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Post by imgrimmer on Feb 23, 2016 14:05:28 GMT -5
I'd be interested in trying to grow and breed citrons. I don't know much about what would be possible to grow in containers or what "cold hardy" citrus can be selectively bred to have higher cold tolerances. These species sound interesting: Shangjuan Citrus glauca Citrus australasica Moroccan citron If you are interested in cold hardiness Citrus glauca is not cold hardy as it is reported. it is often given with -20°C, that is not true. Most cold hardy citrus that exist are C.ichangensis (there are some types with edible fruits, that means not bitter and without resin but you won`t fill your mouth with a dozen fruits  ) and some of its hybrids, like e.g. Yuzu Hybrids of Poncirus are almost inedible. Only one hybrid with Ichang Papeda called N1tri is edible in the strict sense. Others you need to be much more enthusiastic to enjoy it Do you know UC Riverside? they send seeds if you ask for it and sell cuttings for grafting inside California. |
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Post by prairiegarden on Aug 8, 2016 9:44:31 GMT -5
Well! Ended up with two Meyer lemons this summer and both of them are blooming. They were pruned in a most peculiar way; they were sold with a sort of high collar behind the pot so they were pruned to be flat sided at the back of the pot. Since I got them, a couple of branches raced outward and had leaves 2 and 3 times the size of the rest of the leaves on both of them. Not sure what that's all about, anyone know?
With much anxiety and a little hope I've pruned out the worst of the branches crossing each other in the middle of the plant, and chopped off the three worst offenders in terms of apparently trying to escape being found in the vicinity of the parent tree, trimmed off most of the leaves, scraped the bottom of the stems, dipped them in rooting hormone and plunked them in pots covered with clear plastic bags. The soil is a mix of mostly vermiculite, mulch, a little potting soil and a small handful of compost.. four cuttings to a pot. I've no idea if I'm doing it right but am hoping that they will root..
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) and some of its hybrids, like e.g. Yuzu 
