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As some might know I've been experimenting with taitri as a rootstock for citrus hybrids since poncirus is too slow for me.

I did a bud graft of morton last year very high on the taitri, it never pushed until now. The bud graft apparently survived 1f/-17.7c polar vortex. My grafts on citrumelo died even though the citrumelo survived.





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Re: Morton graft on taitri in zone 7a
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2023, 12:25:05 AM »
Congratulation, shows again, how important winter dormancy is for cold hardiness

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Re: Morton, prague, fast flowering tri, grafts on taitri in zone 7a
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2023, 05:54:53 PM »

Update of morton graft


Prague graft


Close up of prague



Another prague graft that didn't do anything last year


Fast flowering trifoliate graft



Prague on poncirus


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Re: Morton, prague, fast flowering tri, grafts on taitri in zone 7a
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2023, 06:01:32 PM »
pics of the whole trees from today 4/18/20203

taitri, multi trunks with grafts


citrumelo



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Re: Morton, prague, fast flowering tri, grafts on taitri in zone 7a
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2023, 03:27:34 AM »
This is very promising.
My TaiTri seedlings are also among the hardiest. Sacaton Citrumelo seedlings freeze back more often, but the Taitris seedlings withstand the winter almost without damage. this year the foliage is without damage while Sacaton and 5Star seedlings are frozen back right beside them.

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Re: Morton, prague, fast flowering tri, grafts on taitri in zone 7a
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2023, 11:06:26 AM »
Definitely, taitri is the most hardy hybrid that I have. I believe it's due to being deciduous although this is temperature dependant, one year it did not drop all of the leaves, but that was not a typical winter.

I am surprised the swingle citrumelo did not die to the ground from the polar vortex.

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Re: Morton, prague, fast flowering tri grafts on taitri in zone 7a
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2023, 04:53:21 PM »
Figured I'd post an update on my thread incase someone searches for taitri

Prague on tai tri, might have a couple of flowers?









Prague on poncirus





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Re: Morton, prague, fast flowering tri grafts on taitri in zone 7a
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2023, 06:48:22 PM »
New grafts to taitri. Don't want to celebrate yet but they look healed up. I've had many grafts rot, temperatures dropped to upper 40s f here. Covered them back up but left the bud exposed and the upper stem on the ichang.

Bishop



Ichang papeda




Example of graft rot


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Re: Morton, prague, fast flowering tri grafts on taitri in zone 7a
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2023, 03:09:59 PM »
After tons of rain and high humidity the grafts of Bishop Citrandarin and Ichang Papeda on taitri are growing

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Re: Morton, prague, fast flowering tri grafts on taitri in zone 7a
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2023, 09:16:38 PM »
Grafts growing well. Added Thomasville



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Re: Morton, prague, fast flowering tri grafts on taitri in zone 7a
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2023, 03:21:02 AM »
Nice tree, could give some unteresting new frosthardy hybrids when blooming - only specification of the hybrids won ' t be possible. I also try to use my established outdoor citrus to test frosthardiness of different citrus varieties  ;)

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Re: Morton, prague, fast flowering tri grafts on taitri in zone 7a
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2023, 12:13:22 PM »
I will have to keep up pruning so one variety doesn't take over. Ichang papeda is probably the most frost tender, I doubt it will take -18c but I am hoping that tai-tri is vigorous enough in the spring to help it grow and recover any damage like it did for the Prague

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Re: Morton, prague, fast flowering tri grafts on taitri in zone 7a
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2023, 06:11:40 PM »
Someone I shared a piece of the Prague from my graft to taitri already has flowers after 1 year from grafting. So this is a good sign, unless the winter damages it too much, I will probably get flowers and possibly fruit in the spring.