Citrus Growers Forum

Radoslav · Posted: Wed 07 Sep, 2011 2:55 pm

My first attempt of grafting citrus on swinglea rootstock.

detail of graft:

Swinglea seedling:

danero2004 · Posted: Wed 07 Sep, 2011 3:43 pm

what type did you graft on ?

Great job you've done there Laughing

Millet · Posted: Wed 07 Sep, 2011 5:30 pm

Your graft looked very nice and clean, nice job. - Millet (593-)

Radoslav · Posted: Thu 08 Sep, 2011 3:23 pm

It looks like /compare to citrus sp./ swinglea is doing well indoor during winter days - I mean, short days and high temperature in living room.
So, I hope it can be good rootstock for growing citrus plants indoor during winter. All of my plants on citrange or poncirus or citrumelo rootstocks, have to be in "orangery" during winter, with max. sunlight and temp. from 0 to 10 Celsius, If I want them to be in good shape in spring.
To Danero:
I took twig from rootstock of my Amoa 8 plant, I think it is citrus volkameriana, but I recently asked Italian nursery ( I bought this Amoa 8 there ) , and they said, that they usually use citrus macrophylla as rootstock for Amoa 8, so I am not sure, what it is. Time will tell.
I want to use this citrus (volkameriana) as mid-section and graft some citrus species on it later.

danero2004 · Posted: Thu 08 Sep, 2011 6:02 pm

were did you get the rootstock , from seed or from some nurseries ?

Radoslav · Posted: Fri 09 Sep, 2011 5:12 am

I bought seeds of swinglea glutinosa in 2010 via internet.

danero2004 · Posted: Mon 12 Sep, 2011 4:02 am

You should take a look at this

http://www.fshs.org/Proceedings/Password%20Protected/1957%20Vol.%2070/306-307%20%28VENNING%29.pdf

According to Florida Hort. Soc. tabog is indeed a good option but has been overgrown by the acid fruits and the sweet fruits had a different behaviour

Of course this will not stop me to get a few seeds just for trial Very Happy

Radoslav · Posted: Mon 12 Sep, 2011 6:10 am

Thanks for article.
According to my observation, Swinglea is the only one citrus or citrus related species, which do not stop growing during winter in my conditions, indoor. I made second attempt by grafting c. paradisi "Star Ruby" on another swinglea seedling in august. - It also looks good.

danero2004 · Posted: Mon 12 Sep, 2011 3:52 pm

can you tell in a PM , where did you bought the seeds>?

danero2004 · Posted: Sun 06 Nov, 2011 7:42 am

any updates on tabog behaviour ? Cool

Radoslav · Posted: Tue 15 Nov, 2011 4:09 pm

Looks good, will see how it goes through winter, right now, I keep the plant in the living room - all other citrus trees are outdoor in temperated greenhouse.