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Murcott
Aug 10, 2019 10:30:22 GMT -5
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Post by speedyturtle on Aug 10, 2019 10:30:22 GMT -5
Last night, I went to my local supermarket and brought a bag of Murcott, last bag. I don't have this variety, so I will germinate the seed and hope I could have a healthy tree for this variety. Thinking this can be a rootstock for satsuma. Is it will work out fine? roll 100 dice
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Murcott
Aug 10, 2019 11:22:47 GMT -5
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Post by david on Aug 10, 2019 11:22:47 GMT -5
These are sold by the bag here. Sold under the name of "cuties" or "sweeties". They are mandrins and as such are somewhat hardy. A lot of them come from Florida. You might get by with from seed trees. I see you are in LA and that might work for you. As a rootstock I have not used it. I dont know if there are issues. My personal preference here (zone9) would drive me to use something just a little hardier. That being said you know your climate better than I. Do it. You will learn something regardless of the results. I am a try it out kinda fellow.
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Murcott
Aug 10, 2019 17:46:47 GMT -5
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Post by speedyturtle on Aug 10, 2019 17:46:47 GMT -5
After ate 6 murcotts only got 5 seeds. 😂😂 I gave up, my stomach can't handle anymore.
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Murcott
Aug 14, 2019 22:56:49 GMT -5
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Post by speedyturtle on Aug 14, 2019 22:56:49 GMT -5
After 4 days of seeds germination. There is root start to shooting out. Faster then I expected.
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Murcott
Aug 17, 2019 12:19:41 GMT -5
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Post by speedyturtle on Aug 17, 2019 12:19:41 GMT -5
I am having fun germinate seeds this way. The seedling one is I took all the cover part off. It seem pretty good, and I can see how the root is forming. thor 2 movie length
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Murcott
Aug 19, 2019 14:38:10 GMT -5
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Post by speedyturtle on Aug 19, 2019 14:38:10 GMT -5
Now I have too much of seeds. Is Murcott seedling a good rootstock?
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Murcott
Aug 19, 2019 17:15:32 GMT -5
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Post by david on Aug 19, 2019 17:15:32 GMT -5
Not where I am. It will not stand the cold without protection.
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Murcott
Sept 3, 2019 23:24:46 GMT -5
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Post by speedyturtle on Sept 3, 2019 23:24:46 GMT -5
My murcott. I have some seedlings in the pots. This my experiment to see how it grow. image upload url
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Murcott
Sept 4, 2019 7:42:23 GMT -5
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Post by david on Sept 4, 2019 7:42:23 GMT -5
Good pics. Good luck with them. I would be interested in knowing how the seed react when you transplant them into your growing medium.
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DNoyau
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Romans-sur-Isère, France
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Murcott
Sept 16, 2019 16:12:30 GMT -5
Post by DNoyau on Sept 16, 2019 16:12:30 GMT -5
Are they truly Murcott or Nadorcott/Afourer?
I read that the original Murcott had lots of seeds.
This year Nadorcott were about the best citrus I ate, taste-wise… almost seedless, but my family ate hundreds of them and I insisted that they keep all the seeds.
I now have a few seedlings (mostly polyembryonic, started around March this year), but they are not growing: the tallest one has something like 5 small leaves… most of them only have 2. Maybe I did something wrong with them…
Anyway, I’ll be reading your experiment results with interest!
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Murcott
Sept 17, 2019 23:41:46 GMT -5
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Post by speedyturtle on Sept 17, 2019 23:41:46 GMT -5
I don't know they will be a truly murcott or not, but they are growing.
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Murcott
Sept 18, 2019 18:49:56 GMT -5
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Post by kelley on Sept 18, 2019 18:49:56 GMT -5
Good luck with your seedlings!! I grafted a Murcott last spring from the stems of some store bought fruit. It’s growing steadily, but will be a long time for fruit.
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