm really happy to try and grow the TriSat since it should be really cold hardy. We will see as I try and grow it how cold it can go.

@@sweethomealabamahomestead4504Changhsha is pretry much bulletproof to about 15. Below that, it depends on the duration.

That is great news. How cold has it made it through?

I can’t really speak for the coldest that it can handle…as this last winter was its first in ground and it was quite mild…but it saw high teens with no damage whatsoever, with many back to back nights in low 20s all winter long. It can definitely take more cold…I have seen some images of them handling 5° with some defoliation.

I was really happy to get one to try. I think it should be a great grower here, since it should be more cold hardy then most Tri crosses and maybe better tasting.

It is a little risky but I am hopeful I can.

@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 I'm working on selecting Yuzu seedlings with extra chromosomes and better hardiness than average. If I have success with them, I will be happy to share them!

How cold have you seen CL and Yuzu get down to? I'm hoping I can get them to grow here.

@ Yuzu can easily handle 10F or a little lower once mature. I would rate it to 5F. CL in South Carolina has endured 8F. A key factor with these (or any) citrus is duration of cold. They all seem to handle brief dips to 10-15 without too much trouble as long as the duration is 24 hours or less. Once you have more than one day of continuous temperatures below 32F, they all suffer to varying degrees.

I hope I can grow both of these in my zone 7.

I did not even know that many kinds where out there. So Amazing.

I just watched your video and saw the Keraji was very seedy on yours.

I am not familiar with either of these. They look like a smaller version of the Owari Satsuma Mandarin Orange that I am growing. Do they taste similar to Owari (sweet & mildly tart)?

@@sunnyday1639 Kishu is one of the suspected parents of Satsuma. It has a very similar taste.

Interesting!

I have never seen them in a store before. I don't think they would make it here in my zone 7 but I might be able to put a hoophouse over them.

@@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 They're sold as "Frieda's Mandarinquats" here. I'm almost certain it's the same cultivar. I, too, buy up as many as they have that aren't covered in green mold. I think they're usually around in January/February. I still haven't been able to find any Yuzu/Sudachi fresh locally.

Maybe. You would also need to get rid of that Tri taste.(:

You are right! That trifoliate taste did not sound good. 😊

Thanks 🤗

Yes that was my first time and I got it from some one else so don't know if that is normal. I do plan on trying to grow it though.

that is a typical fruit for Sinton.

It does not over winter. I'm trying to get it to ripen in one season. You would have even better chance in your zone.

I'm just using dirt out of a dry pond mixed with potting soil from home depot .

Thanks for the info! Do Thomasville ever ripen in your zone 8? Might also are way to late but they are good green. Do you think the cold hardest is about the same on the 2 of them?

@ cold hardiness is about the same, but Sinton ripens earlier. Thomasville usually is fully colored and ripe by Christmas (you can certainly use it now). About half the time it will overwinter here and become pretty sweet by February.

My sinton bloomed in late June-July and have already ripened, great taste and has some orange flavor to it. A great sour fruit