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Quote from: fruitlovers on April 10, 2018, 11:47:58 PMQuote from: Sleepdoc on April 10, 2018, 09:04:40 AMQuote from: fruitlovers on April 09, 2018, 05:32:21 PMQuote from: Cookie Monster on April 09, 2018, 10:36:54 AMHoly cow, that's fast. You must be feeding it well.Quote from: Sleepdoc on April 08, 2018, 03:55:51 PMI had thought it was older, but Seadation and I tentatively dated it back to 5 years old from seed.Either that or there is a mistake in his records? My guess it that there is a mistake.I did some research through old photo's and text. Confirmed my tree is in fact a 2013 seedling. Seadation gave me the small seedling August 3 2013. I planted it right away in ground. It is in an area of my yard that has better soil than the rest of my yard. In an area where the previous homeowner kept pigs and chickens, topsoil is black, and gets irrigation. It is planted between 3 mango trees and a Mulberry, getting 70-80% filtered sunlight, 20-30% direct sunlight for most of its life. I give it some slow release fertilizer, and occasional foliar sprays of the "Patrick mix" ( chelated Iron, Southern Ag citrus spray, occasionally mixed with foliage pro). Obviously it is happy where it is planted. Seems like a synergistic effect of proper sunlight, water, food, and genetics.OK, but how old was that seedling when you got it? They grow very slowly at first, so even a small seedling can be a lot older than appears.Seeds were delivered to Seadation April 9 2013.
Quote from: Sleepdoc on April 10, 2018, 09:04:40 AMQuote from: fruitlovers on April 09, 2018, 05:32:21 PMQuote from: Cookie Monster on April 09, 2018, 10:36:54 AMHoly cow, that's fast. You must be feeding it well.Quote from: Sleepdoc on April 08, 2018, 03:55:51 PMI had thought it was older, but Seadation and I tentatively dated it back to 5 years old from seed.Either that or there is a mistake in his records? My guess it that there is a mistake.I did some research through old photo's and text. Confirmed my tree is in fact a 2013 seedling. Seadation gave me the small seedling August 3 2013. I planted it right away in ground. It is in an area of my yard that has better soil than the rest of my yard. In an area where the previous homeowner kept pigs and chickens, topsoil is black, and gets irrigation. It is planted between 3 mango trees and a Mulberry, getting 70-80% filtered sunlight, 20-30% direct sunlight for most of its life. I give it some slow release fertilizer, and occasional foliar sprays of the "Patrick mix" ( chelated Iron, Southern Ag citrus spray, occasionally mixed with foliage pro). Obviously it is happy where it is planted. Seems like a synergistic effect of proper sunlight, water, food, and genetics.OK, but how old was that seedling when you got it? They grow very slowly at first, so even a small seedling can be a lot older than appears.
Quote from: fruitlovers on April 09, 2018, 05:32:21 PMQuote from: Cookie Monster on April 09, 2018, 10:36:54 AMHoly cow, that's fast. You must be feeding it well.Quote from: Sleepdoc on April 08, 2018, 03:55:51 PMI had thought it was older, but Seadation and I tentatively dated it back to 5 years old from seed.Either that or there is a mistake in his records? My guess it that there is a mistake.I did some research through old photo's and text. Confirmed my tree is in fact a 2013 seedling. Seadation gave me the small seedling August 3 2013. I planted it right away in ground. It is in an area of my yard that has better soil than the rest of my yard. In an area where the previous homeowner kept pigs and chickens, topsoil is black, and gets irrigation. It is planted between 3 mango trees and a Mulberry, getting 70-80% filtered sunlight, 20-30% direct sunlight for most of its life. I give it some slow release fertilizer, and occasional foliar sprays of the "Patrick mix" ( chelated Iron, Southern Ag citrus spray, occasionally mixed with foliage pro). Obviously it is happy where it is planted. Seems like a synergistic effect of proper sunlight, water, food, and genetics.
Quote from: Cookie Monster on April 09, 2018, 10:36:54 AMHoly cow, that's fast. You must be feeding it well.Quote from: Sleepdoc on April 08, 2018, 03:55:51 PMI had thought it was older, but Seadation and I tentatively dated it back to 5 years old from seed.Either that or there is a mistake in his records? My guess it that there is a mistake.
Holy cow, that's fast. You must be feeding it well.Quote from: Sleepdoc on April 08, 2018, 03:55:51 PMI had thought it was older, but Seadation and I tentatively dated it back to 5 years old from seed.
I had thought it was older, but Seadation and I tentatively dated it back to 5 years old from seed.
I didnt want to start a new thread but if that was the right thing then I can delete this and start one.I got some scions of the premium Mexican from Raul for grafting.I kept 3 and passed the rest on to friends. I put all 3 on G. intermedia.One browned at the top and is likely a goner.One stayed green with no change, may still be a take. Watching.The third appears to be pushing. Its early yet, I will keep an eye on it and report progress.Stoked. Anyone else has an experience to share?
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Quote from: Orkine on May 09, 2018, 09:44:26 PMI didnt want to start a new thread but if that was the right thing then I can delete this and start one.I got some scions of the premium Mexican from Raul for grafting.I kept 3 and passed the rest on to friends. I put all 3 on G. intermedia.One browned at the top and is likely a goner.One stayed green with no change, may still be a take. Watching.The third appears to be pushing. Its early yet, I will keep an eye on it and report progress.Stoked. Anyone else has an experience to share?I grafted several scions from Raul on May2016 (2 years ago). Some on Luc's Garcinias and some on achachairu. About 80% of scions took well and are still fine, but growth has been really slow, just a couple of flushes a year on the grafted scions, much slower than regular luc's garcinia. Only time will tell if grafts produce faster than the ungrafted trees. F.
Quote from: fsanchez2002 on May 10, 2018, 02:47:14 PMQuote from: Orkine on May 09, 2018, 09:44:26 PMI didnt want to start a new thread but if that was the right thing then I can delete this and start one.I got some scions of the premium Mexican from Raul for grafting.I kept 3 and passed the rest on to friends. I put all 3 on G. intermedia.One browned at the top and is likely a goner.One stayed green with no change, may still be a take. Watching.The third appears to be pushing. Its early yet, I will keep an eye on it and report progress.Stoked. Anyone else has an experience to share?I grafted several scions from Raul on May2016 (2 years ago). Some on Luc's Garcinias and some on achachairu. About 80% of scions took well and are still fine, but growth has been really slow, just a couple of flushes a year on the grafted scions, much slower than regular luc's garcinia. Only time will tell if grafts produce faster than the ungrafted trees. F.I grafted a couple from that same batch in 2016 to my in the ground Imbe, and one of the grafts is over 3 feet tall now. My in the ground Imbes are over 10 feet tall so that might be the best rootstock for the Luc's.
Quote from: marklee on May 23, 2018, 06:14:25 PMQuote from: fsanchez2002 on May 10, 2018, 02:47:14 PMQuote from: Orkine on May 09, 2018, 09:44:26 PMI didnt want to start a new thread but if that was the right thing then I can delete this and start one.I got some scions of the premium Mexican from Raul for grafting.I kept 3 and passed the rest on to friends. I put all 3 on G. intermedia.One browned at the top and is likely a goner.One stayed green with no change, may still be a take. Watching.The third appears to be pushing. Its early yet, I will keep an eye on it and report progress.Hey Barath,I started the Imbe from seeds in 2006 and they were in tall tree pots for a few years and then 15 gallons then they went in the ground. They grew real good with generous fertilizing. The huge one in the ground has put out about 6 water sprouts a few feet away, so they are perfect for grafting Luc's onto.Stoked. Anyone else has an experience to share?I grafted several scions from Raul on May2016 (2 years ago). Some on Luc's Garcinias and some on achachairu. About 80% of scions took well and are still fine, but growth has been really slow, just a couple of flushes a year on the grafted scions, much slower than regular luc's garcinia. Only time will tell if grafts produce faster than the ungrafted trees. F.I grafted a couple from that same batch in 2016 to my in the ground Imbe, and one of the grafts is over 3 feet tall now. My in the ground Imbes are over 10 feet tall so that might be the best rootstock for the Luc's.I remember seeing your Imbe and was amazed how big it was. Did you grow it from seed, or did you get a starter plant? I have several imbe seedlings that are growing as slow as all other garcinias -- very slow. The only one that seems to grow faster for me is achachairu.
Quote from: fsanchez2002 on May 10, 2018, 02:47:14 PMQuote from: Orkine on May 09, 2018, 09:44:26 PMI didnt want to start a new thread but if that was the right thing then I can delete this and start one.I got some scions of the premium Mexican from Raul for grafting.I kept 3 and passed the rest on to friends. I put all 3 on G. intermedia.One browned at the top and is likely a goner.One stayed green with no change, may still be a take. Watching.The third appears to be pushing. Its early yet, I will keep an eye on it and report progress.Hey Barath,I started the Imbe from seeds in 2006 and they were in tall tree pots for a few years and then 15 gallons then they went in the ground. They grew real good with generous fertilizing. The huge one in the ground has put out about 6 water sprouts a few feet away, so they are perfect for grafting Luc's onto.Stoked. Anyone else has an experience to share?I grafted several scions from Raul on May2016 (2 years ago). Some on Luc's Garcinias and some on achachairu. About 80% of scions took well and are still fine, but growth has been really slow, just a couple of flushes a year on the grafted scions, much slower than regular luc's garcinia. Only time will tell if grafts produce faster than the ungrafted trees. F.I grafted a couple from that same batch in 2016 to my in the ground Imbe, and one of the grafts is over 3 feet tall now. My in the ground Imbes are over 10 feet tall so that might be the best rootstock for the Luc's.
Quote from: Orkine on May 09, 2018, 09:44:26 PMI didnt want to start a new thread but if that was the right thing then I can delete this and start one.I got some scions of the premium Mexican from Raul for grafting.I kept 3 and passed the rest on to friends. I put all 3 on G. intermedia.One browned at the top and is likely a goner.One stayed green with no change, may still be a take. Watching.The third appears to be pushing. Its early yet, I will keep an eye on it and report progress.Hey Barath,I started the Imbe from seeds in 2006 and they were in tall tree pots for a few years and then 15 gallons then they went in the ground. They grew real good with generous fertilizing. The huge one in the ground has put out about 6 water sprouts a few feet away, so they are perfect for grafting Luc's onto.Stoked. Anyone else has an experience to share?I grafted several scions from Raul on May2016 (2 years ago). Some on Luc's Garcinias and some on achachairu. About 80% of scions took well and are still fine, but growth has been really slow, just a couple of flushes a year on the grafted scions, much slower than regular luc's garcinia. Only time will tell if grafts produce faster than the ungrafted trees. F.
I didnt want to start a new thread but if that was the right thing then I can delete this and start one.I got some scions of the premium Mexican from Raul for grafting.I kept 3 and passed the rest on to friends. I put all 3 on G. intermedia.One browned at the top and is likely a goner.One stayed green with no change, may still be a take. Watching.The third appears to be pushing. Its early yet, I will keep an eye on it and report progress.Hey Barath,I started the Imbe from seeds in 2006 and they were in tall tree pots for a few years and then 15 gallons then they went in the ground. They grew real good with generous fertilizing. The huge one in the ground has put out about 6 water sprouts a few feet away, so they are perfect for grafting Luc's onto.Stoked. Anyone else has an experience to share?