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hibiscus909

My new sunquat / lemonquat

8 years ago

I have been wanting a lemonquat for a long time. A little on the fence about it, because I want a lemon version of a kumquat but not sure if this is really like that.

Finally went ahead and ordered from Harris. Of course, I missed the shipment for the week and had to wait another few days. Patience is rewarded, right?


Packaging was great, and the soil was not strewn about the box. I had a hard time picking a pot to use because of the tall, thin one it came in. So it is now kind of over-potted, which makes me nervous. It is in 5-1-1 mix, though.


Leaf canopy was a bit of a disappointment, but hopefully it will fill out. The few leaves do look healthy. It's been a few weeks and hasn't done much, but it could use some more sun. I will probably end up painting the trunk because of the sparse canopy.


I also noticed some scars on the trunk. Makes me nervous, but they are healed up. Are they still a potential area for pest and disease issues?


I guess I will have to contact Ruth to find out the rootstock.

(pics to follow)

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  • 8 years ago


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    rootstock?


    It's been a month now (time flies!) and the leaves still look healthy. No leaf loss after repot. The grower mix fell away easily and it was not pot bound, so the roots didn't get much stress.

    I am still nervous about the large increase in pot size. Plus, I forgot to paint the trunk when I did my other plants, so I keep it in the shade, which means the 5-1-1 is staying wet longer, too.

    It did start to push a branch above the graft, and made a few little flowers in the canopy, so that is promising :)

    All my other citrus have come from local places, which of course got them from a supplier, who invariably has done a hack-job at pruning. So I hoped my Harris tree would be better, as far as the overall shape. Sadly, it has been pruned, and that damaged bark area worries me. But it appears healthy, and I think I can work with the form. Certainly looks better than my meiwa (below): massive branch die back left me with 2 sideways branches and no top.


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