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Citrus => Cold Hardy Citrus => Topic started by: Perplexed on February 16, 2022, 09:21:47 PM
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Got seeds early this year and decided to germinate them. All showing different characteristics so definitely not pure glauca. Will see how they fare this upcoming winter.
(https://i.postimg.cc/bG7H8hwC/AAF7-ADF9-F8-BF-4942-B32-B-E1-F44-DDBE3-AF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bG7H8hwC)
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Any idea if any of those seeds are still available ;D
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Citrus glauca (previously called Eremocitrus glauca) does hybridise easily with other species.
Over 25 years ago I managed to germinate only one seed from several sent to me from Riverside.
It soon became clear this was a hybrid which I jokingly called 'Eremowhat?'.
This plant is still a vigourous potted tree about 8 feet tall and fruits each year.
You can read a rather old web-page about it at http://www.homecitrusgrowers.co.uk/australiannativecitrus/eremowhat.html (http://www.homecitrusgrowers.co.uk/australiannativecitrus/eremowhat.html)
(https://i.postimg.cc/fkxwCwYB/Eremowhatfruitgroup.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fkxwCwYB)
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Hi Citrange, is the Eremowhat seedless ??
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To be honest I can't remember whether they have seeds or not.
Although I had a look today, there aren't any fruits left - they all seem to fall together sometime in November.
I'll try and remember to check later in the year!
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Bunch of thorns
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(https://i.postimg.cc/21MycRgK/AA51-A021-F418-4-F13-9-AE7-A66-AD46-A25-A8.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/21MycRgK)
(https://i.postimg.cc/56P6zFg1/F988-E2-E8-6749-4027-95-A3-39-E49-A614065.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/56P6zFg1)
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You sure they didn't send you finger lime seeds?
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No, its citrus glauca. Check out the leaves, they have some serration to them and I don't recall finger limes having serration on the leaves. And the leaves are thin not as broad as finger lime.
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Do they have HLB resistance?
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If I add my 5 cents.... I also do not think it is glauca. glauca should have different leaves.
Yours look similar to my Blood Lime
http://www.homecitrusgrowers.co.uk/australiannativecitrus/eremocitrusglauca.html
leaves
http://www.homecitrusgrowers.co.uk/australia2016/images/glaucaflowers.jpg
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They aren't pure glauca, they are open pollinated therefore is a F2 Citrus glauca.
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You're right, I didn't read about the hybrid origin. But still the seedlings look very similar to my australasica seedlings.... If that means something I don't know... it's just an observation
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The Eremolemon hybrid here still looks a lot like Citrus glauca.
https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/eremolemon.html
The F2 Citrus glauca in the pics looks more like Microcitrus X Microcitrus, i.e. Citrus virgata ??
I guess glauca X australis or australasica is a possibility too ??
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Close up on the leaves, they are definitely Citrus glauca seeds germinated but of course they aren’t pure and are hybrids. Of course I don’t know the parent because it could be anything. Different hybrids show different growth forms and other characteristics .
(https://i.postimg.cc/1fs24FS2/660-B6537-11-CA-4-A40-B6-AB-37-B0-D0-C2-AB69.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1fs24FS2)
(https://i.postimg.cc/4mPMc3Nd/673-DF297-887-D-40-F4-B642-985-BB1-E172-E6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4mPMc3Nd)
(https://i.postimg.cc/YvSPzwhx/DE21-C0-C1-0-E57-45-A9-BA61-E9-AA06-CFD3-F8.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YvSPzwhx)
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Wild, open-pollinated plants can be more diverse than we've come to expect from our experience with domesticated cultivars even if they're pure species-type.