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Graft/dwarf questions on Logees Citrus

9 years ago

In the beginning of August, I purchased a Tango, Miho Satsumo, Persian Lime, and Meyer Lemon from Logee's. They were all in small pots (4in-2.5in), but healthy and the Persian Lime is growing super well, with tiny new growth on the mandarins.


Both of the Mandarins were labeled as grafts, but not the others. However, I really just cannot tell if the Meyer and Persian Lime are grafted. The Meyer Lemon has 2 separate plants in the pot. One of which is just a little stump of a rootstock (cutting?) with a single new shoot when I got it, but now there is another shoot growing out of the lower portion. I don't know if it is a sucker because I can't tell if it is a graft. The other plant also appears to be a small stump of a rootstock with one leggy 15inch shoot.


I wanted to know how big to expect the trees to get. I already own a Key Lime. I thought it was a dwarf variety when I bought it from my local nursery in May, but I don't see a graft and it has tripled in size since then. Now it is getting nearly too large to keep in the house. Then I have a several year old Meyer Lemon which barely grows at all, produces plenty of lemons, but never gets bigger. I keep considering air layering the new Meyer off of the dwarfing rootstock, if it is grafted. I've read that a standard Meyer can be keep manageable in a large container.


So I emailed Logee's asking:

Are these citrus trees grafted?

What they are grafted to?

Are they dwarf/semidwarf?

How old are they?

How big will they get?


The response I received was vague. I was told that 'most' of Logee's grafts are on hardy grapefruit rootstock and are 'typically' a dwarf variety depending on the plant. The only solid answer I got was that the Meyer Lemons they sell are never grafted.


Anyone have any info on what is actually going on here? Thoughts on 'ungrafting; a dwarf plant? The photos are of the 2 baby Meyers.

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