Meiwa kumquat seeds sprouting
These seedlings will be used as root stock for mature meiwa scion wood. I will then have mature Meiwa kumquat trees on Meiwa kumquat roots (own roots?). The tree can produce fruit as soon as the tree is big enough instead of needing to reach a mature node count .
Over the years I have found that the Meiwa kumquat tree is unable to be grafted to other root stock. These seeds were sprouted in my furnace's duct work where they got good sprouting temperatures.
Most of the grafted Meiwa trees on this forum have died
Steve
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seed grown meiwa kumquat. BONSAI
Comments (1)Lots of trees have small/sparse roots and if nature hasn't seen fit to trim them in the wild to accommodate that, I don't think you need to worry much. But I might consider a shorter, wider container if you're worried. They look happy enough and I don't believe in messing with success :-)....See More4 seed grown 2 year old Meiwa kumquat trees
Comments (21)All four of my seed grown Meiwa kumquat trees. Largest of my seed grown Meiwa kumquats. -------------------------------------------------------------- Fruitiest of my seed grown Meiwa kumquat. She put on 30 fruit this year and 2 last year. The fruits last year were ripe and low on flavor. A half ripe fruit this year tasted good. Better fruits grow on older trees. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meiwa kumquat second largest of the 4 and the only other one to develop a ripening kumquat What started this spring as #2 fell to #4 in size. This is the only one that has not had a fruit set yet Steve...See MoreHarvested Meiwa kumquats, Now I need recipes!!
Comments (11)That is a nice kumquat harvest! I have the same issue...if it can be called an "issue" :>) I have shared this often but here it is again....I make my own whipped cream and don't use the whipped topping in the recipe. http://www.kumquatgrowers.com/recipe001.html You can also make some free-form toppings to refrigerate and use as glazes or spreads for toast, waffles, pound cake, and sponge cake....even over ice cream. Either thin-slice the kumquats or pure' them. Some people say you can leave the seeds in and pure' the entire fruit but you don't want all the green bits of seeds nor do you want those pesky seed hulls in your recipe. De-seeding is the worst part but do remove the seeds! I say this is free-form because lots of proportions will work. Just work with something like a cup of pure', a half cup of sugar and a half to a quarter cup of lemon juice. Cook it on low to medium heat, stirring regularly for ten to fifteen minutes. Let cool and refrigerate. For a thinner result, increase the lemon juice and sugar proportionally....See MoreMy 4 seed grown Meiwa kumquat trees just turned 4 years old
Comments (4)Happy birthday Meiwa and many more years, good looking tree Steve....See Moreponcirusguy6b452xx
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoMy grafting skills are running at a about a 2% success and it takes me about an hour to complete 1 graft. I have 3 successes and an estimate of 147 failures. Grafting to PT/FD would be at 0% because of the unfriendliness of PT/FD. Grafting to same species would give me the best chance of topping a 2% success rate. Meiwa kumquats grow very well on their own roots one they get going. About 2 feet tall and well branched.
Seedling Meiwa kumquats 1-9 · More Info2 years 11 months from seed sprout.
Steve
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoThe first seed to sprout
The second is on its way
In it's container
Over the heating duct
Three More with their heads up 1-4-2020 4:17PM.Steve
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoThe last of the 9 seedlings pokes through
The first and largest of the Meiwa seedling and not with the other 8
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Meiwa kumquat seedling in 3 more separate cups. Check out the single seed twin tree.
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago8 of 9 seeds sprouted with one producing twins and the 9 seed was mush.
Over the heating duct for the well developed kumquat seedlings
Update 7 are in 32 OZ cups
The last 2 small ones. left tall plant 1/4 inch root. Right tiny plant 2 inch root.
9 is the same number I had 3 years ago with my first bunch.
Steve
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2 years agoKeeping tight records on my seedling advances and potting setups
Seedling in circle came from Cup #2 because it hit the lid and bent over.
3 of 7 individually potted plants with seedling cup full of sprouts. The lid was removed and moved under light over heating vent.
The cup that the bent seedling came from. These are all seeds over a heating vent that get plucked as they sprout. above
above and below . 4 of the 7 seedling that graduated to a light bucketPhoto taken through a peep hole in the base of the bucket next to the light.
Steve
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2 years agoMeiwa seedling develops root with twin tops.
rack over heat register will hold 48 1/4-gallon plants.
have 3 south facing windows that hole 24 1/4 gallon plants and 2 windows that hold 12 1/4 gallon plants.
Steve
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2 years agoMeiwa kumquat seedling
2 months 6 days from seed sprout breaking soil surface.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago3 out of 4 of my first set of Meiwa seedling produced flower within the firs 1.75 years and all flowered by 2.5 years. 3 out of 4 set fruit with in the firs 2.75 years. 1 set and produced 2 kumquats i 1 yea 8 months and produced another 30 fruit that were picked in 3 years +/- 2 months. Lots of light, heat, and, feed year around should get you fruit in 5 years.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago3 meiwa kumquat seedlings seedling getting transplanted in a 5-1-1 mix.
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2 years ago2 out of 30 meiwa seedling died of damp-off. The other 28 meiwa seedling keeled over with root rot. 8 of those with root rot I was able to clean up with a half inch of clean living root left. I have dipped them into rooting compound and replanted them in fresh sterile potting soil with extra perlite added in hopes of growing side roots. They look good but won't grow side roots. eanwhile I have started out with 11 more Meiwa seeds.
Steve
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2 years ago1 by 1 the remaining 8 seedlings are dyeing. I have 2 left that look bad but are still alive. I have 4 of 11 seeds in this new bach up and growing.
Steve
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoOut 4 seedling 2 died and 2 seed died before breaking soil surface.
The 2 good Meiwa plants
The 2 that never broke surface. The roots are good but the stem dried out.
Meiwa tree.I have 1 Meiwa seedling out of the original batch of 30 seedlings still alive plus these 2.
Steve
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