I pinched mine maybe in May. Didn't know that induces fruiting, but they are covered in fruit now. Too bad other critters get them as soon as they start ripening, before we have a chance to enjoy them.
Excited to see what it will be! Perhaps a seedling or your Augusta citrangequat? And honestly I wish more citrus did not come true from, would make for a much easier time to make new hybrids!
Thanks! Polyembryony is a two-edged sword: one one hand, it does make hybridization difficult except among the known monoembryonic types, but it also makes it possible for the average person to grow quality citrus from seed, something that you can’t to with apples, for example.
Looks good, I agree that it might be a kumquat. My limequat grown in a container, also from seed, is flowering now at ~2 years old! Thanks for clarifying the "citrus from seed will never bloom" myth, it's often repeated on forums and such not just for citrus but almost any other kind of fruit tree from seed. I say plant every seed if you have the space!
I think that myth has arisen somewhat from people’s experiences growing citrus in containers. I have a friend who grew a grapefruit from seed in a container and he would regularly prune it so he could get it in and out of his garage. The result was a tree that stayed in a state of arrested development. I told him that if he ever wanted it to bloom, he would have to let it grow. He did and it finally did, but by that point it was just unmanageable in a container - which is one reason why citrus are grafted!
@@CitrusPalmsWithTom I remember reading a story about a 50 or 60 year old potted grapefruit that never flowered. The owner mentioned pruning it to bring down the height every year so it would fit under their ceiling indoors, explains why it never flowered!
Yes, our winter weather in January averages about 34/55F. Of course, it’s a rare day that is exactly average, but we don’t often hit 80F in January, and we only rarely (5 years or so) have a day that stays below freezing.
It varies. Thomasville and mandarins take 4-5 years. Trifoliate hybrids usually take 5-7 years. Ichang lemon seedlings take more than 10 years, which is why grafted trees are the better option.
Oh, I have more than I can manage. This year I focused on the really hardy stuff: Morton, Troyer citranges; citrmeon, citrumelo, yuzu, Keraji, and several others.
They begin ripening in early October and peak around mid-November to mid-December. If not frozen off, they will hang until February, but by the end of the season they do get puffy and dry.
