Growing Lemon Tree from Seed
cfraser3
14 years ago
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Comments (6)Actually, most - not all, but most - citrus produce seeds with nucellular embryos - they're clones of the 'mother' plant. But, you'd have to grow that seedling out through its thorny, upright-growth habit juvenile years before it reached sexual maturity, lost the thorny habit(on mature growth), and began fruiting. Most commercial and hobby citrus trees are created by grafting/budding 'old budline' scions/buds onto appropriat rootstock - in most cases, trifoliate orange, Flying Dragon trifoliate(for the most dwarfing) or sour orange seedlings. Or, rooted cuttings. These resulting grafted or rooted specimens have the spreading, orchard-tree type of growth habit and absence or diminished thorniness that you would not see with a seedling....See MoreGrowing Ponderosa lemon trees from seeds
Comments (10)Ponderosa seeds wil come true to type. Most Citrus do. Even if it didn't, it will produce fruit, Could be as good as Mother Plant, Better or worse. You might even discover a new variety. I currently have 55 Varieties growing, Ponderosa being one, it hasn't fruited yet but I am waiting. I have had no problems yet with taste or variety of what has fruited. Key Lime, Variegated Eureka, Calamondin and Meyer Lemon. Peek at my home page to see the varieties I am growing. Happy Growing! Darren...See MoreHelp diagnosing the problem with my Lemon tree
Comments (11)FWIW - how well a soil drains has little to do with the fact that water flows through the soil and out the drain holes. The key is how much water the soil retains, and in particular, how tall the layer of soggy soil at the bottom of the container is. It's not uncommon for commercially prepared soils based on peat or other fine composted products to support 6" or more of perched water. This means that after saturating the soil, up to 6" of it could be completely saturated, and would remain that way until it evaporates or it's used by the plant. Unfortunately, a lot of water in the soil inhibits water uptake AND root function, often causing symptoms exactly like those in the picture you posted. I'll leave you a link that emphasizes the importance of a soil's structure and it's ability to hold enough air to keep the root system happy to your ability to consistently bring along healthy plant material. A healthy plant isn't possible unless you can keep the root system happy. Al Here is a link that might be useful: More about soils if you click me ........See More2 Stems From 1 Lemon Seed
Comments (6)... I was going to post a topic on this very subject. Is it one seedling with two stems? Or is it two separate trees? My lemon seedling is what appears to be two trees on one root system. I pulled the seedlings up by their roots so I could seperate them, but only found one root system. Hmm....See Morecfraser3
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