Growing Sumo Mandarins from Seeds

Sumo Mandarins are our favourite right now. They're the large, sweet and juicy variety originally from Japan. Seeds are hard to find since they are normally seedless, but I was lucky to collect a couple and successfully germinated them. #GrowingSumoMandarinsfromSeed #GrowSumoMandarins #SumoMandarins

[@itsasickness4939]

There is a trick to getting “true to type” citrus from seed. The seeds are what’s called poly embryonic ( more than one) that’s why you have multiple seedlings from one seed. The Zygotic ( pollinated and not true to type) is usually the first to sprout and the largest and fastest growing, the nucellar seedlings (have only the mother plants genetics) are slower to sprout and grow and can have multiple sprouts. The nucellar is the one to grow if you want a true Sumo (Dekopon) tree. If you look up images of polyembryony seeds online it will help you understand. Good luck.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Oh that's interesting, thank you! I've never researched about them growing like that, I was just too happy to see them grew at all. Right now, I have 4 with two seedlings growing together. I'm too afraid to remove one, I might make mistake.

[@itsasickness4939]

@@sweetnestdownunder you don’t have to remove. Just let them both grow. One will be a Dekopon and the other will be a hybrid but probably still delicious, and then you get to name it. “Sweet Nest Mandarin”has a nice ring to it.😊 Just be patient, it can take 3 to 10 years to get fruit from seed grown citrus.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

@@itsasickness4939 That's exciting! And I'll even get to name the hybrid one 😊. I think this is worth the wait! Will do update videos in the future. I just like that feel when I get to say "10 years later..."

[@RayTayek]

i found 9 seeds in some that i bought a few weeks ago, the seeds have been drying out for a few weeks. any info on when or how to germinate will be appreciated.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

@@RayTayek Hi Ray, I didn't dry the seeds out, I just planted them right away. I planted them in winter (Sydney, Australia winter), and that seems to have worked out. They sprouted, I think after 2 or 3 weeks.

[@lizatonyvlogs2579]

One of my favourite fruits orange, thank you for sharing your tips on how to grow orange trees fruit. God Bless

[@sweetnestdownunder]

It's mandarin friend, Japanese variety. Super big just like orange and also very sweet and juicy. Thanks for coming ❤.

[@plexiform1973]

I've been growing my Sumo seedling for about a year now also and it looks the exact same as yours. I only have one but will plant more as I get more seeds. Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Hard to get seeds but congratulations for successfully growing one.

[@charryscookingvlog6358]

Nice share ang bilis may dahon na sya agad.. beautiful sumo mandarin big na agad friend nakakatuwa

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Nakakatuwa talaga friend. Sana maging puno at mamunga 😊. Thank you for coming. Stay connected.

[@jespinoy]

Nice sharing friend great video, I love mandarin.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you friend ♥!

[@12magus]

The narration is impossible for older ears to hear. It would be a great help i cc was available.

[@KalomoyChannel]

Wow beautiful sharing ma'am nest sumo orange 🍊 sending back my full love support. Stay safe and God bless 🙌

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you for coming 🧡.

[@Adiwayblog]

Cute sumo oranges,waiting for the next update in the near future grown bigger trees with plenty fruits to harvest,many thanks for sharing dear sis,i wish you a happy blessed weekend..

[@masimuseebatvlogs]

Awww so cute and looks so yummy

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Hope it will grow to be a tree sis para harvest harvest na lang 😊. Thanks for coming.

[@simplelifeinoz8131]

you are so lucky to be able to germinate this kind of mandarin. I haven't tasted this mandarin yet and I want to try

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Lucky to find some seeds. They're rare. Try them next year when it's season, they're really good. They were exclusive to Woolies this year but Harris Farm had them too. Thanks for coming 🧡!

[@mommom3172]

@@sweetnestdownunder I just discovered Sumos. They are so delicious. I'll keep looking for a seed while I'm still enjoying the fruit for another month before rhwy are gone.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

@@mommom3172 Yes, they are, can eat tons of it 😊. Keep looking for seeds, they're really rare. Last season, didn't find one at all!

[@kuyaedwinschannel]

Magandang variety ng mandarin yan idol ko anglalaki parang suha. Parang wala ata dito sa pinas yan, 3yrs idol meron na bunga yan

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you! Matamis sya. Sana mamunga tanim ko. Thanks for coming.

[@irahgrazielle2469]

Beautiful sumo mandarins. Lovely place. Have a great day

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thanks a lot for coming ❤.

[@projectprofit28]

These mandarin look amazing! Thanks for sharing and big like! Looking forward for more vids! 😁

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thanks for visiting 🧡.

[@thenaturesloverinkorea]

I love that fruit compare to tangerine. I am inspired of this kind of planting. I have to do this at home, too. Thanks for sharing

[@sweetnestdownunder]

It's fun seeing it grow. Thanks for coming.

[@indicaking]

I just found 4 seeds in my sumo mandarin!

[@6565ellenandarthurvlog]

Growing from seed it’s takes long time to give you a fruit like 10 years or 7years but it’s worth your mandarin looks moist and sweet

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Yes, it takes time but I can wait 😊. Thanks for coming. Will visit you.

[@nello8630]

Try bud grafting it onto a mature citrus tree.

[@ninizvlog6272]

watching here sis.nice content..like20

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you sis ❤. Stay connected.

[@leec3771]

What do they all look like now or did they survive

[@violetjadejazmin826]

This is interesting to grow orange.thanks for sharing keep it up

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thanks for visiting 🧡.

[@amotherof2vlogs332]

Thanks for sharing host,sipag po. Sending my back support

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thanks sa suporta 🧡.

[@kleenkitchen]

very nice! We do not have that variety of mandarin here! Keep sharing

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thanks you! It's very sweet variety. Will visit you.

[@NaningFrancisco]

galing naman madali lang pala

[@sweetnestdownunder]

madali lang friend. Thanks for coming.

[@imhopetv]

Hello! Your new friend from Cebu sending you support. Nice vedio tnx for sharing how to plants 99likes ❤️❤️👍👍👍

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thanks a lot! Sent you support.

[@cebuanosjourney2048]

Good farming. New friend from Saipan.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you friend! Stay connected.

[@Cheekeong2483]

ang galing naman. I liked it.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thanks for coming ❤.

[@AteGinChannel88]

I never knew this kind of oranges, the name corresponds to its size , big, sumo mandarin. Only one seed in that big fruit, hope you succeed in growing it. Thank you for sharing, new friend here.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

It's a Japanese variety. Super sweet and juicy! Hope they'll grow into a tree someday. Thanks for coming. Stay connected.

[@Balotskivlog]

i love oranges

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Yes, delicious! Thank you for the support 🧡. Stay connected.

[@TiredMommaGigs]

After 30+ sumos I finally got my first seed !! I put it in a wet paper towel so I can head to the store tomorrow to get supplies . I am so excited I’ve been waiting ever so patiently for one . It’s on the smaller side but I’m going to plant it. Did all those plant start from that one seed or was that multiple seeds ? Sorry I have no clue what I’m doing . Your videos is great !

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Congratulations! Hope it will germinate. Mine were from different seeds. I only managed to film the first one when I planted it. Try to plant more. It's good to have extra just in case the other won't survive. One of mine didn't survive. Sad, but still got 8 so all good 😊.

[@bobbypataytay1500]

Seads plant so very nice

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thanks!

[@ariabel4770]

That's amazing you have a green thumb. Nice content po 👍😊

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you friend. Stay connected.

[@littledoseofeverything]

Hello watching :)

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you 😊.

[@lizainsingaporevlogs]

Wow I love this fruits

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Very sweet! Thanks for coming.

[@LynContado]

Sarap nyan sis paborito ko yan

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Super tamis nito sis. Thanks!

[@LynContado]

@@sweetnestdownunder wow ok sarap

[@nhacvangchannel4479]

Very nice video

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you!

[@rosamae2004]

Thanks for the info, i love it

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you ❤! Stay connected.

[@FishingwithCristina]

A few days ago I purchased for the first time a sumo orange and it tasted so good I wish I could grow it for myself unfortunately it didn't have any seeds.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Yes, they are soo good! I can eat a lot without that sour feel in my tummy. I know, it's hard to find seeds. I had to buy a lot of sumo mandarins to get those 8 seeds that I planted. Try more, you might be luckier this time 😊.

[@FishingwithCristina]

They're so expensive but they taste so good. I purchased a bag it had about five oranges but it tasted different from the sumo I purchased, I don't think the ones I purchased were the same kind

[@sweetnestdownunder]

@@FishingwithCristina Don't confuse them with Tangelos, they look similar. Always check out the label, it's either Sumo or Dekopon.

[@FishingwithCristina]

@@sweetnestdownunder it said sumo but it didn't tasted the same.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

@@FishingwithCristina hm, that's strange 🤔. Hope you get the right one next time.

[@ponyrang]

Wow, I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you so much 🤗!

[@odysseyarm7567]

I've been growing mine for 5 years already. Still haven't seen a single flower on any one of them.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

You might be seeing some soon. How exciting!

[@odysseyarm7567]

@@sweetnestdownunder Well, I grew a Texas Ruby Red grapefruit from a seed starting when I was 9 years old. It grew its first fruit when I was 47. (and boy was it the tastiest grapefruit I ever ate...but can't say whether it was worth the wait) On the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, people they build circular brick walls protecting the citrus they grow from seedlings. Apparently growing citrus from seeds are a generational undertaking.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

@@odysseyarm7567 oh wow, that's definitely a long wait! But I would be willing just to try the tastiest fruit I would ever have 😊. I hope I get to live long enough to see my plants bear fruits (if not me then my son and maybe grandkids). My grandma had lots of fruit trees in her (Philippine) yard. I just really want to relive that feeling (happy, excited, satisfied, abundance) for having your own fruits. They were all tropical fruit trees though, so growing mandarins is going to be a challenge. Well, my sumos are still well, so I think I'm not that bad 😄.

[@i_dont_like_it8941]

Where I am they don’t sell these and I had 6 of them and got 2 seeds i obliterated one and got the second one on the second last mandarin

[@sweetnestdownunder]

It's hard to find seeds. The sumos we have this season don't have seeds at all! Try to plant that one seed you have 😊.

[@i_dont_like_it8941]

@@sweetnestdownunder I tried to take the skin of the outside of it and it wasn’t a normal seed and it fell apart so I planted it pretending like it was ok

[@sweetnestdownunder]

@@i_dont_like_it8941 you'll see in a couple of weeks if it sprouts. keep the soil moist (not too wet) to aid it to germinate. good luck!

[@N0bull]

You cannot grow “sumo mandarin” from seed, it’ll be a completely unique citrus. You might as well call it “SweetNest Citrus”

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Someone said the same thing as well. I'll be happy whatever it turns out to be 😊.

[@tjizzle8155]

Where would one get seeds on line....

[@GlendaIbarra]

nice content great sharing one of my favorite fruits orange

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you 🧡!

[@GoodKoo]

Good👍 Thank you for the video🎁 Good friend😁Good day🍀

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you 🧡!

[@nello8630]

My two trees are over a foot tall now, went through a lot of fruits to get two seeds. Can't wait to start "bud grafting" them to other mature citrus trees.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

That's awesome! I've got 7 left but the growth is so slow. It might be the rainy weather.

[@N0bull]

Any update po

[@deganztv]

o so this is called sumo mandarin. nice one sis I also grow lemon and orange from seeds 4 years ago in a pot but until now they don't have yet flowers or not flowering yet. any suggestions my dear. thanks for sharing anyway. am here

[@sweetnestdownunder]

It takes time daw sis mamunga pag grow from seeds. 7 to 10 yrs daw. at least na ka 4 yrs ka na. malapit na siguro 😊. Thanks for coming sis.

[@lidscookingvlog3035]

Malaking sumo mandarin

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Super laki friend. Almost half a kilo each. Busog na busog 😊.

[@elmovallosovlogs]

Wow nice sumo mandarins, looks so yummylicious this kind of oranges,I love it.. very good po ma'am meron na kayong seedlings na sumo mandarins have a nice day God bless po

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Sana maging puno 😊. Thank you for coming. Stay connected friend.

[@bhybhyvlog8102]

This orange always partner of my breakfast, thank you for the tips on how to grow sister,hope I can do that also but don't have winter here,

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Sis, you can try refrigerate the seeds first before planting. It gives the seeds a feeling of winter.

[@Workinggirlhomestead]

Will it actually fruit?

[@sweetnestdownunder]

I guess I'll have to wait 😉. I hope it will. Just the thought of having these fruits in the garden makes me super excited. I will for sure update this channel on its growth.

[@norzcatznc]

Mandarin oranges are more sweeter than Sunkist oranges. I love it too. I wish that your seed will grow into a tree.

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Hope it will grow into a tree para makakasave sa mandarin 😊. Thanks for the support my friend.

[@baisonnawatv502]

Nice tutorial. So delicious orange. New Friend❤️

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you! Navisit na rin kita friend.

[@analyntabalinavlogs2420]

Wow! Keep vlogging. Support you 🙂🙂🙂

[@sweetnestdownunder]

Thank you for the support ❤.