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I started the tree from seed 2 years ago.  This spring the tree is flowering for the first time at 20  inches tall.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: interstock
« on: March 17, 2024, 02:08:57 PM »
I don't know about a interstock influence.  However, I have many trees grafted on Flying Dragon.  One tree now 20 years old shows a large over growth of the root stock, but has shown no scion problems at all.

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Thanks Gaylord.  Your video is the first one I have see of the fruit.  I have a tree that bloomed last year but did not set fruit.    Perhaps this year.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Need Help with ID of citrus rootstock
« on: March 08, 2024, 05:24:55 PM »
Yes, trifoliata will root but it more difficult than many other citrus types. The failure rate is much higher.

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J.P. Samy, you are very welcome to this forum.  Happy to have you as a member.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Dwarf Clementine help needed
« on: March 05, 2024, 01:18:28 PM »
Scale in easily killed with a horticultural oil spray. Horticultural oils can be found at most all nurseries.   Even several spray applications with a soapy water spray go a long way to kill scale.  May take several sprays if you use the soap spray procedure.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Meiwa dying back
« on: March 04, 2024, 10:49:27 AM »
Venomonee, you will not over water your tree if it is planted in a 5-1-1.  Over watering a 5-1-1 tree would be almost imposable.   I often soak my 5-1-1 in a bucket for an half hour or so. and it is completely fine.  In fact it loves bath time..

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Best Potting Soil
« on: March 03, 2024, 01:45:09 PM »
Poncirusguy, I don't wish to drag this discussion out, so lets just agree to disagree.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Best Potting Soil
« on: March 02, 2024, 01:42:46 PM »
roots Don't need that much air UNDER the roots.  Further, doing so DOES raise the perched water table even higher into the rest of the root system.

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I have eaten the Australia Sunrise fruit.  It is terrible.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Best Potting Soil
« on: March 01, 2024, 12:36:37 PM »
Gravel in the bottom of a container to improve drainage has LONG AGO  been disproved.  Doing so just raises the perched water table higher into the container.

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The only citrus that I know that the rind is sweet and and the fruit can be eaten like an apple is Turunji.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Help identifying 2 citrus
« on: February 28, 2024, 04:12:33 PM »
I agree with SC400 concerning the taste of a Ponkan.   I think Ponkan is a better tasting fruit  then SUMO.  Its only problem for some people is the amount of seeds it contains (4 - 6 seeds per fruit.) Ponkan is a very rich tasting fruit

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Cocktail Pummelo tree (Mandalo)
« on: February 26, 2024, 11:14:08 AM »
My Valentine tree is having a good year  Fruit color is brite reddish orange to very red.  Very sweet with mild acid.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: compact lemon options
« on: February 26, 2024, 11:06:46 AM »
Most citrus organizations say  Volkameriana as a rootstock is just fair.  Does best when growing on sandy soils.  Scions grafted upon Volk generally produce fruit with 2% less sugar content.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Best Potting Soil
« on: February 23, 2024, 04:59:37 PM »
Should be fine, especially in hot climates.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Best Potting Soil
« on: February 23, 2024, 12:26:41 PM »
5-1-1

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Foliage pro and osmocote vs jacks
« on: February 22, 2024, 03:15:05 PM »
Under your once a year fertilizer program, I would certainly use Osmocote Plus rather than plain Osmocote.   The Osmocote Plus gives some of the trace elements. Actually I don't believe the Osmocote last for a year.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Best Potting Soil
« on: February 20, 2024, 06:35:55 PM »
No I only use Jacks.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Foliage pro and osmocote vs jacks
« on: February 20, 2024, 06:34:59 PM »
Both Foliage Pro and Jacks 25-5-15 are good fertilizers.  You would not go wrong with either.  Foliage Pro is quite a bit more expensive in the long run.   I use only Jacks 25-5-15.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Flying dragon seedlings with pepper plant
« on: February 19, 2024, 06:14:23 PM »
Flaying Dragon as a cultivar ALWAYS has zigzag stems and AND strongly curved thorns, it is an easy way of selecting predominantly true clonal Flying Dragon seedlings, while discarding those which are obviously and definitely genetically different.  The straight stem and straight thorn seedlings are not Flying Dragon  cultivar.  Only about 50 60 percent of the seedlings planted produce the true Flying Dragon cultivar.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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Cold Hardy Citrus / Re: timing of fertlizer
« on: February 19, 2024, 11:23:27 AM »
Jacks is a excellent fertilize, particularly for container trees.  It is also an excellent fertilizer for in ground trees. In my mind, and the minds of many growers  Jacks 25-5-15 is the very best fertilizer for citrus.  This is because 25-5-15 is the ratio that citrus absorb nutrients. However, in Florida, and other large citrus growing states, the University only suggest fertilizers that are sold in bulk due to the large volume of fertilizers it takes to fertilize a commercial grove.  I use 25-5-i5 on all of my trees , inground and container.   Kulasa, thank you for your post to me, I should have advised Unicyclemike differently.

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Cold Hardy Citrus / Re: timing of fertlizer
« on: February 18, 2024, 05:07:46 PM »
How often you fertilize outdoor citrus trees depends on the trees age. For a 1 year old  tree, the University of Florida suggest to apply a 6-6-6 fertilizer with 6 applications per year. 2 year old tree 5 times per year. For older trees 3 times per  year.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Leaf cuttings citrus propagation
« on: February 18, 2024, 01:46:08 PM »
I'm still very dubious about growing a tree from a leaf. 









































































Well maybe there is an outside possibility, but I'm still not convinced..










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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Best Potting Soil
« on: February 17, 2024, 06:20:27 PM »
5-1-1 normally last 2 plus years.  In your area if you put the tree outside, it surly will become infected by HLB which is an incurable diseases

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