Miaos wrote:Talking about citrus is broad! We could say that it goes from sensitive to the slightest frost to the robust kumquat that does not flinch down to -18 or even -20 ° C. Afterwards, it is certain that one should not hope for a very "fatty" grapefruit in Chamonix but by concentrating on the numerous crosses with poncirus trifoliata ou Citrus ichangsis, one obtains interesting citrus fruits which hold for the most part at -10, -12 ° C.
Two examples that I was able to taste;
citrus fortunella 'Rafael', a tasty kumquat, -18 ° C, gives very good fruit.
Citrus unshiu 'Statsuma Okitsu', a very nice and productive tangerine, seedless, -12 ° C.
It is one of the fruit trees that I do not yet cultivate at home but which are on the program. A friend cultivates some of them on the side of Liège, Belgium, with success (it is at his place that I enjoy myself). There is also a Belgian nursery which produces it, Kwekerij de zoetewei. Unfortunately, it doesn't ship anything by post and only open to the public 2 days a year.
Hop hop, I'm back!
I was recently offered a peach tree and a plum tree, so that's it! The peach tree is a gift from a friend who has a nice orchard and who had suckers in rab '. The plum tree is grafted from the local nursery, a priori very good advice according to the person who offered it to us.
I am gradually learning about citrus, because I would like to try satsuma at the very least: does anyone have a good plan to have specific essences delivered? The local nursery does not have one and by their own admission, do not have varieties suitable for the open ground in our climate, I quote "Frankly, except to look pretty in pot, it does not serve much purpose. We systematically advise against them but what do you want: everyone asks us for them, so we sell them! "
I also came across the youtube peregrinations on this book: https://www.editions-ulmer.fr/editions- ... bri-cl.htm
It could be very interesting ...