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PHOTO TOUR
I'm going to take you on the journey of growing mandarins from start to finish.
March- Here are the buds starting to open. You can see the difference between new leaves and what will soon be blooms. Notice that the new growth grows from the bud located between the old leaf stem and the main stem. Direction of growth can be manipulated by pruning. Just leave the last bud pointing toward where you want the new branch. Sounds simple, doesn't it.
April- notice the tiny white buds are getting ready to "pop" open. They look like small popcorn kernels. The leaf stem has grown longer.
April 27- First bud "popped". The orchard is turning white. See April 27.
May 3- All these bloom are open.
May 11- Two bloom are finished and you can see the tiny mandarins.
June 10- Two mandarins are "pea" size and one a little larger. Soon will be the "June drop".
June 30- You can see the two upper mandarins fell off in the "June drop". The survivor is a little smaller than a cherry, but still has the July heat drop to live through. It's still too early to determine crop volume or quality and so far the summer has been mild.
July 8- I think the "June drop" is finished. The yellow dots on the ground are inmature mandarins that didn't make it. There is still a lot of fruit on the trees.
August 25- Tis mandarin is about golf ball size now and another is peeking out from below it. I didn't know it was there.
November 8- Well, they are finally getting color. We are running about two weeks later than normal. Just above this mandarin is the cluster in the next photo. It's getting exciting! A few days of cold weather will really help them color-up.
March- Here are the buds starting to open. You can see the difference between new leaves and what will soon be blooms. Notice that the new growth grows from the bud located between the old leaf stem and the main stem. Direction of growth can be manipulated by pruning. Just leave the last bud pointing toward where you want the new branch. Sounds simple, doesn't it.
April- notice the tiny white buds are getting ready to "pop" open. They look like small popcorn kernels. The leaf stem has grown longer.
April 27- First bud "popped". The orchard is turning white. See April 27.
May 3- All these bloom are open.
May 11- Two bloom are finished and you can see the tiny mandarins.
June 10- Two mandarins are "pea" size and one a little larger. Soon will be the "June drop".
June 30- You can see the two upper mandarins fell off in the "June drop". The survivor is a little smaller than a cherry, but still has the July heat drop to live through. It's still too early to determine crop volume or quality and so far the summer has been mild.
July 8- I think the "June drop" is finished. The yellow dots on the ground are inmature mandarins that didn't make it. There is still a lot of fruit on the trees.
August 25- Tis mandarin is about golf ball size now and another is peeking out from below it. I didn't know it was there.
November 8- Well, they are finally getting color. We are running about two weeks later than normal. Just above this mandarin is the cluster in the next photo. It's getting exciting! A few days of cold weather will really help them color-up.
