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Selkirk · Posted: Thu 10 Dec, 2009 12:56 am

Here's a new variegation on my cara cara.

I had noticed a white branch at the base of the tree last winter/spring. But since it was way down in the middle of the tree I never got around to taking it off. Picking fruit this fall, I notice the white shoot had made a variegated branch.

Selkirk

variegated branch

white branch-brown parts are leaf damage (miners,frost)

base shoot-lower left branch is white, upper right branch is variegated

main shoot stays white above the variegated branch.
Very tender on the top and lost most of the leaves. (frost?)
You can see the bare tips of the main shoot, in middle of the first picture.

Millet · Posted: Thu 10 Dec, 2009 1:25 am

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citrange · Posted: Sun 13 Dec, 2009 5:41 pm

Cara Cara is known to produce occasional variegated shoots.
To quote the UCR website http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/caracara.html
"Rarely, the normally green-leafed trees will produce variegated-leafed twigs. These twigs, when left to grow and fruit, may produce fruits with striped rind."

Selkirk · Posted: Mon 17 Oct, 2011 12:53 am

Just a little update on the variegated branch that my Cara Cara sprouted out two years ago. This is the first year the variegated branch has fruited (2pc).

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Laaz · Posted: Mon 17 Oct, 2011 1:00 am

Excellent job ! The fruits look identical to mine.

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