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Variegated citrus no variegation on new growth?
« on: June 16, 2014, 08:04:24 AM »
I have recently bought a couple of variegated citrus a calamondin and a lemon, all new growth seems to be none variegated , every branch on both of them
the leaves havent got that large yet, the new growth on the lemon they are about 2 inch long but totally green , very healthy but also very very 100% green?

Does the variegation appear as the leaves age a bit?, or am I doing something to remove the variegation?

I can see one bit being un-variegated but this is 2 plants from different suppliers and every branch ,

I used to have a couple of other variegated citrus but I gave them away and cant remember if variegation was visible before the leaves were full size.

I have been spraying with harpin protein and starting to wonder if that has affected the variegation?

Has anyone tried the harpin protein on variegated citrus?

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Re: Variegated citrus no variegation on new growth?
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2014, 08:41:43 AM »
You got a photo - was it grafted with the new growth from beneath the union?
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Re: Variegated citrus no variegation on new growth?
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2014, 09:28:27 AM »
No photos at the minute as im away for a couple of days

The new growth is from the end of the last lot of new growth that is variegated at the top of the tree, not below the graft

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Re: Variegated citrus no variegation on new growth?
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2014, 12:17:34 PM »
Thanks,

I presume the harpin spray has made it revert on the new growth as they say it works by making the plant react by thinking it needs to fight a problem , all of the new growth is 100% green on the 2 trees so its caused by something

I chopped it all off and will keep doing so to any new growth for now unless any variegated bits grow

 

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