Yuzu?

[onyx]

Hi!

I was wondering if anyone knew anything about Yuzu trees or maybe had some seeds or seedlings of yuzu trees to swap. I found some online, but I don't recall where. lol I also read that yuzu are pretty cold hearty for a citrus tree & that maybe i could grow them here in Tulsa.

Any info would be greatly appreciated

[GARDEN GUY]

Try here:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2105503_buy-yuzu-tree.html


It seems the Yuzu is a species tree not a cultivar (which is a hybridised plant from two different parents) and therefore you should be able to grow it from seed.
What all citruses need from day one, is warmth.
So start your pits off in a 5” pot of seed compost in a clear plastic bag in a propagator or a warm cupboard.
(If you choose the cupboard – keep an eye on the pot from about a week on because the seeds will suddenly start to sprout and you want them out into the light as soon as possible after that.)
All citrus plants love light and warmth, so if you get some little seedlings going – treat them as tender plants and they'll be happy.
You will probably not get fruit the first year – but you should have a little blossom and the smell is just gorgeous.

The pests you will have to watch out for (particularly if your young tree is indoors or in a conservatory) are mealy bug and scale.
Mealy bug sits in the leaf and stalk joints and makes cotton wool.
Scale is like little flat brown shells stuck, apparently unmoving, to the stalk.
Either can be rubbed off by hand, or with a cotton bud dipped in rubbing alcohol – or if all else fails – gin (or vodka)!
Just don't let them get going otherwise you do have to use chemicals.

[unicorn2564]

Looks like there is a person sellin it at Daves....

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/90353/

[onyx]

awesome! thank you guys!

would it be wise to start growing one right before winter? lol

mine would have to be outdoors, because our house was built funny.. it's got really bad lighting (as far as the sun goes), because the smaller windows face the south, while the big ones all face the north... i'm sure the architect didn't have it designed that way in his head... but whoever built the houses the way they did was retarded. :/ we're saving up to buy a new place, though, since we just rent here. the upstairs gets a nice amount of sun in one room, though.. but i don't know when would be a good time to start growing a tree... lol

thank you for telling me about the bugs that could get into the tree! now i know what to look for. and thank you, unicorn for showing me that website! very cool!