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[Linda Sherman <brazoshomestead@gmail.com>]

Hi to all,

I'd like to cross pollinate two varieties of citrus trees. Once these  
trees bear fruit, I'll plant the seeds from this fruit in order to see  
the results of the cross pollination, but is there any way to see  
results faster than waiting many years to see fruit from the  
seedlings? Could I graft a bud from the seedling onto mature rootstock  
and get results faster?

In other words, is it the age of the scion or the rootstock that  
determines when the tree will produce fruit?

THANK YOU!

Josiah Sherman, age 16
Central Texas, Zone 8