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Anybody growing Asian pumelos in California?

rprimbs

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Hi I am interested in growing Asian pumelos in Escondido California. I know there is a Vietnamese family growing them up in Fallbrook, but I don't know how to get a hold of them. Anybody else growing them? I really liked the buoi da xanh that I tried in Vietnam.

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If any one has it, it would be Mimosa Nursery in Anaheim.

2700 W Crescent Ave Anaheim, CA 92801‎

(714) 828-0780
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  On 6/1/2014 at 3:45 AM, cagary said:

If any one has it, it would be Mimosa Nursery in Anaheim.

2700 W Crescent Ave Anaheim, CA 92801‎

(714) 828-0780

I will check with them. I have heard that Sunshine Nursery, up in Rosemead, has them. Anaheim is a much shorter drive!

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I have a couple varieties , chandler/ Tahitian . My favorite is Tahitian ( taste kinda like a lime mixed w pummelo) without the sour/ bitterness. There's a nursery In Fallbrook called Atkins , you could give them a try, they usually have a decent selection of citrus...

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I got bored and sprouted one from the seeds in a store-bought pomelo several years ago.

It's now about 5 feet high in my container ranch.

I know this doesn't help you at all, I'm just really proud of my grocery germination. But hey, if you get really desperate you can dry growing from seed!

"Ph'nglui mglw'napalma Funkthulhu R'Lincolnea wgah'palm fhtagn"
"In his house at Lincoln, dread Funkthulhu plants palm trees."

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  On 6/2/2014 at 1:59 PM, Funkthulhu said:

I got bored and sprouted one from the seeds in a store-bought pomelo several years ago.

It's now about 5 feet high in my container ranch.

I know this doesn't help you at all, I'm just really proud of my grocery germination. But hey, if you get really desperate you can dry growing from seed!

I was told that oranges and mandarins come true from seed, but pomelo's do not. I could try it anyway but I don't know if I have the patience to wait -- and see what I get.

I think I will try the nurseries in Fallbrook and further north, and also see if the owner of Bien Hoa farm -- in Fallbrook -- would sell me some cuttings.

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I grow pear and round shape Vietnamese Pomelo. At YouTube type in Vuon cay Viet tren xu My . There is a video made by PhoBolsaTV . It was talking about a grower/ seller name Hang , she specialty in Vietnamese fruit and flowering trees in 714 area. In the video , she said that she had Vietnamese pomelo trees available .At the end of the video ,there are phone number that you can find her. The video is old, so her information could be lost . I did not buy my pomelo tree from her. I got my trees from a local Vietnamese grower/ seller here in The Bay Area.

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  On 6/7/2014 at 3:51 PM, WonderKeeper said:

I grow pear and round shape Vietnamese Pomelo. At YouTube type in Vuon cay Viet tren xu My . There is a video made by PhoBolsaTV . It was talking about a grower/ seller name Hang , she specialty in Vietnamese fruit and flowering trees in 714 area. In the video , she said that she had Vietnamese pomelo trees available .At the end of the video ,there are phone number that you can find her. The video is old, so her information could be lost . I did not buy my pomelo tree from her. I got my trees from a local Vietnamese grower/ seller here in The Bay Area.

Thank you, that is a very good tip. I watched the video and I did a quick internet search and it looks like Lái Thiêu Nursery has moved to Santa Ana, but it sounds like they have everything. I am crazy enough that I am even growing mangosteen (măng cụt) and durian (sầu riêng) here. I cover them with a frost blanket and even put a small space heater, with a thermostat, under the blanket (They are not doing tremendously -- but they are surviving and growing!). It is funny but the frozen durian I tried here was one of the worst tasting fruits I have ever tried, but the durian I tried in Ho Chi MInh city was so good that I had to buy a couple of trees.

How are your pomelos doing? Anything that you could recommend? Down here there is a little problem with Asian citrus psyllid -- and citrus greening disease (huanglongbing). Apparently the secret is to spray the trees with Keyplex foliar fertilizer -- and they will be healthy despite carrying the disease. How are your trees doing?

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Try Durling Nursery

40401 DE Luz Road
Fallbrook, CA 920289705 - View Map
Phone: (760) 728-9572

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Also try San Gabriel Nursery

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I think they buy from Durling but if they don't . . .

http://sgnurserynews.com/site/nursery.php

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Mangosteen and durian are taste best when eat fresh . This time of the year is in its season in Viet Nam. I love to grow them too, but my location weather is too cold for them. Dragon fruit, Asian guava and pomelo are main fruit trees that I grow. My pomelo trees are doing well . With pomelo tree ,it like rich organic moist soil . I gave my pomelo trees organic avocado/citrus fertilizer 1 a year and water it very well throughout the year. It is fun to grow them. The size of its fruit and the green color of its leaves keep my garden look great all seasons . I hope you find all varieties of pomelo trees that you are looking for.

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  On 6/3/2014 at 1:54 AM, rprimbs said:

  On 6/2/2014 at 1:59 PM, Funkthulhu said:

I got bored and sprouted one from the seeds in a store-bought pomelo several years ago.

It's now about 5 feet high in my container ranch.

I know this doesn't help you at all, I'm just really proud of my grocery germination. But hey, if you get really desperate you can dry growing from seed!

I was told that oranges and mandarins come true from seed, but pomelo's do not. I could try it anyway but I don't know if I have the patience to wait -- and see what I get.

I think I will try the nurseries in Fallbrook and further north, and also see if the owner of Bien Hoa farm -- in Fallbrook -- would sell me some cuttings.

Really? I was under the impression that the Pomelo was a true species and that (for example) grapefruit was one of its unreliably fruiting hybrids?

"Ph'nglui mglw'napalma Funkthulhu R'Lincolnea wgah'palm fhtagn"
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  On 6/24/2014 at 3:40 PM, Xenon said:

I stand corrected. Now I'm curious what, if anything, will come of my pomelo tree should it ever flower...

"Ph'nglui mglw'napalma Funkthulhu R'Lincolnea wgah'palm fhtagn"
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So, rp, did you find one?

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  On 6/25/2014 at 12:21 AM, DoomsDave said:

So, rp, did you find one?

I did.

I found out all sorts of things that I hadn't expected. Like somebody smuggled one into the San Gabriel valley. And it was the pummelo that brought the dreaded Asian citrus phyllid..

And I found that you can buy them from Monterey Bay Nursery -- special ordered from Armstrong Nursery. They have the "Tahitian", "Sarawak", the new "Valentine", and a couple of other Asian pummelos. I really like the Vietnamese Buoi da xanh (It has a green skin) but with the emotions and situation surrounding it now I am starting to think I may never find a clean source of it. I will probably just grow the others. Monterey Bay Nursery even offers the "Ponkon" mandarin sometimes. I want to get one of those!

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