Zone 7 early summer cold hardy citrus growth update plus a new cold hardy pomegranate plug!

Cold hardy tree updates including grafts as well as a new cold hardy soft seeded pomegranate variety in zone 7a.
Plants featured
Thomasville Citrangequat, Morton Citrange, Bishop Citrandarin, Taitri, Fast Flowering Trifoliate, US-1284 Citrandarin, Yuzu, Ichang Papeda, Afganski Pomegranate, Sirenevyi Pomegranate

[@PeterEntwistle]

Wow, your citrus trees look incredibly healthy! You have such a wonderful collection of hardy varieties. It's also great to see all your pomegranates flowering as well!

[@KidGarden100]

love the citrus collection !

[@PlasBachGarden]

Those big old thorns are deadly! My Trifoliate is still very small, but good to know what it will look like a bit later.

[@ross2398]

How did you root tai tri cuttings? I’ve rooted figs, mulberries, and pomegranates, but never citrus. And any leads on a spring flowering loquat, so far I’m unaware of any variety like that?

[@raregrowsNJ]

@@ross2398 Spring flowering loquats -> Rose-Ann, Novak, Shambala, Tanaka. Have to look on forums for scions most nurseries only sell trees if they have these at all

[@raregrowsNJ]

@@ross2398 rooting citrus is similar to any other plant humidity and a moist substrate that won't mold or rot I use coconut coir and a humidity cover (old fish tank upside-down over the plants) in the shade

[@ross2398]

@@raregrowsNJ thanks! I’ll try that!!

[@raregrowsNJ]

​@@ross2398let me know how it turns out!

[@Talal1320]

Trying grafting but no success any tips

[@raregrowsNJ]

@@Talal1320 are you grafting a potted tree or an outdoor cold hardy one? Aside from different techniques tbud, cleft, bark, etc are you using parafilm and rubber bands for extra pressure when securing the graft? Make sure to lineup the cambium very well. If you are grafting now in direct sunlight you should cover the grafts with foil for a few weeks to keep the sun from cooking them

[@raregrowsNJ]

"Fruit Mentor" on KZbin has some excellent citrus grafting videos, might help you with the different techniques