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Fukushu kumquat fruitlets
poncirsguy:
My in ground seed grown Fukushu Kumquat tree has flowered and some of the fruits are growing.
brian:
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 :)
poncirsguy:
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.
brian:
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.
poncirsguy:
My potted Fukushu was grafted to flying dragon 8-28-2020 It is flowering profusely but dropping many fruits
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