Is a New Zealand lemonade tree worth getting?
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Comments (6)Is that trifoliate at the base? Are you trying to get the trunk to get thicker. I've been leaving some of the trifoliate growth at the base to see if I can get the trunk to grow thicker. Kind of like a bonsai. Have you had any fruit yet?...See MoreNew Zealand Lemonade Blossoms
Comments (10)Denise - what is funny is when searching around to see if citrus blossoms produce droplets of nectar like what you describe (we have seen peony buds do it) , apparently about 5 or so years ago, a research study was released that said that the caffeine naturally found in the nectar of both coffee shrubs AND citrus, may have had a beneficial effect to encourage pollinators. They speculate that despite the bitter "taste" (from the insect's perspective), the caffeine in the nectar actually helps pollinators like bees, to "remember" these plants as good sources of nectar by stimulating parts of their little brains (just like what happens in humans). The plants have adapted to produce just enough not to repel the insects but to still supply enough caffeine to be effective to produce the desired brain activity. Here is a lay article about the research - http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/2013/03/07/2634/ Here is a copy of the research from NIH - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4521368/ And this is a link to a paper on earlier research (from about 20 years ago) regarding caffeine in citrus flowers - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239445039_Caffeine_in_Citrus_flowers So I think you were on your way to getting the equivalent of a good cup of coffee when you tasted the drops! LOL Steve - am hoping my NZL will do okay through the rest of winter and get over the "February/March" hump!...See MoreUS 897 rootstock sucker on my New Zealand lemonade tree
Comments (6)Steve, curious if you could actually root and separate it instead of having to root it. It looks like it is an individual root that could be excised, then the sucker and root would just need a new pot. I don't have a huge success rate with rooting cuttings, so I always look at air layering or other propagation options. Ken...See MoreNew Zealand Lemonade tree vs frost.
Comments (11)Update. My NZL seedling has seen more than 30 hard frosts with lows of 25F, 22F, 22F, 20F, and now it is going to get a 15F tonight. The tree is kept out of sunlight to insure full dormancy for this test and will be placed after sunset in this insulated doughnut hole so the roots mimic an in ground mulched tree. This is to determine the limits of an NZL tree to a rare hard freeze. How long can I leave my potted citrus trees outside before they absolutely have to come inside. Steve...See Moreponcirusguy6b452xx
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