W. Murcott Mandarin Details Zone 9a
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- This has been one of the easiest citrus to grow in my landscape. I tend to have to baby young citrus the first few years in the colder months to prevent die back, but this is one that did not need it.
This is a hybrid variety that is documented that one parentage is missing. This variety is known to be incredibly sweet and easy to peel. The rind almost wants to fall off when opened to peel. This is a highly recommend tree to have zones 9 and above.
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That hen gave it bone meal and feather meal😂😂
I thought citrus went dormant below 40 deg! What a beautiful tree.
most popular sweet mandarin citrus is good to go at least down to the mid/high 20's.
How sweet are these? I was thinking about buying this same variety.
Very sweet and very juicy. It's an excellent choice for Mandarin.
SO SWEET, small and very easy to peel. most of them are seedless or very little seeds as well. It’s absolutely delicious.
Nice I just got one Murcott Tangerine this month for my house in also in zone 10A so wish me luck
You got this! No luck needed. You will be glad you got it. It's an amazing tree.
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Whst nutrient do you use and when?
I don't have a set fertilizing schedule. I just always try to add to the soil and build soil life. I make all my own fertilizers. Check out my playlist. You can make everything you need for basically free!. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Wow, You did great👍I lived in NW. Florida (never gets below 50°) and tried to grow a Mandarin orange tree 10 yrs and not one orange.
Thank you for the compliment, and thanks for watching!
I made a mistake of planting my mandarin in part shade and it didn’t fruit. I had to uproot it with a professional and put it in full sun and now I can’t tell you how many oranges I’ve gotten. I also fertilize with Ozmacote and chicken poop!! I live in Central Florida zone 9b
In no way do I want you to take this as trolling. I’m trying to decide if I can plant mine in ground or if I should leave it in a container, yours looks more like a Gold Nugget, the bumpy fruit, upright growth habit and description of taste. I have both and my GN sails through cold without any issues. I live in 9A/B Louisiana and have WM, it’s about 2 years old and last year it got down to 25f and scorched the bajebeas out of it. But hey if you do have GN you hit the lottery, best mandarin I grow. Maybe my Dekopon will surpass it, I’ve got about 4 on a 4 year old tree. First year I’ve let it fruit. So the fact you had fruit in December throws me a little, Murcott is a February harvest, but GN is even later. Is it completely seedless? I’m really hoping I can go in ground with it. I’m running out of patio space plus I need my spots for the 20 odd figs I’m rooting. Also the GN will spray you when you peal it and the oils are hard to wash off. Any feedback would be appreciated
It wouldn't be the first time a certain variety I purchased is not what it is said to be. The rind is not bumpy, and it is very easy to peel. It does not spray when pealing, but is dry. However the fruit is juicy and sweet. I was under the impression or researched years ago W. Murcott was a more cold tolerant variety. I also thought it had a more upright growth habit. It did take about 3 or 4 years of protection in winter to get it to not get affected by cold.
Does it sound like W. Murcott based on what I described?
Just a quick search brought me to an article describing W. Murcott as upright growth with easy to peel fruit and juicy and sweet.
minnetonkaorchards.com/the-w-murcott-mandarin/
@@DesertGardensHomestead my WM is more bushy than yours but it could be how I pruned it when I got it. Ok, 1st clue was at 2:01-2:05 you held the fruit… it’s appears lumpy and large for a WM, that fruit looks more like the GN. Also a GN is completely seedless even in the presence of other citrus. The WM is the same thing as a “cutie” you buy at the grocery store. They grow them and the Clementine. Clementine ripens December to January and WM from January to March ( I have both) . They have to cover them during flower to keep them seedless ( I don’t) so is yours seedy or seedless? I just decided WTH, it’s going in the ground, plus as a backup I just grafted WM onto my Owari Satsuma for insurance. If it freezes I will just start over. Not like 9 don’t have enough citrus. My OCD was kicking my butt. Haha
TBH, I don't recall 100% if it's seedless or not. I think it had seeds. I think a few of the fruit had 'some' lumps, but they were more or less smooth with an oblong shape at the top like a Tangelo. In any event, a protection structure with old school Christmas lights will keep it through next winter depending on how large it is. If it's a good size, it may not be needed. I like to give my citrus a little tough love these days to toughen them up. Have a Eureka lemon in ground 7 years that gets beat up each winter with major die back. However the trunk and base limbs keep getting larger. One of these years it will make it through and never look back. Thought it was going to happen this year but we got a late frost in early April.
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