Bob I am glad you know how to graft. I will give mine away if they are not to my liking.

Steve

It doesn’t hurt to give some of yours away, you got plenty to play with. For me it is not easy to give stuff away. I am going to struggle a pleasant way into the near future. I wish Amy is my neighbor.

If I am able to give away those workbenches next year, I’ ll be sitting pretty good. My collection will be just right, then the magic number will be 25.

My collection

Grafted trees Meiwa kumquat on kuharske citrange, New zealand lemonade on C35, New Zealand lemonade on US897, New Zealand lemonade om Seville sour, Fukushu kumquat on C35, Valentine pomelo on US897.

From seed 4 meiwa kumquat, 1 Fukushu kumquat.

11 trees total. You are correct Bob. It will not be hard to give trees away. I have more than I can handle comfortably. All 4 of my varieties are unavailable at the store so I'll grow them. I only have 4 Meiwa tree for backups in case 1 one or more dies. Some for my Fukushu and New Zealand.

Steve

Ahhh yes indeed it is the beginning of what I call "musical chairs" season for my yards. I use a spreadsheet based force rank system. If you set it up properly, the rank will back up what your gut is already telling you.

Everything with "quat" in its name is getting composted ....soon.

As I am looking at my assortment of mandarins, it’s starting to look like a easy job to grow some big, fat juicy ones. The cool temps starting to put some colors on them. It’s going to be interesting, I can’t stay away from the shop.

when I did stainedglass I dealt with a lot beautiful colors, now only 3. Green, yellow and orange, still pretty.

Hey Brian, are you lost at sea, it’s time to go back or are you lost in your greenhouse, can’t find your way out of your jungle.

Btw, hope you are holding up good, give use a shout, stays healthy.

Bob, I hope that Brian is alright. He was under the weather not long ago.

I don’t have the heart to throw my trees away even if they are not what I was hoping for but I will not replace them if they happen to die. In this category, I have:

- fukushu kumquat: too sour for my taste

- centennial kumquat: same reason

- variegated pink lemon: not very productive

- two of my meyer lemon: because I don’t need 3 meyer lemon trees

molewacker

How many Quats do you have. Any chance you have a loquat

Steve

Hi Steve, from once having 2 eustis, 3 orangequat, three tavares, 2 Fukushu, and an IndioMandarinquat.... across 2 properties, i am now down to just a few. Freezes took about half of them to citrus heaven.

One Eustis (on Volk and now out of control to 12 ft. with a very heavy load of fruit).

Two Fukushu.

The Eustis needs to go, very productive, but the Bearss/Persian lime wins every comparison.

One Fukushu is in a strategically located pot and will stay. The other in the ground will yield to a Duncan soon.

The volk (under the chopped IndioM) will get multiple sweet grafts (Palestine, Pomona, NZL, and MaryEllen).

The others are already gone. I've learned its a journey!

P.S. yes, i have multiple Loquat seedlings in the ground and one in a pot. They will be 4 years old this coming spring. I just 2 weeks ago noticed blooms forming for the very first time. They may be granted a reprieve!

Molewacker, you are more busy than I am, hope that you are more younger than me.

Having too much going is not good when you are at a downward spin..

Yes, guilty... i will call it downsizing because give away / elimination efforts have indeed begun. My (too many) plantings on the hill take more and more effort and so its become my exercise..... hopefully delaying any spin. We gotta stay healthy Bob!

I am a big fan of the Pixie mandarin; it is the only one I grow.

I hear you Bob. I am not a fan of grapefruit, but the trees are so pretty and the blossoms smell heavenly, so I keep them. I am not sure what else I’ll re-home. I’m giving the NZL a bit more time to improve, if not, I’ll put it up for adoption here again ;)

Laura, pomelo,s I have are very interesting to look at, those giant glops are very interesting to look at but 8 Trees are just too many. The smell pretty much stays in the shop. One glop fit the size of two hands.

bob does it get easier giving trees away? I’m trying hard to give away my kumquats because I actually don’t like the fruit and it’s very hard to pull the trigger and actually do it lol

lol Amy!!!! I never thought I’d see you give anything up! But yes I second the kumquats I’m thinking about ridding of them too :(

brian hope you’re well too somewhere out there!

Anyone here have oroblanco think of giving that one away too does it sweeten for anyone up north?