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Post by bklyncitrus on Sept 14, 2019 23:26:29 GMT -5
This is one of several pruning cuttings a member of gardenweb forum made from a grafted prague that Stan McKenzie had about 2 or 3 years ago. Very thankful for the gift. I have to grow this up for now and then get it on rootstock but these are not easy to get in my neck of the woods.   |
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Post by stanthecitruholic on Sept 15, 2019 15:21:39 GMT -5
Bkyncitrus.. Did you get this directly from me or from a 3rd party? Just wondering... Thanks! Stan
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Post by bklyncitrus on Sept 15, 2019 17:18:27 GMT -5
No a 3rd party you sold it too on gardenweb, it had a very sloppy growth habit so she pruned it back and made a few cuttings which took. But this is a clone that came from your version. Evidently, there's a few versions out there. I don\t think you have any of these anymore.
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Post by Sylvain on Sept 16, 2019 6:30:17 GMT -5
> she pruned it back and made a few cuttings which took.
Could you ask her the way she did?
> Evidently, there's a few versions out there.
I don't think so.
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Post by bklyncitrus on Sept 16, 2019 8:52:23 GMT -5
Sylvain:
Her quotes:
"I just chopped the top off my little guy because it was growing like a twig and bending. As you guys know, I am a pruner and had a dream about chopping a bit off this guy last night. I got it from Stan McKenzie and it is a reactively new, cold-hardy citrus. It is grafted onto trifoliate. I figured someone here may want the cutting...it is 6" long with leaves...so I may be able to cut it up further if necessary. I'm happy to mail it out to a good home. I'll post a pic in a comment below.
Yan, I am almost certain that I am not allowed to ship to Canada, otherwise, I'd be happy to. Vanman, it is a pretty unknown (and I think new) cold-hardy citrus. I have seen a blog in French where it was grown in Paris. Stan McKenzie said it was pretty new to him also but that it could withstand (or should be able to) temps in my area (Annapolis, MD). I plan to grow it in a container for a couple of years and then plant it in the ground. The only reason I chopped it was that it was growing up tall and curved and not branching. Amazing, I clipped it in the morning, and by the evening, I could see buds already from the sides!
Hi Mary. I am only learning about rooting myself. I think you would need rooting hormone. The only issue is that I think part of its ability to survive the cold temps was the fact that mine is grafted onto trifoliate. That was why I was offering it up for grafting. I am happy to send it to you though if you want to try to root it.
Van, I wonder if it meant grafted onto trifoliate...I don't know. I know mine is grafted onto that. I don't know what it will taste like. Stan did not know much either. As of now, it may be several years before I know! Incredibly enough, I cut it in the early morning, by the evening of the same day, I could see minuscule buds. Today (after one night), the buds are bigger and look like the beginning of leaves. It is amazing how it responded!"
She did this in July through January 2016. She has a very green thumb. She posted pics it was very leggy, like it wanted to grow sideways a lot. I saw pics of individual small starter pots like 4" or less with some loose medium in a large plastic container with high sides - higher than the little pots, entire top was covered with like a plastic wrap, heat mats underneath.
I wouldn't know for sure if there are more versions, it something I recall hearing on some forum or other where people were arguing over it.
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Post by bklyncitrus on Sept 16, 2019 8:56:07 GMT -5
My little guy isn't doing much on top, but the weather ha been good, so I assume its rooting away......
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