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| About the Author FAYE SANCTUARY COVE 23rd July 2015 5:14pm #UserID: 12076 Posts: 1 View All FAYE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author sternus1 Australia 23rd July 2015 5:17pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Tommoz Dural 23rd July 2015 5:32pm #UserID: 7219 Posts: 340 View All Tommoz's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... Please ignore Tommoz comments RE the passionfruit, grafted specimens are absolutely NOT more reliable. In fcat a perusal of this site will reveal many commenst about how their grafted specimens ( especially Nelly Kelly black) never fruited. Passionfruit grow true, grow faster from seed, and are hardy enough without rootstocks to prop them up. You also have to worry about the rootstock overtaking the top growht with grafted passionfruit. Grafting passionfruit is one of the silliest things currently done in horticulture, along with grafting mulberries. | About the Author sternus1 Australia 23rd July 2015 6:17pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Waterfall WATERFALL,2233,NSW 23rd July 2015 6:21pm #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MIke T1 says... Grafting is mainly for certainty of variety as there can be a chance of out crossing when different varieties are close. It is also useful where rootstock qualities like disease resistance or cold tolerance can be an advantage.Generally seedlings seedlings do better in most ways and you would only consider grafted ones in special circumstances. | About the Author MIke T1 cairns 23rd July 2015 8:00pm #UserID: 10744 Posts: 250 View All MIke T1's Edible Fruit Trees |
jakfruit etiquette says... Hi Faye and all, FAYE starts with ... WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR PASSIONFRUITS WITH GRAFTED AND CUTTING. IS ONE BETTER THAT THE OTHER. after all that the QUESTION still not answered. Grafted vs cuttings, probably depends a lot on your climate and site, fruit quality should be good either way. In Sanctuary Cove either should be ok, as any passionfruit should grow ok. As mentioned, wild species rootstocks can cause problems, but not all PF are grafted on those. Seedlings can be a bit variable, ie size of the fruit and ammount of pulp inside. This is more so with seedlings of hybrids, as always the results will be variable.( probably more effect than actual outcrossing Mike ). With a grafted, you know exactly what quality fruit you'll be getting, along with the problems of the roostock as mentioned above. | About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 24th July 2015 7:41am #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 24th July 2015 7:47am #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Manfred says... I'm a bit inclined to run with Waterfall and Sternus on this. (I didn't think Waterfall's response left any room at all for doubt which he thought was better). My first passionfruits were panama red seedlings given to me by an old tree-grower who had moved into town, and I haven't needed to introduce any new material since. I wouldn't bother to grow anything but panama reds because I have never seen them beaten for taste, size or juiciness. In a cooler climate there might be other considerations. Certainly, the productivity of the Norfolk Island purples would be hard to beat. | About the Author Manfred tully 24th July 2015 1:28pm #UserID: 9565 Posts: 243 View All Manfred's Edible Fruit Trees |
Markmelb says... Years ago I planted a Nellie Kelli - It didnt do well i the spot it was in - died soon after (I think Iwould do a better job now days) It took 2 years to get rid of the rotten wild suckers - they ruined an aspargus bed nearby - with hindsight would only plant a seedling - would like to plant a Panama but have no room left rather grow Kiwis in that spot. | About the Author Markmelb MT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 24th July 2015 1:44pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Waterfall says... My Pandora seedling flowered and produced fruit exactly 1 year after planting ,however, I think it would have happened sooner if it was not in a pot for the first 8 months or so. Once it was removed from the pot it literally took off! My grafted vine is a Nellie Kelli black and it flowered exactly 6 months after planting but has not set fruit as the flowering coincided with the start of winter. I have propagated the Pandora for family and friends by taking cuttings off the vine with 100% success so far. | About the Author Waterfall WATERFALL,2233,NSW 24th July 2015 2:00pm #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
Chris says... Panama Red and Pandora (which Daleys describes as a P.R selection and more tropical than black) are not ideal for Sydney. If you can provide background radiant heat in full sun then perhaps is ok. I found my PR took too long to sweeten up and many that dropped in spring were sour. In comparison my Norfolk Island is prolific and I get quite a few sweet fruit late autumn/winter, weather permitting, not just in spring. | About the Author Chris SYDNEY,2000,NSW 25th July 2015 1:20pm #UserID: 2281 Posts: 263 View All Chris 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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