Cold Hardy Citrus Taste Test 2 - Yuzu Ichandarin, Shekwasha Mandarin

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@flowch7 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Just on a side note: Yuzu is not a direct cross ichangensis x reticulata but probably shared a common ancestor with ichangensis. Also, some Yuzu selections can be much larger. I have just picked one with 133g.

@themulberries 10 ай бұрын

That's nearly twice as big! Thanks for sharing, it seems like Yuzu has a complicated history.

@quinnM1007 10 ай бұрын

Nice taste test man! I have a Yuzu in ground going into its first winter, hopefully one day I will taste its fruits

@themulberries 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I hope it does well for you - is it grafted or on its own roots? We plan on growing some here, both seedling and grafted because apparently they are more fruitful on trifoliate orange rootstock!

@quinnM1007 10 ай бұрын

It is grafted on trifoliate, which for my zone 7b is probably good, keeping it small and all. Good luck with your trees! I definitely suggest once they are of size to fertilize a lot, they are heavy feeders

@VirginiaFruitGrower 10 ай бұрын

Doing great work over there. Well done 🫡

@themulberries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks G! Just wait until you see what's coming soon.

@VirginiaFruitGrower 10 ай бұрын

@@themulberries 👀

@ross2398 10 ай бұрын

Got a grafted Shekwasha a few weeks back and I’m glad to add it to the collection. Hoping it will survive in a protected 7b/8a zone!

@themulberries 10 ай бұрын

That's awesome - I think with some minor protection it might just make it! We'll be attempting the same here soon.

@ross2398 10 ай бұрын

@@themulberries good to hear that! Will be excited to see how it works for you!

@arthurcaluwaerts3878 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic video ! Next on the list keraji and Ichang Lemon 🍋

@themulberries 10 ай бұрын

Agreed! We have plans to grow those varieties too.

@technoendo 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for these videos. As a northern grower I'm very curious on the taste of the cold hardy citrus and how they compare to each other. I'm curious of Thomasville citrangequat, 10 degree tangerine. As you stack up more of these videos it will fill out a more complete picture. Have you thought about making your own scoring system to help categorize these? As a grower I'd be curious to hear your personal spin on what cold hardy citrus you like eating at different hardyness brackets, just to see what stands out to you.

@themulberries 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you for this insightful comment, it gives me a lot to think about. Thomasville and ten degree tangerine are definitely high up on our list too; we have a small Thomasville that dropped its fruit this year so maybe next year. I like the idea of a scoring system to further categorize these fruits and make it easier to convey their flavors and usefulness. Perhaps some categories will have more weight than others in the final score. I will look to implement this in the future!

@technoendo 10 ай бұрын

@@themulberries You seem to be very thoughtful about considering the attributes of each variety, for fresh eating, juicing, cooking, etc. If a rating system is too cumbersome, I'd still want to know even some simple thumbs up/down on things like "would kids eat these?", "would you eat a large heaping bowl in one sitting? or just 1/3rd of a bowl?" even a "my top 5 favorite cold hardy citrus" will be cool to see -- that you've tried say 15 varieties hardy below 15F and here are my favorites". The heaping bowl thing is a metric a friend of mine and I like to use. I just tried Eustice Limequats -- afaik not super cold hardy, but its a decent substitute for mexican/key limes in cocktails/cooking.

@themulberries 10 ай бұрын

@@technoendo All good ideas to work with, thank you for sharing with us! We have another taste test coming out shortly but I will look to incorporate these ideas into the following ones. Eustis limequats are great! We have two trees and one is multi-grafted with Lakeland and Tavares limequat too. Lakeland is like a bigger, juicier, and perhaps more acidic Eustis, and Tavares had the best flavor and edibility. All of them have such a nice key lime-like flavor though and they're super productive.

@raregrowsNJ 10 ай бұрын

Yuzu despite all of the huge seeds is probably my favorite cold hardy citrus, if only it was as hardy as poncirus

@themulberries 10 ай бұрын

It certainly has a much more pleasant taste and smell than most others! I've seen limited information on Yuzu x Poncirus hybrids but I do wonder how hardy they would be and if they would still taste or smell decent.

@GardeningWithCoffee 10 ай бұрын

Great video 👍🏼

@themulberries 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Sanchez96d 8 ай бұрын

Which one do you recommend? As far as variety goes

@themulberries 8 ай бұрын

Hi there! I'm not sure if I fully understand the question, but if you are referring to specific strains of these fruits I am unsure. The ones we have had were simply named "Yuzu" and "Shekwasha", but I would imagine they are all good! I will say that my wife and I preferred the smaller-fruited strain of Yuzu.

@valentinauribec6149 10 күн бұрын

New here!! What kind of lemons can i grow in NJ

@themulberries 10 күн бұрын

@@valentinauribec6149 Welcome! There is colder and warmer parts of NJ but in all likelihood you won't be able to grow any true lemons without heavy protection. It's more likely however that you can grow Trifoliate Orange, Dragon Lime and TaiTri which would give you a few different sour citrus to choose from and use as lemon substitutes.