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["Hector Black" <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>]

Hi Megan,  The medlar is closely related to the Loquat.  I've never tried, 
but a graft might work.  We've used pear and quince, but my suspicion would 
be that apple is too far removed genetically.

    I've also had citrus dry out if kept too long on the tree.  Ours are 
all in pots of course and moved indoors for the winter.
  Hector Black, zone 6 middle tn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spidra Webster" <spidra@gmail.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 6:25 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Citrus Question and Medlar Question


> 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
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