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Xie Shan in CA

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botanical pilot:
Sorry to hear that, CharlieLoon. What grafting method are you using?

I plan on ordering Xie Shan again in the spring and trying to graft on my Rangpur, Yuzu, and Lane Late Navel. Let us know how your next grafting attempt goes.

It's unfortunate it seems to be challenging to graft on poncirus, I have a local tree that has provided me with all the seeds I've needed for rootstocks up until now. So far I've successfully grafted finger limes, NZ Lemonade, and Silverhill Satsuma to these seedlings.

CharlieLoon:

--- Quote from: botanical pilot on September 27, 2024, 01:28:49 PM ---Sorry to hear that, CharlieLoon. What grafting method are you using?

I plan on ordering Xie Shan again in the spring and trying to graft on my Rangpur, Yuzu, and Lane Late Navel. Let us know how your next grafting attempt goes.

It's unfortunate it seems to be challenging to graft on poncirus, I have a local tree that has provided me with all the seeds I've needed for rootstocks up until now. So far I've successfully grafted finger limes, NZ Lemonade, and Silverhill Satsuma to these seedlings.

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I've been using z-grafts.

Will keep you all updated. Hope this time is a success! I just need one graft to hold...

Johnny Eat Fruit:
Interesting you had zero takes with your grafts. Over the last several months I have grafted about 25-30 Flying Dragon rootstocks in #2 pots at are in my greenhouse. My overall grafting sucess rate is about 70-75%. Most of these scions were also from the CCPP.

Some examples I had sucess with were Nagami Kumquat, Variegated Calamondin, Fairchild Mandarin, Femminello Santa Teresa Lemon, Kinnow Mandarin, Minneola Tangelo, Coctail Pummelo and Beam Tarocco Blood Orange. Having a greenhouse really helps and I don't think I would have tried this if they were growing outside and the Flying Dragons are very slowing growing but in my greenhouse I got them from 5" to over 36" tall in one year. Most growers also use greenhouses for the same reason.

Johnny

sc4001992:
Charlie, you may need to practice more on your grafting. It is more difficult to graft on a FD tree if it has many curves so using trifoliate or any lemon, orange, or grapefruit as rootstock is the best solution for you. I thought Xie Shan Mandarin was going to taste great, but it is only average tasting to me, similar to any satsuma mandarin. I have it grafted on my lemon tree, my Sumo grafted branch with Xie Shan, Golden nugget rootstock tree, and on grapefruit tree. Xie Shan seems to grow slow, so I don't like the way it grows. I will do one more graft of it on my large Alemow tree since everything else that I graft on this tree grows very fast and strong.

A simple cleft graft is all you need to use for citrus.

CharlieLoon:

--- Quote from: sc4001992 on October 04, 2024, 01:41:53 AM ---Charlie, you may need to practice more on your grafting. It is more difficult to graft on a FD tree if it has many curves so using trifoliate or any lemon, orange, or grapefruit as rootstock is the best solution for you. I thought Xie Shan Mandarin was going to taste great, but it is only average tasting to me, similar to any satsuma mandarin. I have it grafted on my lemon tree, my Sumo grafted branch with Xie Shan, Golden nugget rootstock tree, and on grapefruit tree. Xie Shan seems to grow slow, so I don't like the way it grows. I will do one more graft of it on my large Alemow tree since everything else that I graft on this tree grows very fast and strong.

A simple cleft graft is all you need to use for citrus.

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You are certainly correct I need more practice!

With regards to the taste of Xie Shan--some have told me it was the best tasting, others average. As long as it's average that's fine--what I really care about is that it ripens a meaningful amount before my Miho Wase, so it extends my Mandarin season. My goal is to have home-grown mandarins for as much of the year as possible. Xie Shan and Miho Wase in early fall all the way to late spring/summer (if I let the fruit hold) with Gold Nugget and Pixie.

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