Author Topic: Canistel experiment  (Read 855 times)

Canvo

  • Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 85
    • Australia
    • View Profile
Canistel experiment
« on: August 11, 2019, 07:10:31 AM »
First report on my Canistel experiment.

I grew 2 seedlings from a friends fruit planted about 3 years ago. Fruit were small sweet and moist but i read canistel is not true to type. I planted both in the one hole and about 2 years ago grafted wood from mature ‘Lyndall’ tree.

More recently ( 4-5 months ago) I grafted some of the branches with 2 other varieties, tipped the seedling leader at 1.5m leaving only 2 branches of the original seedling.
Both the ‘Lyndall’ and seedling tree are similar size (though quite different shape)  but what has surprised me is it is the seedling that is flowering first not the grafted tree.
There is plenty more to go in this experiment, not least of which will be the quality of this fruit if any set.

Tommyng

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 294
    • Acreage florida
    • View Profile
Re: Canistel experiment
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2019, 09:54:51 PM »
Sometimes you are fortunate and have a precocious seedling. I have an avocado seedling that fruited in 3 years.
Don’t rush, take time and enjoy life and food.

Canvo

  • Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 85
    • Australia
    • View Profile
Re: Canistel experiment
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2019, 10:28:05 PM »
Perhaps i’m A lucky guy, my J33 seedling Jackfruit put out some flowers at 2 years and still in the pot