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GT · Posted: Sun 02 Oct, 2011 1:34 am

Never seen Leffe at our Specs... will double-check next time. Anyway, prefer Tadcaster. Wink

Karoly,
great grafting job!

Laaz · Posted: Sun 02 Oct, 2011 2:13 am

Karoly are you sure that is Mexican (Key) lime. Most Key limes have major thorns which I don't see on your grafted plant. There is a thornless variety, but it is not very productive.

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Karoly · Posted: Sun 02 Oct, 2011 4:56 am

Laaz wrote:

Karoly are you sure that is Mexican (Key) lime. Most Key limes have major thorns which I don't see on your grafted plant. There is a thornless variety, but it is not very productive.

The mother plant was bought as Mexican Lime but to be honest Im not 100% sure. Last year all the time has flowered but I cut off the small fruits due to young tree, it is rooted from cuttings.

In the past already happens with me that I have bought C. Deliciosa and after 1 year when has the fist fruits, big sursprise it is C. Mitis (Calamondin), so you can imagine that I was very happy. Twisted Evil

Has few minor thorns but is most thornless:

SeaHorse_Fanatic · Posted: Mon 03 Oct, 2011 12:22 am

My 4' key lime is almost thornless as well. Hmmmmm.

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Laaz · Posted: Mon 03 Oct, 2011 12:24 am

Yes that looks correct. Very Happy

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ivica · Posted: Wed 12 Oct, 2011 4:47 pm

Hi Karoly,
I see you do great job there.
Nice trees, nice greenhouse and adorable little helper you have.

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Karoly · Posted: Thu 13 Oct, 2011 4:00 am

ivica wrote:

Hi Karoly,
I see you do great job there.
Nice trees, nice greenhouse and adorable little helper you have.

Hi ivica,

Thank you! Very Happy

Compared with the last year when my citrus trees frozen in spring and almost I lost my all trees (was a nightmare for me, my fault), this year Im very satisfied with the results. Very Happy

This is one of the reasons why I have bought the greenhouse to protect them from suddenly weather changes. I will not keep them for winter in greenhouse because I cant permit to pay the heating. Crying or Very sad

Last weekend we have here the first nights with -1C (30,2F) and looking to the weather prognosis this weekend it looks that we will have -2C (28,4F). Evil or Very Mad

ivica · Posted: Thu 13 Oct, 2011 11:11 am

Karoly wrote:

[...almost I lost my all trees (was a nightmare for me, my fault)...

I know that feeling, shortly: I am, by far, the worst pest of my citrus. Embarassed

Recent example, this summer:
I did air-layering over the graft line to see will the roots develop on both (host/scion) sides. They did and that made me proud.
Accidentaly I left the pot with that new tree exposed to sun for too long (UV was also unexepectedly high that day) what cooked roots to some extent.
The tree do not looks happy but I do not dare to check what exactly happened to roots, I did enough damage already. I'll wate till spring to do that.
That tree is (or was Shocked

) the only tree in my possesion having double roots.

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Ned · Posted: Thu 13 Oct, 2011 10:59 pm

There are Key limes with thorns and a cultivar that is thornless.

Karoly · Posted: Fri 14 Oct, 2011 1:06 pm

ivica wrote:

....... I am, by far, the worst pest of my citrus. Embarassed

LOL, I agree with you, we are!!! Wink

Ned wrote:

There are Key limes with thorns and a cultivar that is thornless.

Ned,
Thank you for information.

Karoly · Posted: Sat 30 Jun, 2012 8:21 am

Few updates about my collection after a bad winter Sad

Few bark graft done a month ago:

Skaggs Bonanza on Swingle:

Kucle on Calamondin:

Nine Pounder on Pummelo:

First time when I try V budding:
Valencia on Aurantium

Valencia cleft graft on Aurantium:

Pink Eureka on Imperial Lemon:

Eustis Limequat on Calamondin:

Lemon Florentina grafted for my neighbour:

My collection:

From right to left:
Valencia, Okitsu, Fukushu, Clementin, Haraguchi, Nagami and Rangpur:

Planellina, Miyagawa and Silverhill:

Imperial Lemon:

Femminelo don't know exactly the variety:

May be Lisbon:

From right to left Dancy, Ponkan and Changsha:

Lemon Florentina:

Swingle:

Key Limes and Calamondin:

Meyer:

paul_curtis mac · Gest

Wow..your trees look awesome. I tried grafting this year so far I haven't had any success but I will keep trying:) You've done a great job on your grafts.
Paula

danero2004 · Posted: Sat 30 Jun, 2012 5:45 pm

I'm impressed too .

Karol where did you get so many varieties?

thanks
Dan

igor.fogarasi · Posted: Sun 01 Jul, 2012 7:04 am

Outstanding collection, Karoly! You've done a great job on your grafts. Your Imperial lemon tree has some gorgeous leaves.

Karoly · Posted: Mon 02 Jul, 2012 3:15 am

Thanks a lot to all of you!

@Paula - don't give it up! Practice makes perfect, experience is the best teacher Smile

@Dan Good friends.

Have a nice day! Smile