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Citrus => Citrus General Discussion => Topic started by: Hawaya on July 07, 2019, 12:22:51 PM

Title: What is this?
Post by: Hawaya on July 07, 2019, 12:22:51 PM

Hello!

I bought a plant - mandarin, but this surely is not mandarin. What is this? This citrus has big petiole and long thorns. Tt's probably wild citrus - grapefruit?

(https://images92.fotosik.pl/214/cd1570c3d564f6f0m.jpg) (https://images92.fotosik.pl/214/cd1570c3d564f6f0.jpg)
(https://images91.fotosik.pl/213/b5f4605c5cbae460m.jpg) (https://images91.fotosik.pl/213/b5f4605c5cbae460.jpg)

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Laaz on July 07, 2019, 12:46:13 PM

Not a mandarin, possibly sour orange.

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Bomand on July 07, 2019, 01:37:10 PM

This is not a mandrin. Looks like a seedling satsuma....perhaps Brown Select. Hard to tell but not mandrin. 

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: mrtexas on July 07, 2019, 01:45:47 PM

Satsuma seedlings don't have thorns

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: pinkturtle on July 07, 2019, 01:47:38 PM

Tree leaf look like the pummelo tree I have at home..

(https://i.postimg.cc/QKWVT4H5/IMG-20190707-104438.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QKWVT4H5)

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Laaz on July 07, 2019, 02:02:20 PM

Petiole is not large enough to be grapefruit or pummelo.

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Laaz on July 07, 2019, 02:05:58 PM

Like I said, I would go with some type of sour orange. There are many different types in Europe.

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Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Hawaya on July 07, 2019, 02:30:55 PM

Thanks for the answers. It's possible that it's sour orange - it looks similar. Or maybe it's yuzu? :) But leaves smell citrus, so it's probably it's not yuzu. Sour orange is a good citrus for grafting? If not, I send it back :).

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Hawaya on July 07, 2019, 03:07:06 PM

In Poland, citrus fruit is not grown (only at home), so the virus probably does not exist, but better not to risk. I give back the plant. Thank you again for answering and greetings from cold Polish :).

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Sylvain on July 08, 2019, 01:33:07 AM

Macrophylla?
The graft died and the rootstock took over.

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Hawaya on July 14, 2019, 09:32:36 AM

Yes, this is Citrus macrophylla. Thank you very much for help!:)