Grafted a poncirus trifoliata on Seville sour orange
poncirusguy6b452xx
3 years ago
I low grafted a Poncirus Trifoliata on a Seville sour orange about 2 inches above the root line. Anything grafted to Seville has better tasting fruit. Lets give it a try.
Steve
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Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoponcirusguy6b452xx thanked Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7ARelated Discussions
Poncirus trifoliata (Bitter/Sour/Hardy Orange)
Comments (6)Happy update! First, though, thank those who gave me source suggestions. I was lucky enough to find a local source, though--A year or two ago I spotted a Poncirus trifoliata in the gardens of a dedicated lavender grower in a small town near Gettysburg. I believe it was a Flying Dragon plant. In any case, it had fruited, and there were numerous small seedlings at its base. I was permitted to collect a few of the seedlings, in hopes of getting one to live in my own garden. I took them home, planted them in an outdoor pot, and eventually transplanted the largest (about two inches tall at that point) in a shady spot next to my West-facing driveway.That spot is shaded by a tall pine tree and was in the process of becoming a garden after I discovered the remains of a large pile of mushroom mulch had become rootbound and was therefore no longer usable for mulch. The Poncius was not to be seen at all last summer, although I did not have much time to seek it out due to a family emergency. Therefore, imagine my surprise when, a couple of days ago, I spotted my little Poncirus, now about five inches tall and bravely putting out some new little leaves, only a few feet from a small Nearly Wild rosebush! I can only guess that a rabbit or squirrel bit it off last summer, but that its reported bitter taste saved it from a total uprooting. I placed a rock next it to afford it a bit of protection and am anxiously awaiting further developments. :o) !...See MoreHAVE: Poncirus trifoliata Flying Dragon Hardy Seville Orange
Comments (7)Hi, Kizzyseeds, I would love to have one fruit. What are you looking for? I have --Sweet Alyssium, very fragrant flower. seeds --Scented 4 O'clock. seeds --Ornamental pepper. seeds --Various Veggie seeds --Orchid cactus cutting, large and fragrant flower.I attached a picture of it. --Night bloom Jasmine Cutting, fragrant flower in the evening --AngleWing Begonia cuttings, blooms all year long --Brugmansia, Angle Trumpet cuttings... white, yellow, or pink. Very nice evening fragrance --Walking Iris small plant, small fragrant flowers --Star Jasmine cutting. Vine in warmer zone. Nice sweet fragrant flowers --Stephanotis, Bridal Jasmine cutting. Very nice fragrance hope we can make some trade. I also looking for fragrant annual flower seeds such as high fragrant sweet pea, evening stock, old Iowa vining petunia, etc....See MoreTrifoliate Orange (Poncirus trifoliata) -- Northernmost Specimens
Comments (8)Chills: Funny, we seem to have parallel interests with these plants. About 10 years ago, I did a trade with someone in Alabama, sent her some divisions of some of my native woodland plants for a box of ripe trifoliate orange fruit, because I really wanted to see what they were like. I found them most palatable. They were about the size of a small tangerine, and were quite seedy. The rind was bitter, but not any more so, IMO, than that of a grapefruit. Juice was quite sour but definitely citrus juice and very useable. I tried making a very small batch of marmelaide (spelling ???) by seperating the juice/pulp, and putting back just the zest of the peel, with the white pithy part, which contains the bitter substances, removed. It turned out just fine, or at least decent, to the best of my recollection. So, my conclusion is, if I could grow them, I could eat them. I have a big one, about six feet tall, in a pot. I've had it for probably six or 7 years now, but NEVER any sign of a flower bud. It winters indoors, though, and summers outside. Makes a very dramatic looking houseplant when bare of leaves in the winter, but also VERY painful to move around. The thorns are vicious. Dennis West Bloomfield...See MoreNew Zealand lemonade on Seville sour orange
Comments (28)This is the same tree on US897 rootstock from seeds you sent me. In a 10 gallon pot Closer look. Pip You don't have to stay in Arizona. If you come to Cincinnati. you can have most of my remaining rootstock (US897 and C35). My wife and I are not in a financial position to be shipping trees. If any one else passes through Cincinnati and wishes to get my extra root stocks let me know and I' make arrangements to meet. Steve PS Citrus trees grow better in Cincinnati than Arizona....See Moreponcirusguy6b452xx
3 years agoponcirusguy6b452xx
3 years agoAfter 2 weeks my poncirus trifoliata bud T-Budded to Seville sour orange rootstock is still green. I have taped it back up to wait another 2 weeks. before final uncover.
Steve
poncirusguy6b452xx
3 years ago9-29-2020 now 26 days after grafting
I just unwrapped 1 of 3 more PT to sour orange T-Bud grafts and it took.
Same graft 2 views.
Steve
poncirusguy6b452xx
3 years agoI have unwrapped the last PT/Seville orange graft and it looks good. All 4 attempts to graft PT to Seville sour turned out good. They were grafted 17 days ago.
Steve
poncirusguy6b452xx
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoIt turns out it had been 7 days bot 17 so I wrapped them up. I unrapped them today to find that 2 are good and 1 dead. I have 2 Seville sour rootstock trees left ungrafted. I will wait till next year to try.
The wound to the right s the first grafting attempts failure.
The other one above, below
Steveponcirusguy6b452xx
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoI have broken the flower/fruit and now a real bud is appearing.
Steve
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