I may put one tree in the ground, all my tree are in pots right now. I would likely use a tree on Fly Dragon. What would be the best type if I wanted to multi-graft on this tree?

I have been using a Meyer lemon to multi graft. I am pretty sure it is a rooted cutting. I only started grafting this spring so I can’t say the quality of the fruit is great but I do have several varieties growing on it now.

Thank you! I will probably look for something on a rootstock that does well in Arizona heat and clay soil. The Meyer may be the type I go with.

For s tree growing in clay soils, the following root stocks preform well.

Trifoliate Orange
Cleopatra Mandarin
Sun Chi Sha Mandarin
Shekwasha Mandarin
Cleo X Trifoliate (X639)
Sour Orange
Smooth Flat Seville
Gou Tou
Kinkoji

I don't know about possible effects from Arizona heat, if any. Personally my to favorite root stocks are Trifoliate Orange (Flying Dragon) and Sour Orange.

Millet (1,225-)

Seville is the only rootstock that has historically and consistently preformed in AZ.

Tutleman, is that because of Arizona's high summer temperatures, annual rain fall, or some other factor? - Millet (1,225-)

No one's ever been able to answer that, everyone's had a reason or combination of reasons but there's not any real research as to why. Not even other sour types have performed as well as the Seville. Even out at the Citrus Research Station Jim has all types of rootstock there and they struggle at times in our soils and intense heat, not that they don't produce fruits, they just don't preform as well.

Is that the rootstock you see on most of these mature orange and lemon trees in the valley?

How does Citrange(C35) tend to do?


Turtleman how large do Seville trees tend to get?