Grafted twigs from store bought fruit
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Comments (4)June Sky, the situation is confusing because there are several different patent laws that can apply. Utility patents can be given for genetically engineered plants, their seed cannot be saved since the patent is on the gene which is in the children. Plant variety protection (PVP) patents are the standard fruit tree variety patents and do not protect the seeds since it is the clonal variety being patented. PVPC's are Certificates that protect the stable seeds you are talking about, they are like PVP but allow any individual to save seed for themselves and also any use in breeding work is exempt. What cannot be done to a PVPC protected variety is to save a lot of seed and sell it. Note that these are all different and if a plant has a PVP it probably doesn't have a PVPC, or vice-versa. Some genetically engineered varieties may have both utility patents and PVP(C) patents applying to them in theory. So, the short answer is if you are not starting from a genetically engineered plant you are OK to save seed for yourself, and if you are crossing it with something else to make a different variety you are completely in the clear and can even patent this new variety as yours. See the link below for more details. Scott Here is a link that might be useful: details on plant patent law (pdf)...See MoreStore Bought Young Fruit Trees wrapped in plastic
Comments (3)Always wanted to visit Portugal. A bit warmer and wetter than here I would imagine... There must be a reason you can't plant them in the ground right away, which would be best. I don't know how long you can keep them in the bags, but they will have to be kept moist. If the trees are dormant and deciduous, they should also be kept chilled in a refridgerator. If not dormant, they will need to be provided with light and warmer temperatures, probably 10 C. or warmer, and there will need to be airflow in the bags to prevent mold. If it were me and I couldn't put them in the ground, I'd pot them up right away, then refridgerate dormant plants or put non-dormants in a warm, high-light location....See MoreGrowing plants from seeds of store bought fruits
Comments (4)Usually, fruit trees are not grown from seed for the following reasons: 1. The tree resulting from the seed will not be the exact same cultivar as its parents, and the fruit will often be inferior. Whenever plants are propagated through sexual reproduction, it's the luck of the draw as far as what genes the offspring gets. That's why fruit trees are almost always asexually propagated from cuttings. 2. It takes a long time to grow a tree from a tiny seed 3. Most fruit trees are grafted onto different rootstock (of a different cultivar or very similar species). This allows the tree to began producing fruit much early in its life. It may start producing at 3 years instead of 10 years like it would growing in the wild. By stunting the tree's growth a little bit, more of the energy will be diverted towards fruit production. That being said, growing fruit from seed can be fun if you have the patience to wait 10 years. You could end up with a new variety. It's cheap and easy to grow from seed, but you will likely put a lot of time investment into the tree only to find out that the fruits don't taste as good. One more problem is that most of the fruit varieties sold at the supermarket may not be the best tasting varieties; rather they are the varieties that last longer during shipping and don't bruise. So flavor is sacrificed. If you plant a fruit tree yourself, it may not be the best idea to plant the same name variety you see in the supermarket. Do some research. All these reasons are why it is usually better to buy a fruit tree than grow from seed....See MoreTrader Joes 'Twigs and leaves' mandarins - grafting material?
Comments (22)Dave and Steve, the Prague citsuma is doing great. It is a slow-growing tree, but it grew quite a bit this year in the ground. We have had lows in the mid-20s I think so far and it has not had any issues. I'll post a pic of it tomorrow. Alexander is doing very well. I moved him closer to the windows in my sunroom this year and I've kept it as cold as possible. He seems to like that. I noticed with the Meyers that the colder it is, the fewer leaves they drop. I understand the relationship between light needs and temperature, but the other trees are not as susceptible to leaf drop. The cold does them good. Dave, I gave away my big oroblanco. I'm glad you got the cutting when you did. I love the flowers, but I am just not a fan of grapefruit. I only kept one grapefruit because it is a more compact tree and easier to manage - a red ruby. The flower of that one also smells great. I just give the fruit to my mom ;)...See Moreponcirusguy6b452xx
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