How Many Years Until a Shatian Pomelo Bears Fruit? The Latest Answer Is Here
The Shatian pomelo is a tree of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae, named because it was first planted in Shatian Village, Rong County, Guangxi. It likes a warm and humid climate, with an optimum temperature of 13-36°C and an optimum annual rainfall of 1000-2000 mm. It is cultivated in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Chongqing and other places. Let us take a look below at how many years it takes for a planted Shatian pomelo to bear fruit!
How many years until a planted Shatian pomelo bears fruit?
Shatian pomelo seedlings can be raised by several methods, including grafting, air layering, cuttings and sowing, but in production practice grafted seedlings are superior to layered and cutting seedlings. Grafted Shatian pomelo seedlings generally begin to bear fruit after about 3 years and enter the full-production period after 5-6 years. Seedling-grown Shatian pomelos generally begin to bear fruit after 6-8 years and enter the full-production period after 8-10 years.
When does the Shatian pomelo ripen?
The Shatian pomelo is a mid-season variety, flowering around April, with the fruiting period after late October, and mid-November is the best harvest time. Although it is already on the market around the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shatian pomelos before the Mid-Autumn Festival are not very tasty; those picked after Frost's Descent are better. The ripe fruit surface is a slightly darker orange-yellow, the peel is thick, the appearance is not particularly smooth, and the fruit shape is mostly pear-shaped.
Shatian pomelo blooms but does not bear fruit
The reasons a Shatian pomelo blooms but does not bear fruit are, first, a lack of insect pollination, and second, boron deficiency in the soil. For a lack of insect pollination, hand pollination can be carried out, with 8-11 a.m. on sunny days being the best pollination time, followed by 4-7 p.m., but the best method is to release bees in a Shatian pomelo orchard that has already been interplanted with pollinator trees. For boron deficiency in the soil, some lime or borax can be applied. It is worth noting that the Shatian pomelo bears fruit on shaded branches inside the canopy, so pollination of these flowers deserves even more attention.