Citrus from Seed???
>> Thursday, August 12, 2010
I have been waiting for local citrus trees to bud (timing that activity is not easy without help from the tree owners!) so that I can acquire some scions to graft a citrus tree that I thought was already grafted! It has never flowered and has been in the ground or a pot for at least 2 1/2 years. Anyhow, I ran across this post talking about getting citrus fruit trees from seed. Hmmmmm, I thought it could not be done. And perhaps my tree proves that right.
So what do I do with my tree?
- Assume it is from seed, leave it alone because one day the fruit will come?!
- Assume it is from seed, won't fruit and just admire it's beauty?!
- Assume it is from seed and graft lemon and lime scions?!
I think I favor #3, but my problem is finding the lemon and lime scions to graft!!!If you have additional information let me know!!!
3 comments:
Plant it Hawaii has been very helpful with my citrus tree questions and their mailing address is in Curtistown (I'm not sure where there farm is though). http://plantithawaii.com/
I think I'd wait....sometimes they don't always fruit right away and see what happens:) It looks like a beautiful tree so far.
The only citrus i've grown from seed is a little Kaffir lime tree. It's only about 18 months old and it hasn't flowered yet. No worries, though, since it's all about the leaves. Sure is a thorny little thing, that article is right!
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