Very healthy looking plant. What was the cost at your nursery?

Cool stuff. Apparently Murcotts can die if left with too many fruit. I forgot what its called.

edit: it’s called murcott collapse. Source, UCR CVC Murcott

Great looking tree, Matt!

Thanks guys, I was reading that last night! This little tree won't have to worry about fruit for sometime. It was the only Mandarin they had so I thought I'd take a chance. I'm still ordering off Phoenix perennials to get some real good varieties.

norwoodn -University of California riverside is the best site out there for citrus I've found.

Ken the smallest ones were $29 which are the ones I got. The next size were $45-$50 and then they had close to mature trees for $99. These prices are all in Canadian dollars.

Matt, I can't believe that you all have more choises up there in Canada of all places than here in my area. All I ever see is the usuals.If I want anything different, I have to order on line every time. I would of bought those too. Good for you. You will love those.

They were selling 5 feet hight Calmondin and Orange trees for 389$$$$$. Full of blooms. I almost passed out when I saw the price. Not fair.

Mike, normally I'm in the same situation, same old stuff. They stayed open this month, usually they close until March. That's why I think they had better selection this time of year. OMG $389 that's crazy and it's only a calamondin! I know online has so much more.

Is Murcott the seedy one?

Yes it has seeds

Nick, are they selling the Tango at all? Tango is apparently the seedless version of W. Murcott Afourer which tends to be less seedy than the regular Murcott.

Matt! The tree is so beautiful! Congratulation!

Today I also planted this mandarin on the east side of the greenhouse.

Beautiful tree, Matt!!

Dave o picked up a beautiful 4 1/2 foot tango for $44. I’ll get fruit on it this season .

Good price!

Thanks, All the citrus is growing well. Those in ground and in containers. Tepms are around 71F and warming.

It's growing like mad. The transplant went very well. It's been watered once.

03/28/20

Top view

Very nice, I can see all that new growth, wow. I'm going to have to visit that nursery and see if they have anything interesting... I don't see much variety at most greenhouse here in Canada.

Edit... You got the tree at Phoenix, In BC? I'm not really looking to buy online haha.

I know what you mean. No I didn't end up ordering anything online just yet. This and all the other citrus are from a local nursery. The only one or two I might order online from BC are Owari Satsuma type and something else. I was just reading might not make it here until end of May- June.

I'm curious about your greenhouse setup to be able to grow in the ground. I live in NB, Canada so my situation is comparable. I'd love to build a sunken greenhouse when I purchace a property (if the market finally picks up )

It's well worth it if you do. My only wish is that I had started 4 years ago with planting in ground. But I've learned a lot since then. I use heaters and a fan and works just fine.

Matt I am so glad I started in ground 4 years ago, then 3 ears ago, another one 2 years ago and finaly one last year. My 6 year ols seed grown Fukushu kumquat planted in ground 3-8-2016.

Matt, look at all those blooms! Good sign. Looks like it's gonna be a good citrus season for you.

Cant wait for a house. I'll probably want to try a sunken greenhouse if possible. We'll see how it goes

Update: Three fruit on it on it currently

curious to know the name of your local nursery please.

The nursery is Terra

Update Oct 15

7 months in the ground.

Nice that it held so many fruit! Is that a spring ripening variety?

The tag says ripens from Jan-March

The two mandarins are starting to ripen! Should be ready By Jan-Feb

It is amazing how long it take to go from yellowish to fully ripe.

Steve

Isn't it Steve! I hear they need plenty of water during the ripening stage..and that's what it's getting.I just thought about it and theses mandarins, the mexican limes, Hamlin oranges, ponderosa lemon and Valencia oranges will be ripe around the same time!

Steve do you have any fruit ripening?

No fruit yet. My New Zealand lemonade has large fruits that aren't as deap green as they were a month ago. I am hoping for a February - May harvest. My kumquats are 1/4 inch diameter. It will be awhile on them to. My plants are under lights except the New Zealand lemonade that is outside behind glass seen below.

Tree is 6 feet tall and 6 ft wide with very poor posture and is holding 31 fruits.

Fruit is the size of a medium naval orange and will be one of my lager fruits this year.

Steve

That's sounds great. 31 fruit!! Yeah once they start to ripen you'll be picking them for over a month I bet. I've seen some pics of those trees on google and they are ll over the place. Support any branches you have to for now :) Keep us posted on any changes.

Matt

Reading those prices y'all pay for citrus trees is insane!!!

We don't pay those prices in the 100's... maybe $30-50 most of us.

The most I've paid for any one of my 20 citrus trees is in the $40 range.

I grew most of mine form seed and grafted to seed grown rootstock. I also got 2 nursery trees as gifts. 1 home grafted tree as a gift and 2 seed grown fukushu trees as gifts. The Seville sour orange for seeds cost 70 cents.

Steve

steve I'm going to try my hand at grafting in a couple of months on some citrus for the first time. I'm going to try a lemon cocktail and a mandarin cocktail. If I'm successful then I will try a gold series mandarin( yosemite,tahoe,shasta.G,N,) and a satsuma series as well with 4 varieties.

Feb 3 update

The murcott is growing again

Spring growth

March 5

Well second winter it's gone through. scale was trying to take over. I am still spraying but it's a good sign I'm seeing new growth right???

Feb 19

Here's the little Murcott (or Tango) that I grafted from the fresh stems of the 'Stem-and-Leaf' mandarins from Trader Joe's several years ago!

Nice to have fresh citrus after the satsumas are done and gone.