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  • From: Lon Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Citrus from seed, and tangelolos
  • Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 15:38:01 -0800

As a general rule of thumb in growing citrus, if you get multiple seedlings from one seed and they are thornless, they are most likely apomictic, which means they developed from the maternal tissue and are identical to the parent. If there is one seedling and it has thorns, it is more likely to be from the union of sperm and egg and won't be identical to the parent. This is NOT an absolute, but it's a workable generalization.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Dec 26, 2004, at 3:08 PM, Stephen Sadler wrote:

<x-tad-bigger>Subject:</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger> Re: [NAFEX] Pummelo</x-tad-bigger>

 

Is there a source that mentions what chances of success one might have trying different citrus from seed?  I’ve found several that say Pummelo is commonly grown from seed, but of course, as Phil says, that doesn’t mean it will come true to type.  In fact, sources mention that named varieties are grafted.  It’s my rule of thumb that citrus can be grown from seed, and will often come true to type, but variances can certainly occur. 



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