Rooted cutting question

[LBurford]

I have some rooted cuttings from a mature Citrumelo tree. They are 2 years old and growing vigorously. How long do you think it will take them to bloom and fruit? I would think much faster than a seed grown tree and about the same as a grafter tree. I am expecting to see blooms at 3 or 4 years old? Is this what I should expect?

[usirius]

The rooted cutting will first form a sufficiently large root system (which is much faster with seedlings), and sufficient and stable branches that can bear fruit. When this happens, they will flower and produce fruit. I assumes that they need additional 2-3 years

[LBurford]

The hedge blade must first form a sufficiently large root system (which is much faster with seedlings), and sufficient and stable branches that can bear fruit. When this happens, they will flower and produce fruit. I assumes that they need additional 2-3 years

Thanks for the information

[Vlad]

What is a "hedge blade"?

[Bomand]

I am somewhat bewildered here. Not knowing what a hedge blade is keeps me from being able to assimilate a visual of what you speak of. Perhaps you could define hedge blade. It is a trimmer of flora in my head. Thanks.

[Laaz]

If the budsticks were taken from a mature fruiting branch, you should see blooms the following year.

[Ilya11]

Heckenschaufel? Upright growth?

[Millet]

I agree with Laaz.  If the bud stick was a mature stick, then blooms should show the following year.

[Bomand]

Absolutely! No reason for a budstick taken from a mature, bearing citrus not to fruit the following year. That is the time to pinch off the first year fruit in order for the produced energy to go into root and tree production.

[Laaz]

I have had quite a few lemons I rooted produce flower buds while leafing out as well...

[LBurford]

I agree with Laaz.  If the bud stick was a mature stick, then blooms should show the following year.

Maybe I will see some blooms next spring. 

[usirius]

Sorry for the confusion....my Translation tool used the word "hedge blade". I trusted the tool. If this is expresion is unusal or missunderstanding, the better expression  would be "rooted cutting"

[Bomand]

Got it. My answer above is valid.

[usirius]

It may be that the rooted cuttings bloom early, but it is very unlikely that they will form the fruit, I have noticed this in many years of rooting mature wood cuttings. This requires another one to two years.

[Bomand]

I beg to disagree with you sir. I have rooted cuttings that put on fruit while still in the rooting medium. As stated above MLemon will bloom and fruit in a years time. It appears that your experiences are different. Could it be a zone difference?

[Laaz]

I have a Bearss lemon cutting that is holding a fruit now, I'll have to get a photo tomorrow.

[LBurford]

I have a Bearss lemon cutting that is holding a fruit now, I'll have to get a photo tomorrow.

Cool! Please do post a picture.

[usirius]

Maybe that differences are caused by method of rooting (usage of hormons, kidn of hormons), temperature Zone, perhaps also dependent on the citrus species and on the state of the cutting itself.

[Bomand]

Yes those are all factors that dictate what a cutting will do. To me the most impertant factor in a cutting blooming and fruiting is: From where the cutting came from on a fruit bearing tree. It has been my experience that: cuttings taken from the top of a bearing tree bloom and fruit the quickest. I haven even taken cuttings with blooms on them, cut the end at an angle, good rooting hormone, reasonable shade and water and the cuttings thrive. Blooms turn to fruit.