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Help me find some hard to find Citrus in Arizona

Posted by thisisme az9b (My Page) on
Wed, Jan 27, 10 at 19:21

I saw these varieties in a Dave Wilson Video and wanted them. No one ships to Arizona.
Is there any source in Arizona that has them or is there some legal way to get them shipped here?

Seedless Kishu mandarin
This tiny mandarin, originally from China by way of Japan, is one of the first to ripen in the fall and holds on the tree well into the new year. Usually no bigger than a golf ball, they are like eating citrus candy. As the name implies, they are totally seedless, delicious, and super easy to peel. Because of their small size, they will probably never be grown commercially, so growing your own is the only way you can enjoy this gourmet treat. This year, for the first time, Seedless Kishu trees are readily available to the gardening public.

Owari Satsuma mandarin
Owari is the most common and best of the Satsuma mandarin selections. All Satsuma mandarins are seedless, have good, sweet flavor, and are very easy to peel. The harvest season for Owari in the inland valleys is late December. Satsuma mandarins do not hold well on the tree, but washed fruit will store well in the refrigerator.

Nordman Seedless Nagami kumquat
This is a new variety; the first trees should begin to appear in area nurseries this spring. As the name implies, the fruit is seedless, making it user-friendly whether for fresh consumption or for preserves. The fruits are 1 ½ to 2 inches long and ¾ on an inch in diameter. They frequently hang in clusters, making the tree quite ornamental. Like other kumquats, the fruits color up in January and hang through the summer.


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RE: Help me find some hard to find Citrus in Arizona

If I were you I would contact turtleman over at RSI Growers.


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RE: Help me find some hard to find Citrus in Arizona

RSI Growers don't have any of them and neither do either of the two Citrus Nurseries in Arizona.


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RE: Help me find some hard to find Citrus in Arizona

Oh,so you already talked to him huh?


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RE: Help me find some hard to find Citrus in Arizona

I've spoken with him before and he has said any and all stock he has is listed on his sight.

Has he told you otherwise?


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RE: Help me find some hard to find Citrus in Arizona

The Nordman Seedless Nagami kumquat I don't have any bud wood for so that won't be coming out this spring/summer. The other types and allot others should have been out but I'm way behind on my budding here since I can't find any help that truly knows how to do things.
I have over 10,000 rootstock that will be getting budded and should be ready as liners this summer


 
 

 

 


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