Citrus Growers Forum

CraigMF · Joined: 04 May 2010 Posts: 14 Location: New York, Zone 5

Sven_limoen wrote:

Mark_T wrote:

Um, it's not a myth, it's a well know fact that rootstock suckers drain energy from scion. The Eureka lemon tree photo appears to be loaded with suckers.

Aren't most citrus rootstock? That would mean that the majority of citrus is weaker than 'pure' ones.

No. The only way a citrus is a rootstock is if it has been grafted to. If I have a fast growing lemon seedling but want an orange tree, I'd make a small wound in the bark of the lemon seedling, insert a leaf bud from a mature orange tree and "trick" the lemon into healing around the orange bud. Then remove all lemon growth from above & below the orange bud and allow ONLY the orange to grow. Everything below that orange is now lemon rootstock. Allowing the lemon to branch out again would sap energy from the orange growth and defeat the purpose of grafting in the first place.

j3u5a8n · Posted: Thu 10 Nov, 2011 3:40 pm

I agree with putting the video on you tube. Very Happy

sunrisecowboy · Posted: Fri 25 Nov, 2011 8:37 pm

Here are the newest pictures of my trimmed(sucker branches) tree.

. The tree appears to be happy enough except I need to get rid of the scapes.

The last picture is of a Meyer Lemon that I got - pretty sorry excuse for a plant but I like a challenge. I just noticed when I was taking the picture that it is starting to bloom again. I have had it for about a month and it is stabilized. It really looked worst when I got it. Now if I could just get it to grow some leaves!

All suggestions will be appreciated

Merry Christmas HOHOHO