Trifoliate Orange (Poncirus trifoliata) can grow to a large citrus tree. The
juvenile spines are thin, but on the mature tree they are stout and up to 2.5
inches long. Here it is hardy to 5 degrees. The fruit is very seedy and the
pulp is very tart - with much effort, the fruit can be made into marmalade or
lemonade. They are hard to eradicate once established.
Jim Nottke
near Winston-Salem, NC Z7
-----Original Message-----
From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
Sent: Apr 14, 2007 10:25 PM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [NAFEX] rootstock under meyers lemon
My potted meyers lemon has a sprout from below the graft. It looks completely different: the leaf is long and has three leaflets, and the stem has more, thinner spikes.
I plan to remove it, but I'm curious what it might be. Any guesses?
The plant is hardy to about 20F, and the mature bark on the stock looks just like the mature bark on the lemon.
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Ginda
eastern mass. Zone 6
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