• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Carla Burke
  • John F Dean
  • Timothy Norton
  • Nancy Reading
  • r ranson
  • Jay Angler
  • Pearl Sutton
stewards:
  • paul wheaton
  • Tereza Okava
  • Andrés Bernal
master gardeners:
  • Christopher Weeks
gardeners:
  • Jeremy VanGelder
  • M Ljin
  • Matt McSpadden

Mixing citrus plant without getting mixed flavoured fruits

 
pollinator
Posts: 258
49
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Hi,

i was researching citus these days, and came upon one statestament that said that if you grow
Lemons next to mandarines you will get mandarines with a light lemon flavour because of cross pollination.
(Sorry i did not note the link to the source)

Furthermore it was said that mixing Mandarines with Procinus Trifoliata doesn't induce this issue
as they have blossoms at different times and therefore don't cross pollinate.

Does anybode have more information/ideas on this topic?
 
gardener
Posts: 1766
Location: the mountains of western nc
555
forest garden trees foraging chicken food preservation wood heat
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
i don’t have citrus experience with this, but generally it doesn’t work that way in fruits. the pollinator will show up in the offspring (i.e. if you plant the new seeds) but the fruit is the mother genetically.
 
A lot of people cry when they cut onions. The trick is not to form an emotional bond. This tiny ad told me:
Learn Permaculture through a little hard work
https://wheaton-labs.com/bootcamp
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic