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High grafting Citrange seedlings on Poncirus rootstock.
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kumin
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High grafting Citrange seedlings on Poncirus rootstock.
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May 22, 2023, 02:59:49 AM »
4 years ago a number of F² Citrange seedlings were high grafted on Poncirus rootstock in an effort to promote precocious flowering/fruiting. There were no immediate flowering responses. However, a number of these have responded this Spring by heavy flowering and fruit setting.
Unfortunately, by using "permanent" markers the exact identity of the scions is unclear, as the ink has faded to the point of being illegible.
I'm leaning towards the procedure of high grafting being effective, but not having an immediate response. The response appears to be about 2 years sooner than low grafting in my experience, as less time and resources are expended in the development of a larger scaffolding framework of branches. Instead, smaller branches are developed maturing into fruiting twigs sooner by perhaps 2 years. The precocious effect seems to be slightly less effective than growing within a high tunnel.
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1rainman
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Re: High grafting Citrange seedlings on Poncirus rootstock.
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May 22, 2023, 04:37:57 PM »
If you get any hybrids worth eating then hook me up
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David Kipps
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Aroda, VA, zone 7a
Re: High grafting Citrange seedlings on Poncirus rootstock.
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May 23, 2023, 06:51:08 PM »
How high was your "high grafting" ?
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kumin
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May 23, 2023, 07:34:01 PM »
Approximately 5', about as high as was comfortable from a standing position.
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