Nippon Orangequat

[Blondie70]

Am wondering about my plant. It's about 5 years old and growing straight up...thick with branches but straight up about 15' high. Not a flower yet. This thing has some wicked thorns on it...dangerous.  Does this sound like a Nippon Orangequat to y'all ?   Thanks for any info.

[brian]

Is this a grafted tree or one you grew from seed? 

[poncirsguy]

A picture would help.  Nippon Orangequats are slow growers.

[Blondie70]

I bought this tree. Should be able to find who I bought it from. Will get pic of it later. Thanks

[Blondie70]

Here is my Nippon Orangequat. The size, leaf and a thorn are pictured. What y'all think? Still need to find out how old and where I got it. Don't think it's grafted. This thing never has made a blossom.

[brian]

It must be a seedling, my grafted orangequat was fruiting at 2ft tall and yours is huge.   I am not sure exactly when to expect fruit, the only seedling citrus I have grown are rootstock.  You have a very healthy looking tree, though.

[Millet]

A tree that size without bloom must be a seedling grown tree.  Normally 7 - 9 years from planting to bloom for your seedling tree.

[Blondie70]

Thanks for your inputs, gents. I reckon it's a seedling then. Hope I live long enuf to actually eat an orangequat !!! ha ha ha

[SoCal2warm]

If it's that tall, it should be producing blooms by now. My guess is it's a combination of both being a seedling tree (by that I mean growing on its own roots, no dwarfing effect from being on grafted rootstock) and the climate (recovering after the winter making it more reluctant to bloom).