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Citrus => Cold Hardy Citrus => Topic started by: will2358 on November 30, 2019, 02:08:14 PM

Title: Changsha Seed
Post by: will2358 on November 30, 2019, 02:08:14 PM

Do Changsha grow tree from seed?

Title: Re: Changsha Seed
Post by: Ilya11 on November 30, 2019, 02:18:51 PM

Changsha is giving several seedlings per seed, most of them will be  true copies of mother plant.

Title: Re: Changsha Seed
Post by: Citradia on November 30, 2019, 07:01:01 PM

I planted a seedling Changsha back in 2012. It’s now at least 13 feet tall, and just produced its first three fruits this year. My fruit had 25 seeds, and I planted them.
(https://i.postimg.cc/GBwTFCdS/08-A3-DBBD-EABE-4583-ABEF-494-C03314-F7-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/GBwTFCdS)

(https://i.postimg.cc/fJ1VsNtT/242-D36-BF-1-A2-F-4-BED-A939-0-DA769-B1-A268.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fJ1VsNtT)

Title: Re: Changsha Seed
Post by: will2358 on November 30, 2019, 07:10:38 PM

I have a small grafted changsha that I bought from Stan McKenzie. I will plant it out this coming spring. I want to try and grow from seed also.

Title: Re: Changsha Seed
Post by: lebmung on November 30, 2019, 08:39:23 PM

Has any one more seeds to sell?

Title: Re: Changsha Seed
Post by: lebmung on December 01, 2019, 05:00:24 PM

[/quote] I planted a seedling Changsha back in 2012. It’s now at least 13 feet tall, and just produced its first three fruits this year [/quote]

Quite impressive for a seedling so big tree and fruit set after 7 years in zone 6b.
I can see you cover them, so I guess a lot of work involved.

Title: Re: Changsha Seed
Post by: Millet on December 01, 2019, 09:22:17 PM

Citradia, looks like you have to build a higher frame for your Changsha.  I agree with lebmung, you did an exceptional job with your seedling Changsha.

Title: Re: Changsha Seed
Post by: Citradia on December 02, 2019, 09:01:32 AM

Thanks guys. I was going to leave her to the elements this year and then replace it next spring with a grafted Changsha, but since it made three fruit ( two still small and green), I decided it was begging me to not let it freeze to death, so I decided to cover it again this winter.  I’m learning the hard way to only plant trees grafted on FD so they’re easier to cover in winter.
(https://i.postimg.cc/MXVVbgyN/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MXVVbgyN)

Title: Re: Changsha Seed
Post by: poncirsguy on March 13, 2020, 11:19:55 PM

My 5 year old seedling Fukushu is 6-7 feet tall.

(https://i.postimg.cc/7bY0z0xh/IMG-0540.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7bY0z0xh)

Title: Re: Changsha Seed
Post by: Millet on March 14, 2020, 12:01:02 PM

Poncirusguy, is your Fukushu flowering and fruiting yet?  Also, what is the note count straight up the main stem to the tree's top .

Title: Re: Changsha Seed
Post by: poncirsguy on March 17, 2020, 11:49:46 PM

node count about 70.  It has flower 3 years and drops them all

Title: Re: Changsha Seed
Post by: Millet on March 18, 2020, 11:46:25 AM

It has been clearly shown that  later applications of low biuret urea around march 15th decreases the abscission  of young fruit, thus helps the tree to retain the young fruitlets the tree is trying to produce.  This should greatly help young trees trying to set and retain their first crops.