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Planning for Spring Grafting: What Should I Order?
botanical pilot:
I am planning to graft onto my current citrus and practice micro-grafting with the remaining scions I'm ordering from CCPP.
Had success last year grafting Yuzu and Silverhill Satsuma. I have some bud grafts left of Smith Red Blood Orange that are still green but have not pushed. I was completely unsuccessful grafting Chulo Key Lime.
Yuzu was grafted onto Yuzus I germinated in 2018; I will probably have some bud grafting ability on those trees. My Silverhill Satsuma is on a Flying Dragon rootstock and can’t be top-worked or bud grafted this year.
Other trees include a seedling key lime and grafted Rangpur Lime, Lane Late Navel, Finger Lime, and variegated kumquat, all from Four Winds Growers. Wouldn’t mind making these cocktail trees. I also have a few dozen Flying Dragon citrus that I can micrograft, most are less than a year. I've had some success with this in the past.
I’ve compiled a list of varieties I'm interested in growing and would appreciate the forums' opinions as well as any additional recommendations. I love something I can pick and eat, use in a cocktail, and cook with. I won’t be getting all of these but wanted to have options depending on CCPP scion availability.
Out of hand:
- New Zealand Lemonade
- Xie Shan Satsuma
- Gold Nugget
- More Blood Orange
- Smith Red Blood Orange
- Valentine Pomelo
Acidic:
- Chulo Key Lime
- Calamondin
- Femminello Siracusano 2KR
Millet:
Xie Shan is excellent. Valentine Pumelo is very sweet with no acid.
sc4001992:
Add Cocktail pomelo/hybrid (Mandalo), VI-127. My fruits this year was one of the best tasting for me, had more sweetness than the Valentine. I plan to make more grafts onto my other trees.
sc4001992:
I forgot to mention sumo. Many people who tried my sumo said it was really good tasting this year as well. Fruits are larger than an orange and is sweet with some tartness.
sc4001992:
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