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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Lychee rooting
« on: April 01, 2024, 08:56:51 PM »
Hi guys. Last year Max ( fruit4me) sent me some lychee scions in June and later in September. They were very thin, but I had no rootstocs to graft on, so was going to root them, treated them with fungicide, rooting hormone, put each scion in plastic glass with vermiculite, put the glasses, in turn, in a big pots and cover them with plastic film. Most of them pushed out new leaves, each 2 weeks I just opened the pots for aeration for a few minutes and add a little bit water. In a couple of months some of the scions died, but mostly survived. Unfortunately, neighbors dog came inside the greenhouse once and damage a lot of seedlings and trees, also knocked over the pots, only a couple of glasses survived. One of them still didn't push out the leaves, but when I scratch the skin, there's green under, so I suppose it's still alive. In November there became very cold outside and I decided to take them inside. The leaves on one that pushed out the leaves, remains green and healthy, I was sure that it rooted and was going to put it to pot, but when took it out of the glass I didn't even see any traces of the roots. Anyway I put it in pot, close in plastic bag and bring inside. After a few months it started to push the new leaves, in Sunday I was in orchard and unwrap it, but after several hours the leaves started to wrinkle, so I closed the bag again. So, what do you think, guys? Could roots have appeared? Any idea?
