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Anyone gotten ripe fruit from tree on US897 roots yet

poncirusguy6b452xx

6 years ago

I am curious if any one has eaten fruit from a tree grafted on US897 rootstock and how is that same fruit is from a tree on any other rootstock. I have eaten 4 NZL lemons from a tree on US897 roots but cannot compare as these are the only NZL lemons I have ever eaten

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tom1328732

6 years ago

Hi Steve,

It's more of a dwarfing and waterlogging toleration thing than anything. My Washington Navel was my first tree that I picked up 9 years ago. It doesn't like drought, but it produces amazing quality fruit. When I repotted it last spring, here's what I had (same soil for 5 years):

I've had other rootstocks perform lackluster in comparison... my Xie Shan on Kuharske just up and died this winter. Fortunately, I grafted a bud onto a C-35 before that, so all is not lost. The weird thing was the scion was fine, but the rootstock just gave up the ghost randomly. I'll dissect it as soon as the scion is fully dead.

-Tom

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tom1328732
6 years ago
Hi Steve,

Sorry, I haven't yet. I currently have a Cocktail GF, Kishu M, Okitsu Wase S., and Shiranui on 897. I will say that the trees appear to overwinter quite well. I am growing a bunch of Flying Dragon for future trees though.

-Tom
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poncirusguy6b452xx
Original Author
6 years ago
Hi bTom

I am glad to hear your trees are doing well. I have a healthy Valentine pomelo on US897 and an NZL which almost died. I still don't know if it will live. I am curious as to why use Flying dragon over regular PT. Are you planning to plant outside with winter time glass as I do. It works very nicely for me and my tree. Here in 6a Cincinnati we can drop down to -10F but in real temperature we hit 0F an average of 1 every 3 years average. This means your statistics are for 5 degrees colder. With all the extra sun you get over me it would be easier for you to maintain outside trees. Cincinnati hit -7F this year while my micro drop around -2F to, -4F

Steve
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Silica
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
With the attributes US-897 has shown in the field trials, I really don't know why a grower would prefer growing on US-897 rather than growing on Flying Dragon it self.. If I were planning on growing a dwarf, I would think FD would be the better choice between the two rootstocks. FD is much more cold hardy than US-897 and has a generally longer life span.
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poncirusguy6b452xx
Original Author
6 years ago
US897 does great in clay and soggy soil FD does not handle soggy soil as well. It grows much faster and bounces back from sickness more quickly. For potted citrus US897 is a better rootstock for most of us like me. It is much easier to graft.
Silica
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
poncirusguy, Flying Dragon is good on clay soils, and It is also rated as good on wet soils. It has a good rating against nematodes, and because it does so well in wet soils its Phytophthora foot rot, and root rot rating is also rated as good. I really can't believe US-897 is going to develop much popularity either in the commercial market nor the hobby market,
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poncirusguy6b452xx
Original Author
6 years ago
My inside trees will be on US897 because I think it is better than PT or FD. It tolerates salt better. It picks up zinc and iron better. It handles higher PH. For my in ground trees I will be seed grown Meiwa kumquats and I will try Seville sour orange with a fukushu kumquat and one with an NZL scion. I would not want a flying dragon around here except under a Marumi kumquat. If I ever learn to graft better than 1.5% success Ill get a 4 winds Marumi and take buds from it to graft my Seville sour orange to a Fliying dragon.

If you really want a superior rootstock that has everything going for it you need either a US942 Sunkist X Flying dragon, or Seville sour orange.

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