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Citrus => Cold Hardy Citrus => Topic started by: poncirsguy on July 21, 2022, 08:46:16 PM

Title: Fukushu kumquat fruitlets
Post by: poncirsguy on July 21, 2022, 08:46:16 PM
My in ground seed grown Fukushu Kumquat tree has flowered and some of the fruits are growing.
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Title: Re: Fukushu kumquat fruitlets
Post by: brian on July 21, 2022, 09:50:27 PM
Very nice, how big is it?  I have a bunch of small seedlings sprouted from spitting seeds back into the pot, and I was wondering if they are even worth giving away.  If it takes a decade to fruit I don't want to get people's hopes up :)
Title: Re: Fukushu kumquat fruitlets
Post by: poncirsguy on July 21, 2022, 10:12:50 PM
The tree is 8 feet tall and about 5 feet in diameter.  It is 7 years old.  It is in ground in Cincinnati, Ohio zone 6b and therefore has a short growing season with a long hostile cold season.  I would say grow them then graft a mature Fukushu bud on them  and you will have a Mature Fukushu on its "own" roots.  I have a mature New Zealand lemonade grafted to a NZL seedling that is doing fine.
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Title: Re: Fukushu kumquat fruitlets
Post by: brian on July 21, 2022, 10:38:43 PM
Seven years is probably enough that I'd recommend buying grafted.  Everybody I know is in a non-citrus climate anyway... growing in containers and/or greenhouses.
Title: Re: Fukushu kumquat fruitlets
Post by: poncirsguy on July 21, 2022, 11:12:48 PM
My potted Fukushu was grafted to flying dragon 8-28-2020   It is flowering profusely but dropping many fruits
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Title: Re: Fukushu kumquat fruitlets
Post by: poncirsguy on September 08, 2022, 09:53:07 PM
The Fukushu on flying dragon lost all of its fruits then flowered heavily again.  It then dropped everyone of its second flowers and is going into a 3rd flowering frenzy.
Title: Re: Fukushu kumquat fruitlets
Post by: poncirsguy on October 02, 2022, 10:07:41 PM
It dropped a 3rd set of flowers.  I am preparing to bring it in for the winter.  This tree just turned 2 years old. Its Flying dragon rootstock was 1.5 years old at the time of grafting.
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