Citrus Growers Forum

david_cutrer · Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Posts: 4

Please provide me with the phone # and address of where I can order seeds from the poncirus Trifoliata. What I have read it is one of the best root stocks I can get and the trees get to be one of the larger size citrus trees. If I am not correct please let me know.

Darkman · Posted: Wed 13 Apr, 2011 3:24 am

david_cutrer wrote:

What I have read it is one of the best root stocks I can get and the trees get to be one of the larger size citrus trees. If I am not correct please let me know.

With time the tree will grow to be large BUT this will not occur quickly. Most people use the PT to induce cold hardiness into the citrus grafted onto it. If a progressively cooler fall/winter comes on this rootstock will shut down allowing the grafted top to suffer less cold damage. The PT also slows the annual growth which many people like as it keeps the tree smaller longer. Flying Dragon is a variety of PT and is a dwarfing rootstock. If large trees are your goal you might want to think about using a different rootstock.

I am only an amateur myself and if anyone disagrees feel free to say so.

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cristofre · Posted: Wed 13 Apr, 2011 10:24 am

david_cutrer wrote:

Please provide me with the phone # and address of where I can order seeds from the poncirus Trifoliata. What I have read it is one of the best root stocks I can get and the trees get to be one of the larger size citrus trees. If I am not correct please let me know.

I've bought PT seeds at seedrack.com, I've bought lots of seeds from them over the years.

I just looked on ebay and there are four sellers on there for PT seed.

Sorry, I don't know of anyone that sells these seed the "old fashioned way" via telephone or mail order.