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Cold Hardy Citrus / Procimequat x poncirus
« on: November 05, 2022, 10:42:46 AM »
Looking through the meiwa x flying dragon thread from a few years ago it seems some people here bought seed from this cross on eBay. Any updates on the seedlings?
What was amazing is that the breeder claims the skin of this hybrid is palatable like kumquat, and even likes to eat them as much as meiwa! This seems unheard of for a poncirus F1. Is there some magic in the parentage of procimequt, maybe triploidy that has promoted this, perhaps something from the hindsii genetics? Maybe just a lucky outlier. As someone wanting to breed hardy kumquat hybrids, it’s very inspiring to know it has already been done for zone 7. Assuming of course that the seller isn’t being misleading. Is procimequat available anywhere?
What was amazing is that the breeder claims the skin of this hybrid is palatable like kumquat, and even likes to eat them as much as meiwa! This seems unheard of for a poncirus F1. Is there some magic in the parentage of procimequt, maybe triploidy that has promoted this, perhaps something from the hindsii genetics? Maybe just a lucky outlier. As someone wanting to breed hardy kumquat hybrids, it’s very inspiring to know it has already been done for zone 7. Assuming of course that the seller isn’t being misleading. Is procimequat available anywhere?