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[Spidra Webster <spidra@gmail.com>]

Hi,

My parents had 2 large lemon trees in a shaded part of their yard.
Remarkably, they fruited despite the lack of sun. However, they had large
rinds and semi-dry pulp inside. I checked to see if the rootstocks had
overtaken the grafted varieties but that was not the case. I didn't see any
scale on the tree.

My mom had my dad cut the trees down and I bought her a Meyer Lemon for her
birthday. However, I'm worried about whether what was wrong with the trees
was soil-borne. Is it likely it was something caused by insects in the
blossom? Or are there soil-borne diseases we need to be worried about?
Because my parents will likely want to plant citrus in that same spot.


Unexpectedly got ahold of some medlar scionwood. Unfortunately, I have no
pear, medlar or quince rootstock. I was curious - is apple rootstock was
compatible with medlar?

Thanks,

Megan Lynch

http://www.meganlynch.net