Quote from: Radoslav on March 05, 2018, 04:17:39 AM

Quote from: Millet on March 01, 2018, 03:10:32 PM

Yes Dekopon is true from seed.

You have to choose the nucellar seedlings. Otherwise you can end like this. :

http://www.fruttama.it/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=783

Hello my friend! I just hope some nursery start to sell dekopon trees soon! 

Buy online from www.harriscitrus.com. Dekopon is also known as Shiraniu in Florida.
  Is this the correct tree?

Is there an easy way to identify a nucellar seedling?

Are Dekopon seeds true to the parent?
I have a number of seedlings and want to know if they are worth keeping.
I don't want to invest many years into them only to be disappointed.

Thank You.

Look's like I have 8 seedlings now.
I didn't expect that I would have that many germinate.

Thanks. Harris does have them in stock. I will give my seeds a week to sprout since I have already planted them.
If they do sprout, I will see if anyone wants them. For me, If I do decide I want a tree, I will order a 5 gal size from Harris.

Thank you Mr.Texas.
I would also like to thank the others that have viewed the thread.
A big thanks to Millet for his advice also.

I have some Dekopon seed that I was fortunate to find in fruit that I purchased from Whole Foods this week.
I have around 17 seeds. Most appear small, and I would say immature.

What is the recommended way to attempt to get these seed to germinate? Do I need to dry them first?

Thanks
Greg

Can anyone name a specific name brand product name that meets the low biuret requirement?

Thanks

I have a couple of Arctic Frost trees of the deck. I have had them two summers and one of them has a two fruits.
I'm anxious to see how the fruit taste this year.
I bought the trees for their purported freeze resistance. I love my Meyer's but I'm tired of the cold weather struggle.
I have noticed the Arctic Frost is not very prolific compared to the Meyer. With the Meyer I'm used to having baskets of fruit, not the few I see on the Arctic Frost. Maybe it will bear more fruit next year.

I think I see two limbs near the bottom of the plant with copper tubing attached. If the lower limbs get fruit on them, and they will , they will end up bending down too much. Then you will need to put some props under the limbs ! The bottom limbs usually have the most fruit. Also see 'low hanging fruit' ! Tom

It's the larger limb at the front of the photo that I'm really concerned about.
I seem to recall reading somewhere that extremely vigorous growing limbs don't bear fruit on citrus. It may have been referring to a secondary limb that grows straight up.   

Can anyone look at the photo of my tree. I concerned with a limb that emerged last summer. It was vigorous growing and was growing upwards at an angle that was a little steep for my taste.

Currently I have tie wrapped a piece of 1/4 copper tubing to the limb to shape it downward. I believe this will correct the upward growth.

This limb does not appear to have any flower buds on it and the leaves are larger than the leaves on the other limbs. The other limbs appear to be developing nice flower buds.

My question is, will this limb ever amount to anything? or is it a limb that will never produce fruit?




Thanks in advance

Greg


 

Millet, Or Anyone with lighting experience,

Can you look at these lights on Amazon and make a recommendation as to which if any would be good for my Meyer lemon tree?
I have built an insulated (minimal) 6 ft a 6 ft cube on a covered portion of my deck. My plan is to roll the tree out daily when the temperature goes above freezing.

I'm afraid that rolling the tree out everyday is going to get old in a hurry, so I was considering adding a light. I plan to add a small electric space heater to keep the temperature around 34 deg on the cold nights.

There are a variety of light fixtures on the Amazon page. From 2 ft 2 tube all the way to 4 ft 12 tubes. I would like to buy the most economical fixture that will provide the correct light intensity.

Sorry I forgot to add the link. Here it is:
Here is the link to the light (s):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002JQBQZQ

Thanks
Greg

Wow, the second picture really does them justice.
If I wanted to purchase a red lime, is there a specific one to ask for?
 

Thanks everyone for clearing this up.
I may have to do a combination of inside and outside over the winter. Around here weather can be mild for a while and then have a week of weather where the lows are in the mid teens.
I lost a Meyer last year when I forgot to bring it in during a cold night.
I'm going to be more vigilant this winter. My tree this year is too nice to lose. It's approaching four feet and nicely branched. It has a half dozen large lemons on it that look like they won't be ripe until mid December.