Late May Citrus

This is the last citrus post for the season.  The previous five posts can be found here:
http://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2018/04/early-april-citrus-tasting.html
http://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2018/02/mid-february-citrus.html
https://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2018/01/late-january-citrus.html
https://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2017/12/late-december-citrus.html
https://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2017/12/mid-december-citrus.html

By the end of May, only three citrus varieties were available on my trees:
Valencia, Rhode Red (a Valencia too), and Nagami Kumquat.  The tasting and pictures are from May 22, 2018.  Valencia seems to be more complex and better tasting than Rhode Red.  This may be due to the immaturity of the Rhode Red graft. Both oranges are very juicy, especially Valencia.  Nagami Kumquat is pretty good now too.

Left to right: Valencia, Nagami kumquat, Rhode Red

Early April citrus tasting

This is citrus tasting post #5 of the season.  The earlier ones are here:
http://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2018/02/mid-february-citrus.html
https://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2018/01/late-january-citrus.html
https://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2017/12/late-december-citrus.html
https://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2017/12/mid-december-citrus.html

From Mid March to early April I had only seven varieties still fruiting, the images and tasting are from April 3, 2018.  

Mandarins

We finished our Gold Nugget by early March. Here are two varieties which are later than Gold Nugget, Tango (top picture) and Pixie. Tango seems to be a little sweeter than Pixie.  They both are great mandarins coming from recent grafts onto Mineola Tangelo tree.

Mineola Tangelo

These fruits just got ripe in April.  They are very juicy, seedy, and never sweet enough for me.  I'll continue grafting over this tree new new cultivars.

Valencia oranges

This year I have two varieties fruiting, the standard Valencia (top picture), and Rhode Red. They both need a little more time on the trees. Rhode Red seems to be more ripe than Valencia. 

Red Grapefruit

Fully ripe now, but not sweet enough for me.  I'm grafting more other varieties over this tree.  I'll leave just few small branches with this variety.

Nagami Kumquat

Fully ripe now too.  Has a good balance of sour and sweet.  I'm keeping this tree for now, and I may add Meiwa onto it later.

To sum it up: Tango and Pixie mandarins were my best citrus in early April of 2018.

Mid-February citrus

This is citrus tasting post #4 of the season.  The earlier ones are here:
https://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2018/01/late-january-citrus.html
https://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2017/12/late-december-citrus.html
https://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2017/12/mid-december-citrus.html

Today I collected ten different citrus varieties in the yard. They are Navel, Boukhobza, and Vaniglia Sanguino oranges; Gold Nugget, Page, Tango, and Pixie mandarins; Minneola Tangelo, Nagami Kumquat, and Red grapefruit. The first five varieties listed are ripe now, and the other five still need more time on the trees.

Oranges 

Left to right: Navel, Vaniglia Sanguino, Boukhobza

I'm going to miss these all next month, as there are not many of these left on the trees. They all at their peak ripeness now.  They all are wonderful. Vaniglia Sanguino is acid-less orange, but it has very nice and not-so-simple flavor. I can detect a rose flavor in it.

Mandarins

Left to right: Page, Gold Nugget, Tango, Pixie.

My favorite now is Gold Nugget, Page is very good too, but it is almost gone from my tree.  Tango and Pixie will need more time on the tree.

Minneola Tangelo and Nagami Kumquat

Both are not ready yet.  Will try them next month.

Red Grapefruit

It's getting there, but still too bitter for me. They should be better next month.

Next month, I should be tasting the five varieties that are not ready now, and I might still have some Gold Nugget mandarins too.

Late January Citrus

Here are the results of my third citrus tasting of the season.  The first two can be found here:

https://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2017/12/late-december-citrus.html
https://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2017/12/mid-december-citrus.html

Today I found a variety of ripe, and not-so-ripe citrus fruits in the yard. Below are my tasting results for some oranges, mandarins, grapefruits, tangor, and a tangelo. The pictures and the tasting are all from January 26, 2018.

Mandarins

Left to right: Daisy SL, 2 Page fruits from different trees, Pixie, Tango, and Gold Nugget

Daisy SL started to dry out and lost some sugar and flavors.  It was my favorite mandarin earlier in the season, but not now.  Both Page fruits are still very juicy and sweet.  The fruit from the small tree is more sweet and flavorful. Pixie and Tango mandarins are not ready yet, they are late varieties; they both are sour now. Gold Nugget is already very good, sweet and flavorful. At this time, Page and Gold Nugget are best mandarins in my yard.

Minneola Tangelo

Minneola is too sour now, it will need at least another month on the tree.

Pigmented oranges

Left to right: Vaniglia Sanguino, 2 Boukhobza oranges from different trees, and Moro blood orange.

They all are wonderful and ready now. Vaniglia Sanguino developed a nice flavor, and tastes great to me.  This is an acidless orange, so do not expect your typical orange taste in this fruit.  Both Boukhobza are very good, and Moro is at the peak ripeness too.  These three oranges could not be more different one from another, and each is great in its own way.

Navel and Tangor

Left to right: Washington Navel orange, Kiyomi Tangor from small tree, and Kyomi Tangor from the graft on the old Navel tree.

Washington Navel orange became even more sweet and flavorful comparing to its taste last month.  Both Kiyomi tangors are very juicy and good.  The fruit from the small tree seems to be a bit sweeter.

Grapefruits

Left fruit is Cocktail, and the right is Red grapefruit.

The Red grapefruit is still not ready.  Cocktail is great tasting, sweet, and juicy.

In a month or so, I plan on re-sampling these varieties again.

California Rare Fruit Growers. Fruit Cultivar Registry

Regisration #	Year	Applicant	Common name	Cultivar	Species
1	1970	Paul Thomson	Mango	Edgehill	Magnifera indica
2	1970	Paul Thomson	Apple	Makepeace	Malus pumila
3	1970	Paul Thomson	White Sapote	Edgehill	Casimiroa edulis
4	1971	John Delavoryas	Cherimoya	Dorothea Wilkinson	Annona cherimoya
5	1971	Nelson E. Westree	Black mulberry	Kaester	Morus nigra
6	1971	Nelson E. Westree	Surinam Cherry	Lolita, 317	Eugenia uniflora
7	1971	Nelson E. Westree	Surinam Cherry	Nacha, 194	Eugenia uniflora
8	1971	Nelson E. Westree	Surinam Cherry	369	Eugenia uniflora
9	1971	Nelson E. Westree	Surinam Cherry	404	Eugenia uniflora
10	1971	John. M. Riley	Peach	Katrina, 1071	Prunus persica
11	1971	Jerry H. Staedeli	Mango	Reliable, 1171	Magnifera indica
12	1971	Jerry H. Staedeli	Mango	Diego, 1271	Magnifera indica
13	1972	Joe Massidda	Pineapple guava	Jackson	Feijoa selowiana
14	1973	John Brown	Cherimoya	Bonita	Annona cherimoya
15	1973	Paul Thomson	Macadamia	Cate	Macadamia tetraphilla
16	1973	Paul Thomson	Macadamia	Palomar	Macadamia tetraphilla
17	1974	Orton Engelhart	Avocado	Creamhart	Persea americana
18	1974	Orton Engelhart	Peach	El Dulce	Prunus persica
19	1975	Jerry H. Staedeli	Mango	Aloha	Magnifera indica
20	1975	Jerry H. Staedeli	Mango	Surprise	Magnifera indica
21	1976	Arlo Hale Smith	Tangor	San Bernandino	Citrus spp hybrid
22	1977	Paul Thomson	Pineapple guava	Nazemetz	Feijoa selowiana
23	1977	Paul Thomson	Avocado	Stearns	Persea americana
24	1976	Orton Engelhart	White Sapote	Lemon Gold	Casimiroa edulis
25	1976	Orton Engelhart	Cherimoya	Honeyhart	Annona cherimoya
26	1979	John. M. Riley	Paw paw	Rebecca's Gold	Asimina triloba
27	1979	Jim Neitzel	Cherimoya	Sabor	Annona cherimoya
28	1979	Jim Neitzel	Cherimoya	Big Sister	Annona cherimoya
29	1984	Orton Engelhart	Avocado	Ortonio	Persea americana
30	1985	George F. Emerich, Jr	Cherimoya	Nata	Annona cherimoya
31	1985	George F. Emerich, Jr	Pineapple guava	King	Feijoa selowiana
32	1985	C. T. Kennedy	Loquat	Grant Road	Eriobotrya japonica
33	1985	C. T. Kennedy	Strawberry guava	John Riley	Psidium littorale var longipes
34	1985	Peggy Winter	Mango	Harold Winter	Magnifera indica
35	1985	Elaine Williams	Apple	Elaine	Malus pumila
36	1986	Florence Strange	Tamarillo (Tree Tomato)	Rothamer	Cyphomandra betacea
37	1986	Rudy Haluza	Cherimoya	El Bumpo	Annona cherimoya
38	1986	Rudy Haluza	Cherimoya	Libby	Annona cherimoya
39	1988	Orton Engelhart	Grapefruit	Pomona	Citrus grandis hybrid
40	1988	Orton Engelhart	Grapefruit	Pico	Citrus grandis hybrid
41	1988	Dorothea Logan	Grape	Sweet Gracie	Vitis labrusca
42	1988	Den/Pat Kearney	Carambola, Starfruit	Florita	Averrhoa carambola
43	1988	Sally Konstan	Apple	Konstan	Malus domestica
44	1990	Samuel/Carmela Grossberger	Cherimoya	Lucida	Annona cherimoya
45	1990	Samuel/Carmela Grossberger	Cherimoya	Santa Rosa	Annona cherimoya
46	1990	Samuel/Carmela Grossberger	Cherimoya	Carmela	Annona cherimoya
47	1990	John. M. Riley	Pitanga tuba	Say What	Eugenia selloi
48	1990	Ray Hammerand	Macadamia	Pearl	Macadamia intergipholia
49	1992	Carol O. Aguilar	Peach	Pink Baronesse	Prunus persica
50	1992	Carol O. Aguilar	Peach	Pink Snow	Prunus persica
51	1992	U. Sherman Johnson	Mango	Oro	Magnifera indica
52	1992	Lee L. Findley	Blackberry	Findley Thornless Blackberry	Rubus hybrid
53	1992	Rob Brocaw/California Cherimoya Association	Cherimoya	Pierce	Annona cherimoya
54	1992	Rob Brocaw/California Cherimoya Association	Cherimoya	Knight	Annona cherimoya
55	1992	Maynard J. Omerberg	Mango	True Love	Magnifera indica
56	1992	Quang Ong	Tropical Guava	Ong	Psidium guajava
57	1995	Sharon Adams	Surinam Cherry	Plum Perfect	Eugenia uniflora
58	1998	Robert Holzinger	Passion fruit	Purple Tiger	Passiflora hybrid (P. alata X P. quadrangularis)
59	1998	Robert Holzinger	Passion fruit	Frederick	Passiflora hybrid (P. edulis X P. flavicarpa X P. edulis)
60	1998	Robert Holzinger	Passion fruit	Red Rover	Passiflora hybrid (P. edulis X P. flavicarpa X P. edulis)
61	2000	William Kloppe	Apricot	Rosie's Delight	Prunus armeniaca
62	2000	David Silber	Wampee	McHenry Sweet	Clausena lansium
63	2000	L. G. Allen	Lychee	Sweet Song	Litchi sinensis
64	1986	Lee Anderson	Loquat	Suzanne	Eriobotrya japonica
65	1986	Lee Anderson	Loquat	Gillespie	Eriobotrya japonica
66	1986	Paul A. Dewenter	Pummelo	Dewenter	Citrus maxima
67	1993	Robert L. Grindstaff	Asian Plum	Ruth's Sweet Heart	Prunus salicina
68	1996	Eunice Messner	Mango	Carnival	Magnifera indica
69	1997	Nino Cupaiuolo	Cherimoya	Fortuna	Annona cherimoya
70	1999	David Silber	Kei Apple	Arcadian	Dovyalis caffra
71	2001	Eunice Messner	Cherimoya	Elixir	Annona cherimoya
72	2001	Sassin John Charter	Pomegranate	Prideful	Punica granatum
73	2019	Richard Frost	Grape	Gold Monukka	Vitis X hybrid
74	2019	Charles W. Portney	Banana	Becky’s Mystery Banana	Musa sp.
75	2019	Rolf Dethlefsen and Connie Lee	Apple	Ronnie	Malus pumila
76	2019	Marta Matvienko	Surinam Cherry, pitanga	Guaruja Red	Eugenia uniflora
77	2019	Deborah Oisboid	Fig	Stroz	Ficus carica
78	2019	Margaret Frane	White Sapote	Coleman Apple Sapote	Casimiroa edulis
79	2019	Harvey Correia	White Sapote	Delta Gold (Harvey B3)	Casimiroa edulis
80	2019	Bruce N. Goren	Tomato	San Francisco Sunrise	Solanum lycopersicum
81	2020	Catherine Anderson	Elaeagnus	Catherine’s Find	Elaeagnus hybrid
82	2020	Cassandra Auerbach	Loquat	Dick Watts	Eriobotrya japonica
83	2020	Marta Matvienko	Avocado	Royal Wright	Persea americana
84	2021	Ellen Maisen	Fig	Fico Viola Argentato	Ficus carica
85	2021	Ellen Maisen	Fig	Don Sadon South	Ficus carica
86	2021	Ellen Maisen	Fig	February Surprise	Ficus carica
87	2021	Ellen Maisen	Fig	Goose Foot Green	Ficus carica
88	2021	Harvey Correia	Pomegranate	Linda	Punica granatum
89	2021	Jay Ruskey	Avocado	Ruskey	Persea americana
90	2021	Marta Matvienko for Leonard Brown	Avocado	Long South Gate	Persea americana
91	2021	Marta Matvienko	Feijoa	Cosmos	Acca sellowiana
92	2021	Marta Matvienko	Feijoa	Oktoberfest	Acca sellowiana
93	2021	Margaret Frane	Tamarillo	Glen’s Orange	Cyphomandra betacea
94	2022	David Ulmer for Eric Snyder	European pear	Barlow	Pyrus communis
95	2024	Michael Ruybal	Avocado	Santa Clara Gold	Persea americana
96	2024	Charles Portney	Cherimoya	Portney/Storch Self-pollinating	Annona cherimola

Check the Really Good Plants sales site if we have the cuttings available for some of these reallygoodplants.com