Citrus Growers Forum

Mark_T · Posted: Fri 01 Jul, 2011 12:37 am

turtleman wrote:

Yep.......... Glendale,

That's a way to go from Gilbert

I'm in Florence now, need to update my sig.

Karoly · Posted: Tue 05 Jul, 2011 4:16 am

I always use on citrus the inverted T budding. The use of inverted T-budding technique, it is much more effective due to the downward flow of hormones that are intercepted below the bud. Therefore, the union will be stronger and the healing process will be faster (as opposed to the normal T-budding method).

I made few budding on 26th May:

Mark_T · Posted: Thu 27 Oct, 2011 9:26 pm

What's the best practice on a T-bud that has multiple buds? Do you remove them after the first or allow them to grow?

Mark_T · Posted: Sat 29 Oct, 2011 3:28 am

Nobody? I'm ready to remove the second shoots, but I'm interested what others do.

gotro17 · Posted: Sat 29 Oct, 2011 8:24 am

Can you post a photo of what you're talking about?

Mark_T · Posted: Sat 29 Oct, 2011 4:47 pm

gotro17 wrote:

Can you post a photo of what you're talking about?

It's just like the last picture above only a second shoot is coming out.

GT · Posted: Sun 30 Oct, 2011 12:11 am

Mark,

I'm actually curious too... I ran into the "two buds" situation last May. On one graft, I removed the second sprout and decided to keep both on the other plant. Both seem ok now; the one with two sprouts seems slightly more vigorous... Guess, I will remove the second branch in the spring to make a single trunk tree.

Good luck!