Saturday, June 28, 2014

Ventura Lemandarin

Lemandarin is a cross between Citrus tiawanica x (Keraji or Satsuma) It looks like a satsuma.  Resistant to soil diseases that have killed my other seedlings.  Vigorous. 

From the breeder:  As far as hardiness my seedling Lemandarin never flinched in the cold weather until this past brutal weather. It survived at least to I think 11°F, -12°C degrees and a few 13°F and 14°F, -11 and -10°C events in the past. This winter it reached its max tolerable temp where it died at 5.5°F, -15°C on its own roots. Less than a foot away I had a back up graft of it on flying dragon about 4 feet up that defoliated with branch die back but is growing back very well. I can attest to that at least when high grafted it can at least withstand about 6°F, -14°C.

May come true from seed.

Mild lemon flavor.

Update: January 21, 2020
Eyeckr provided another fruit.  Smell is good.  Taste is excellent, like an orange with some lemon.   Brix 13.3  Peels more easily than a mandarin.  2 3/4 inch, 7 cm diameter.  3.8 oz, 108 gms. 28 seeds.  Skin bitter.