Citrus Growers Forum

Millet · Posted: Thu 24 Sep, 2009 12:56 am

A Murcott mandarin is actually a tangor of unknown parentage. It should be true from seed, as all tangors, except Temple, are true from seed. Time from seed to fruit 5-7 years. If grown in a year around sunny location, such as a warm tropical greenhouse it could mature and fruit in 1/2 of the above time. - Millet (1,211-)

KW4 · Posted: Thu 24 Sep, 2009 1:10 am

Okay, I will be persistent.
This question has been asked twice before in this thread but unanswered:
Do kumquat hybrids come true to seed?
Perhaps the 3rd time will be the charm.

Kyle

Millet · Posted: Thu 24 Sep, 2009 1:17 am

Kyle, yes kumquats come true. However, it is often written that kumquats do not do well on their own roots resulting, among other things, in a short life span. However, members on this forum have not found any problems with kumquats on their own roots. I guess if one grows a kumquat from seed time will tell. - Millet (1,211-)

Mark_T · Posted: Thu 24 Sep, 2009 2:33 am

Millet wrote:

A Murcott mandarin is actually a tangor of unknown parentage. It should be true from seed, as all tangors, except Temple, are true from seed. Time from seed to fruit 5-7 years. If grown in a year around sunny location, such as a warm tropical greenhouse it could mature and fruit in 1/2 of the above time. - Millet (1,211-)

These are some of the best store bought fruits I've purchased, very tasty. I'm going to grab more tommorow, I cant remember if the lable said, Honey Murcott, W.Murcott or what. Very good though.

EDIT:

It's a W. Murcott. How would people compare this tree's flavor to Page Tangor?

KW4 · Posted: Fri 25 Sep, 2009 2:02 am

Millet-
Just to be clear, I was questioning the kumquat hybrids (mandarinquat, limequat, orangequat, etc).
Do they come true as well?

Kyle

Millet · Posted: Fri 25 Sep, 2009 2:41 am

On the kumquat hybrids. I am not sure if they come true or not. My guess is that there is a extremely good chance that they do come true from seed. - Millet (1,209-)

Laaz · Posted: Fri 25 Sep, 2009 9:42 am

I don't have many kumquat hybrids, but the ones I do (Eustis Limequat and Faustrime) seem to come true.

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Dean W. · Posted: Sat 12 Jun, 2010 7:48 am

Great thread...I'll bookmark.

mrtexas · Posted: Sat 12 Jun, 2010 10:27 pm

Sunquat comes true from seed although I don't know why anyone would want one. The fruits are like a satsuma sized kumquat only without a lot of flavor, but sweet. I could eat 3 or 4 fruit a year. My seedling fruited in 2 years at 8 feet tall with a couple dozen fruit. This is really an oddity. I topworked my tree to changshou kumquat.

mrtexas · Posted: Sat 12 Jun, 2010 10:41 pm

mrtexas · Posted: Sat 12 Jun, 2010 10:44 pm

Millet wrote:

Thanks for all the time and effort you put into explaining how to best use the computer installment of The Citrus Industry. This should help our membership to better read it. I purchased all four Volumes of The Citrus Industry some years back. Volumes 1 & 2 from Abe's Rare Books. I think I paid a little over $100.00 for Volume 1 & 2, Volumes 3 & 4 were purchased from a company called Florida Science Source, Inc. Florida Science Source, has a very wide selection of citrus books. - Millet (1,252-)

I have had at one time all 7 volumes of "The Citrus Industry". Volumes 1 & 2 were first published in 1943 or so. A revised edition of 1 & 2 were published starting in 1967. Eventually volumes 3, 4, and 5 were also published.

I thought that the revised editions were better. I eventually sold to various forum members all except for the revised edition volume 1 which I found most interesting because it lists all the varieties of citrus.

I bought all mine from AbeBooks.com, a great place to buy out-of-print books. It isn't actually a bookstore, rather a website that allows you to search hundreds of bookstores. Vol 1-4 of the revised version are currently available for $295 or $1,355 if you want to pay more! I was patient and paid $15-$40 per volume.

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=webber&sts=t&tn=the+citrus+industry&x=77&y=11

luteo · Citruholic Joined: 18 Feb 2012 Posts: 37 Location: Ohio

Do all limes grow true from seed?

danero2004 · Posted: Sat 18 Feb, 2012 6:44 am

yes

Laaz · Posted: Sat 18 Feb, 2012 10:05 am

luteo wrote:

Do all limes grow true from seed?

No, Persian (Tahiti, Bearss) are seedless. I believe Dr. Manners said before that if by chance you find a seed, it will not come true.

Key limes on the other hand do come true & only take two years to fruit from seed.

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danero2004 · Posted: Sat 18 Feb, 2012 1:09 pm

Tahiti lime is almost seedless Cool

but many of us grow them by air layering or by cuttings.