Just order one today. I hope it grows as good as yours
@PeterEntwistle16 күн бұрын
Your Oro Blanco Grapefruit tree looks incredible!
@CitrusPalmsWithTom16 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@PeterEntwistle16 күн бұрын
Very exciting! It will be interesting to see how the fruit turns out!
@sweethomealabamahomestead450422 күн бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing. How cold did you get last winter and the winter of 2022?
@CitrusPalmsWithTom20 күн бұрын
17F, no days that stayed below freezing.
@doggiefamily90822 күн бұрын
I pinched mine maybe in May. Didn't know that induces fruiting, but they are covered in fruit now. Too bad other critters get them as soon as they start ripening, before we have a chance to enjoy them.
@themulberries23 күн бұрын
It works great! We pinched all of our figs that didn't start fruiting on their own already and they're all loaded with figs at every node.
@CitrusPalmsWithTom23 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing this!
@ross239823 күн бұрын
Did that on my Mt. Etna type and sure enough I’ll have figs this year!
@CitrusPalmsWithTom23 күн бұрын
Awesome!
@doggiefamily90823 күн бұрын
I can't wait for mine to start producing. Right now I have four little fruits and some blooms. Yours is beautiful
@CitrusPalmsWithTom18 күн бұрын
Good luck!
@rangerismine24 күн бұрын
I am growing one in mid Ga. It’s fantastic; very productive and while being very low maintenance. I can’t believe these aren’t everywhere by now.
@CitrusPalmsWithTom24 күн бұрын
Exactly. I hesitate to say it, but the big box stores should be carrying this instead of Meyer lemon and Key lime.
@ross239824 күн бұрын
@@CitrusPalmsWithTom Couldn’t agree more, it’s such a productive, hardy tree!
@tiffanywright202426 күн бұрын
This looks just like my Meyer lemon "bush" we just got this summer. It's putting out flowers right now that look white and purpleish on the outside.
@CitrusPalmsWithTom24 күн бұрын
Yes, the purple tinge is characteristic of lemon.
@ANJH110626 күн бұрын
Can't wait to see got one that's about 3 yr old with my girlfriend it has really bushy growing guiding the branches it took off this month
@ross239828 күн бұрын
Excited to see what it will be! Perhaps a seedling or your Augusta citrangequat? And honestly I wish more citrus did not come true from, would make for a much easier time to make new hybrids!
@CitrusPalmsWithTom27 күн бұрын
Thanks! Polyembryony is a two-edged sword: one one hand, it does make hybridization difficult except among the known monoembryonic types, but it also makes it possible for the average person to grow quality citrus from seed, something that you can’t to with apples, for example.
@raregrowsNJ28 күн бұрын
Looks good, I agree that it might be a kumquat. My limequat grown in a container, also from seed, is flowering now at ~2 years old! Thanks for clarifying the "citrus from seed will never bloom" myth, it's often repeated on forums and such not just for citrus but almost any other kind of fruit tree from seed. I say plant every seed if you have the space!
@CitrusPalmsWithTom27 күн бұрын
I think that myth has arisen somewhat from people’s experiences growing citrus in containers. I have a friend who grew a grapefruit from seed in a container and he would regularly prune it so he could get it in and out of his garage. The result was a tree that stayed in a state of arrested development. I told him that if he ever wanted it to bloom, he would have to let it grow. He did and it finally did, but by that point it was just unmanageable in a container - which is one reason why citrus are grafted!
@raregrowsNJ27 күн бұрын
@@CitrusPalmsWithTom I remember reading a story about a 50 or 60 year old potted grapefruit that never flowered. The owner mentioned pruning it to bring down the height every year so it would fit under their ceiling indoors, explains why it never flowered!
@MakePeace123Ай бұрын
Tom does your area get a lot of cool days during winter which helps citrus go dormant?
@CitrusPalmsWithTom20 күн бұрын
Yes, our winter weather in January averages about 34/55F. Of course, it’s a rare day that is exactly average, but we don’t often hit 80F in January, and we only rarely (5 years or so) have a day that stays below freezing.
@MakePeace123Ай бұрын
Tom how long did your citrus seedlings take to bear fruit
@CitrusPalmsWithTom20 күн бұрын
It varies. Thomasville and mandarins take 4-5 years. Trifoliate hybrids usually take 5-7 years. Ichang lemon seedlings take more than 10 years, which is why grafted trees are the better option.
@MakePeace123Ай бұрын
Tom did you use frost blanket, christmas lights or micro sprinkler for freeze Protection?
@CitrusPalmsWithTom27 күн бұрын
Last year on my Meyer lemon, I used a barrel of water, mini lights, and a frost blanket. I’ll make a video on that one soon.
@MakePeace123Ай бұрын
Tom Thanks upload more
@drewncarolina6381Ай бұрын
Beautiful!
@CitrusPalmsWithTom27 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@garciamario5436Ай бұрын
What a Beautiful specimen
@ross2398Ай бұрын
Nice, Tom! Any interesting seedlings you’ve got growing! My Monticellos from you are growing pretty well!
@CitrusPalmsWithTom27 күн бұрын
Oh, I have more than I can manage. This year I focused on the really hardy stuff: Morton, Troyer citranges; citrmeon, citrumelo, yuzu, Keraji, and several others.
@aarongraves6566Ай бұрын
I once saw it rain!
@CONNIEHopkins-cv8voАй бұрын
Love that song too!
@CONNIEHopkins-cv8voАй бұрын
Your not kidding!
@danielmcclendon6367Ай бұрын
Nice truck!
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
Thanks 👍
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
It sure is!
@tropicalpdx1341Ай бұрын
Those princeps look great, they definitely are the real deal. Awesome palms, but they are just so painfully slow.
@CitrusPalmsWithTom27 күн бұрын
Agreed!
@RussballerАй бұрын
That is a nice collection of citrus you have there. Great content.
@CitrusPalmsWithTom27 күн бұрын
Thank you kindly
@ross2398Ай бұрын
Awesome way to test an accurate cold hardiness on these trees! Nice video, Tom!
@CitrusPalmsWithTom18 күн бұрын
Thanks 👍
@user-xx8bj3so1eАй бұрын
Привет да класс слов нема...
@JennaMcClendon-y5cАй бұрын
Nice catch!
@tntropicsАй бұрын
Some nice sabals!
@doggiefamily908Ай бұрын
Hi Tom, very interesting video. It's great to see beautiful citrus growing almost next door. Ewa Hall
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
Many thanks
@hunterlee839Ай бұрын
Great stuff! Thanks Tom!
@cincytropicsАй бұрын
Love needle palm!
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
Thank you!
@cincytropicsАй бұрын
Beautiful! They are EXTREMELY cold hardy as well if kept dry!
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
That can be a challenge as you head north and inland, where winters are colder and wetter.
@Dimi.Exotic.GardenАй бұрын
Beautiful large needle palms Tom. And happy to also see Trachycarpus princeps on the other side of the ocean 👍😊 Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
Many thanks
@palmtreedude2 ай бұрын
Very nice!
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
Thanks!
@garciamario54362 ай бұрын
Beautiful Palm what zone are you in
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
This is zone 8. The new USDA map puts us in Zone 8b...let's just say a solid zone 8!
@doggiefamily9082 ай бұрын
Beautiful. What month do they ripen?
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
They begin ripening in early October and peak around mid-November to mid-December. If not frozen off, they will hang until February, but by the end of the season they do get puffy and dry.
@VirginiaFruitGrower2 ай бұрын
Beautiful tree!
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
Thanks!
@ross23983 ай бұрын
Looking great, Tom!
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
Thanks!
@doggiefamily9084 ай бұрын
Very impressive!
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@hunterlee8395 ай бұрын
Excellent
@CitrusPalmsWithTomАй бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@doggiefamily9085 ай бұрын
Wow, I didn't realize how much work and time it takes to get a new variety.