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covrig
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Joined: 14 Aug 2009
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Posted: Sat 07 Nov, 2009 1:05 pm

Hello.
I have never tried to grow grapefruit from cuttings. I have searched on the internet about that and it seems that you can make grapefruit cuttings root.
My questions are:
Can I make it fruit on it's on roots in a container? And if yes after how many years will I see a grapefruit on it? (The parent tree is fruiting for a while.)
Is it recommended to grow it from cuttings?
Thank you.

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Laaz
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina

Posted: Sat 07 Nov, 2009 1:27 pm

Yes they root easy and if you take mature wood, they should start to fruit in a year or two. Grapefruit do get rather large, even in containers.

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covrig
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Posted: Sat 07 Nov, 2009 1:56 pm

Thank you Laaz.
The "Grapefruit do get rather large, even in containers" part, I don't like but I will try to keep it small.

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victoriaxorganic



Joined: 15 Dec 2009
Posts: 2
Location: New England

Posted: Tue 15 Dec, 2009 2:29 pm

I had a grapefruit tree for 19 out of my 20 years of life on this earth and I never saw any fruit!! Grr. What could I have done wrong?
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Laaz
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Posted: Tue 15 Dec, 2009 7:10 pm

A seedling grapefruit will not fruit in a container unless you are very lucky. Get a grafted grapefruit and you will have no problem.

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