4 responses |
Xiem starts with ... Just browsing the GardenWeb site where it is said that the first fruiting of a seville orange is SEVENTEEN years after seed germination. I will have snuffed it long before my little seedlings bear fruit, so I need to know when I should think about grafting and onto which rootstock (flying dragon?) to speed up the process. | About the Author Diego 8th April 2011 11:47am #UserID: 4715 Posts: 283 View All Diego's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Jimmy Perth 8th April 2011 1:48pm #UserID: 2548 Posts: 511 View All Jimmy's Edible Fruit Trees |
|
|---|---|
| About the Author Brad2 G Hill,Perth 8th April 2011 5:08pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
|
| About the Author Diego 8th April 2011 5:17pm #UserID: 4715 Posts: 283 View All Diego's Edible Fruit Trees |
|
Jason says... It's just a timer in the plants DNA. In citrus and I guess most other similar plants it's how many nodes the plant grows, X amount and then any node after that is a mature node and the tree will flower. So the faster you can make it grow, the earlier you get fruit. I used to know an exact number of nodes for some Citrus but I've forgotten now. Don't prune the tree in height while it's maturing or you cause it to go backwards. The idea is to reach the node count it needs to mature as fast as possible. My grandmother has grown Oranges from seeds a few times in her life (in Melbourne), I don't think it takes all that long. Pretty sure less than 10 years. With grafted plants, if you graft a scion that's mature onto a rootstock because you are starting with mature wood they will flower and fruit from graft level up. If you start with a seedling that's up to node 5 and graft that onto a rootstock you still need to reach node X before it will flower. So the only time you can really use that to your advantage is graft a seedling scion onto a large rootstock, then you can get rapid growth and reach your node count in a couple years I'd say | About the Author Jason Portland 9th April 2011 2:55am #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
Reply |
| Remember to
LIKE this Answer(0)
LIKE this Question (0)
Original Post was last edited: 9th April 2011 3:06am | |