4 seed grown 3 year old Meiwa kumquat trees.
From last year 2019
4 seed grown 2 year old Meiwa kumquat trees
The last of the harvest. The center kumquat is the first fruit from the second tree to produce. It to was very good tasting.
Steve
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poncirusguy6b452xx
4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
Largest of my seed grown Meiwa kumquat tree and its trunk.
The fold/crease is the exact spot where the root met the stem and the attachment of the seed/food supply. I have found that if I didn't lift the seedling to have an inch of root visible the stem would get damp-off and die. This is the results. The bark is a different color for each the stem and the root making it look like it is a grafted tree. It is not grafted.
Another seed grown 3 year grown Meiwa kumquat tree and its root base
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Comments (37)Damp-off of very young seedlings has never been that much of a problem for me, but I think the reason for that may be how I germinate them to begin with. It's a cue I took from my mother, which is basically to put the seeds in the same pot (around the edges of the pot) with an adult plant then water the adult plant the way I normally would. It means I don't use bottom heat and whatnot, so things sprout when it naturally becomes warm enough for them, but pretty much I don't worry as much about damp-off because there are older roots using the same water in the same pot. It's when I take the babies out that I experience problems. As I mentioned, I actually put some young Calamondins back with their Rangpur Lime host plant to recover after this winter. The other thing I practice quite a lot is the theory that it's not dead until it's dead and even if I'm sure its dead, it's worth a shot. You wouldn't believe the number of citrus seedlings and cutting grown figs I had come back to life after the moving issue the spring before last. I actually use the much maligned self watering pots, but not as self watering pots. The designers would say I'm using them totally backwards. I'll go down my line of trees and tip them to dump the water if I notice water actually standing in any of the reservoirs. (I can't imagine using them to "self water" because what that really does is create a high water table for root rot.) If you've ever taken a moment to look at one of those things empty, the bottom of the pot that sits inside the reservoir is like a pasta strainer. So long as the reservoir is always empty, drainage isn't a problem....See MoreA diary of 2 kumquat + 4 tangerine trees
Comments (66)All trees survived the 16 F night with no cold damage. All my kumquat and tangerine trees set out with very large flushes in September and November. While these flushes are still active they have slowed down to under an inch a week. My greenhouse is heated by heat bleeding from my (R-5 basement wall into the dirt and heat bleed through My R-40 dinning room wall into the air. I have no new picture as there is not much change over time at this time of the year. Trace. Thank for following and sharing Your trees look very nice. I enjoy seeing your picture. You and I seem to be the most excited over our seed grown trees. I would like to see updates as they show more growth. When ever I make plans for my trees I find that they do something making it impossible to continue as planed I have no control over what is likely to happen a month down the calender. I will do another YouTube video when the greenhouse is up to 4 layers glass thick on all surfaces. Steve...See More5 one year old seedling Meiwa kumquat trees starting 2018
Comments (44)The fruitless under the can light Meiwa has finished its growth spurt with a total of 44 linear inches of new twigs with fresh leaves. It is now tied for the second biggest of seed grown Meiwa kumquat trees I picked the fruit off the other Meiwa tree at half ripe and the skin was sweet and the flesh was very juicy but not much flavor in sweet or sour. I was afraid a mouse would get it and it was the only fruit from a seed grown tree. I also picked all the much ripper fruit from my grafted meiwa and the fruit was sweet skinned with semi sweet tart flesh. very much worth eating. This will actually be the last entry for this thread from Me and I will continue this discussion in "4 seed grown 2 year old Meiwa kumquat tree for year 2019". I will leave a link to the new thread when I start it. forget what I said above. I did not expect this much change in one of the trees. Steve...See MoreMeiwa kumquat seeds sprouting
Comments (38)3 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. 2. 5 years from seed sprout\ sweet lee tangerine tree The other tangerine tree Steve...See Moreponcirusguy6b452xx
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoTropic Thanks for the kind words .
One of the 2 seed grown Meiwa kumquat trees that have not produce fruit and its root.
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The meiwa kumquat that produced all the fruit has 1 more fruit that I didn't see until now.Its close to normal looking root base
I'll post again as the trees grow or set fruit this spring/summer.Steve
poncirusguy6b452xx
4 years agoponcirusguy6b452xx
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoponcirusguy6b452xx
4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago2 Meiwa trees come out of the greenhouse for the acclimation to sun.
Kumquat from the tree just above was mostly green when I put it in the greenhouse 6 weeks ago. So much for holding on the tree in live storage
Removing perched water from it's table
Seedling Meiwa kumquats 1-9 · More InfoSteve
poncirusguy6b452xx
3 years agoThe 2 Meiwa kumquat trees still in 5 gallon buckets have been up potted to 9 gallon pots. They are 3 years 4.5 months old.
The twisted root collection.
Steve
poncirusguy6b452xx
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoAll 4 of my seedling Meiwa kumqut trees are in 10 gallon pots. All 4 have numerous flower buds with one in full bloom.
One branch of the tree
The whole tree in it's new 10 gallon pot.
My largest of the 4 Seed grown Meiwa kumquats.
Even after 3.5 years, all the Meiwa trees must still get staking assistance and a lot of limb support. I am going to start a new kumpany that sell Meiwa Cumquat vines.
Steve
poncirusguy6b452xx
3 years agoAll seed grown Meiwa trees are setting flower bud again
Butternutquat
Steve
Jan
3 years agoSteve how do you get them that large in such a short time? I grew a couple lime seeds it’s been over a year now and it has barely grown! Also the new leaves are yellow. How do you fertilize them?
poncirusguy6b452xx thanked Janponcirusguy6b452xx
3 years agoI feed them Miracle Gro 24-8-16 half strength weekly or when needed. They get 16 hours of light daily from the time they come inside till they go outside.
lots of light. The temperature inside the can is 10F higher than the room air and is humid.
Light put on new shoot outside in early fall.
Seedlings under a bucket light with a daylight 23 watt CFL. Temperature rise 20F. 85F inside.
3/4 of the growth happen during fall, winter, and spring. This gives me about a 6 year old plant in 2 years. Beyond this the grow is only a little better than normal.
Steve
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