Growing root stock and normal trre (forum)

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Hi i have a dwarf mandarin, I let the flying dragon root stock grow as well as the grafted plant. I am curious to try its fruit as they may have good health effects. The plant is now looking very sick, its droopy and attacked by leaf miner and black soot. I have given it lots of tlc, mulch, water etc and an spraying it daily with eco oil.
Can you grow root and grafted stock on the same bush?
Thanks

Time: 21st August 2014 8:43am

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MaryT1 says...
Not without compromising the health of both, Mel and in the long run the rootstock will win because it was chosen for its vigour. If you don't want to lose your mandarin then you must remove all growth from the rootstock.

Time: 21st August 2014 9:22am

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Brain says...
I dont think the flying dragon fruit - trifoliata is editable. I have heard you might be able to make Jam with it and thats it.

Yes, keeping both rootstock shoots and the scion could get tricky. Besides, the rootstock being a seedling might take years and years to form fruit. If you are keen, you can always get a flying dragon plant seperate.

Time: 21st August 2014 12:50pm

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jakfruit etiquette says...
Flying Dragon fruit is just barely edible, try a FD leaf from your tree to sample the bitter component that overides the citrus flavors. Regular trifoliata is even a little worse. Usually if you let the rootstock sucker keep growing, it will become dominant and the grafted part will retard and often eventually (sometimes suddenly)die. If you want to keep the FD, it should flower in 5 years/2 metres tall.

Time: 22nd August 2014 12:00am

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Mel says...
Thanks guys, i have chopped it off now. It looks really sick but has been raining the last few days. Hopefully, it will recover.
Mel

Time: 23rd August 2014 2:19pm

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MaryT1 says...
I wouldn't spray any trees 'daily with eco oil' as it would only smother the leaves and kill the tree.

Time: 23rd August 2014 4:55pm

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