Fruit Tree Seminar and Texas Superstar Satsuma Orange Sale

Fruit Tree Seminar

David Rodriguez, CEA – Horticulture will be presenting a Fruit Tree Seminar this Wednesday, January 25 starting at 7 pm.  The program is FREE will be held at Blue Star Brewery and Restaurant.  See the link below for more information.

http://agrilife.org/bexarcounty/files/2016/12/01-25-17-Fruit-Seminar-flyer.pdf

 

Texas Superstar Satsuma Mandarin Orange Sale

$15.00 each in 1 gallon containers.

http://texassuperstar.com/plants/satsuma/index.html

Varieties include:

‘Miho’ and ‘Seto’ Satsuma

http://www.westernfarmpress.com/orchard-crops/satsuma-miho-mandarins-tolerate-14-f

And the most recent releases,

‘Orange Frost’ Satsuma

http://texassuperstar.com/plants/satsuma_orange-frost/index.html

http://today.agrilife.org/2014/06/04/satsuma-orange-frost-texas-superstar/

‘Artic Frost’ Satsuma

http://texassuperstar.com/plants/satsuma_arctic_frost/index.html

http://today.agrilife.org/2015/06/10/arctic-frost-satsuma-mandarin-hybrid-named-new-texas-superstar/

And the unusually heavy producer ‘Bumper’.

http://www.plantanswers.com/Articles/TheHardySatsuma.asp

Order plenty and early while supplies are limited. Order Form is below

David Document

Please mail checks in by Monday, February 13 or hand-drop off orders with payment by Wednesday, February 15 by 12 noon to Angel or Nick at the Bexar County Extension Office, 3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 212.

Monies from the sale go to support the Bexar County Master Gardener Scholarship Fund and Educational Outreach efforts.

 Please Note: These plants will be trimmed back and have some yellow leaves.  Nothing to worry about as they look like this when young and during winter.  They will green up and flush out nice with green color in the spring.

Consider growing them in a larger container for about three years.

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/patiocitrus/containers.html

Plant pick-up will be between 12:30 and 3:30 PM on Thursday, February 16 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Conference Room, 3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208.