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Skeeter
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Location: Pensacola, FL zone 9

Posted: Sun 30 Jul, 2006 11:56 pm

I am planning on giving citrus grafting a try. My first try will probably be grafting ponkan mandarin on lisbon lemon. The lemon is a grafted tree, but not dwarf.

Are all citrus compatible?

Does rootstock matter when grafting multiple varities on the same tree?
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Malcolm_Manners
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Location: Lakeland Florida

Posted: Mon 31 Jul, 2006 4:07 am

Most citrus are compatable with other citrus. There are a very few exceptions, e.g., 'Murcott' is incompatable with a few things. Far more important is to be certain your scionwood doesn't have any of the virus diseases to which your rootstock and/or interstocks may be susceptible, e.g., tristeza on sour orange or above grapefruit or key lime, exocortis on Poncirus or citranges, xyloporosis on tangelos. If any of those are present with those stocks, you'll likely lose whatever is grafted beyond them (farther from the roots), or at least they'll be severely dwarfed.
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Ned
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Location: Port Royal, SC (Zone 8b)

Posted: Mon 31 Jul, 2006 6:40 am

Dr. Manners, I have read that some mandarin hybrids are not compatible with trifoliate. What are your feelings about this? If this is true, has a list of compatible/incompatible scions ever been compiled?

Ned
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