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Looking to plant another Satsuma tree, what type?

Posted on 4/3/20 at 12:23 pm
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
Member since Sep 2004
82365 posts
Posted on 4/3/20 at 12:23 pm
I'm looking to get a brown select...but all local nursery has are artic frost, are these any good? Any recommendations for South Louisiana?
Posted by eng08
Member since Jan 2013
5997 posts
Posted on 4/3/20 at 12:51 pm to
I have owari in br
Posted by CrawDude
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
5267 posts
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:21 pm to
I have a brown select, grows well and pretty fast, and a Owari. Owari seems to be the most popular variety. I’ve heard of arctic frost but never seen one in the nurseries I shop at in BR.

You in TX or LA? I don’t see Arctic Frost on Saxon Bechnel or Star Nurseries website to two major suppliers of citrus trees in LA. The write up on Arctic Frost is good, Texas A&M developed variety and a Texas Superstar plant. I’d buy one based on the cold hardiness and other characteristics. LINK. If you are in LA, let us know where you are seeing it at.

But I am puzzled by not seeing it on the Saxon Becnel and Star Nusery websites, given its cold hardiness, seems like it would be a good seller for marginal citrus growing zones. Must be some reason.

ETA: Sorry, guess you are in south LA from your post. I’d like to get a Arctic Frost for a family member - let me know where you are seeing it.
This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 1:58 pm
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:24 pm to
Yep, Owari and Browns Select are the two common varieties sold round here.
Posted by boudinman
Member since Nov 2019
5047 posts
Posted on 4/3/20 at 2:10 pm to
I chose the brown select that was developed by LSU AgCenter. The first year they had fruit on when i bought them. I set them out in the ground, and it took 3 years before they bloomed and made again. That's typical when setting them out. They take around 3 years to grow and establish a good root system.

During the heat of summer, I place a 5 gallon bucket beside them. It has a small drilled hole in the bottom along the side. I fill the bucket with a water hose, and let it slowly water my trees.

During freezing cold weather, I cover them with a tarp, then place a moving blanket over the tarp. The tarp keeps the tree dry, and the blanket helps insulate them from the cold. I place a large bungee cord around them to keep the wind from blowing of the blanket and tarp.
This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 2:16 pm
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
Member since Sep 2004
82365 posts
Posted on 4/3/20 at 2:36 pm to
They had a handful at Cleggs on Greenwell Springs Rd
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