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citrange
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Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Posts: 590
Location: UK - 15 miles west of London
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| Posted: Fri 24 Aug, 2007 7:38 pm |
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Has anyone else tried grafting mature flowering Poncirus on to seedling Poncirus to produce a young flowering & fruiting plant?
I've had a few successes and several failures.
One budded plant grew well, but has taken a full five years to flower and produce a couple of fruits. Quicker than a seedling, but still a long time.
Last November, I grafted a 6" piece with some nice buds on to a 2-year old seedling. It sat and did nothing until this week, when the buds suddenly burst into flowers. I wonder whether it will now have a leafy growth spurt, or is it too late in the year? And will it produce flowers again in time for next spring?
I'd be interested to hear your experiences, and what time of year do you think is best for Poncirus on Poncirus grafting or budding?
Mike aka Citrange. |
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mrtexas
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Joined: 02 Dec 2005
Posts: 1030
Location: 9a Missouri City,TX
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| Posted: Fri 24 Aug, 2007 11:36 pm |
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I did it and it still took 5 years to flower, same as seed. Mine was in the ground. |
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jjp
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Joined: 27 Apr 2006
Posts: 55
Location: Corsica
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| Posted: Sat 25 Aug, 2007 6:43 pm |
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hello Mike, I've grafted a few young poncirus last month, and all grafts look good
but only one of them is growing for the moment.
Maybe it was too late in the season for grafting a non-persisting
foliage plant such as a poncirus ?
Last year I've grafted a carrizo citrange (mature) on a five years rootstock, it is growing very well,
but no flower yet. |
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gregn
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Joined: 15 Oct 2006
Posts: 236
Location: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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| Posted: Sun 26 Aug, 2007 12:40 am |
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I have a PT that was grown from seed. It is 6 or 7 years old and hasn't flowered. I was optimistic about this year, but again nothing. The landscaper who I bought it from in the spring of 06 "pruned" it a few times so perhaps the node count has had a set back. I have this one growing in the ground too.
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Gregn, citrus enthusiast. North Vancouver Canada. USDA zone 8. I grow In-ground citrus, Palms and bananas. Also have container citrus |
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Malcolm_Manners
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Joined: 13 Nov 2005
Posts: 676
Location: Lakeland Florida
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| Posted: Sun 26 Aug, 2007 10:14 am |
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We've grown 'Flying Dragon' budded to standard Poncirus, as a seed source. I'm not sure we have any of those trees on campus now -- I think both current FD trees are old seedlings. But as I recall, they budded easily and grew well and made a lot of fruit. |
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buddinman
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Joined: 15 Nov 2005
Posts: 343
Location: Lumberton Texas zone 8
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| Posted: Mon 27 Aug, 2007 9:56 am |
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Many years ago, a friend in League City Texas gave me some FD scions and these were grafted on to trifoliata orange in Port Neches
Texas. They produced fruit the second or third year and produced quite a large number of seed. I believe these trees are still at the location. |
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jjp
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Joined: 27 Apr 2006
Posts: 55
Location: Corsica
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| Posted: Sun 09 Sep, 2007 11:33 am |
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a poncirus I've grafted one month ago  |
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