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| Hi All!
I bought a kumquat last summer and by fall, all of the leaves fell off. I attributed this to too much water (as it was raining and I left the poor guy outside), so I brought it in. The leaves are starting to come back now, but so are other shoots! I know that kumquats are generally grafted with other citrus, but after searching through leaf images I can't find one that matches. The leaves that mine is growing looks similar to a fig leaf. Is it possible that it was grafted with a fig? What are kumquats generally grafted with? If it something desirable, can I grow both sides of the tree? |
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| Similar to a fig, the leaves aren't large, but similarly shaped. |
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| Can you post a picture of the leaves close-up? Do the new leaves have a pronounced winged petiole? Could be Citrus Macrophylla |
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- Posted by hoosierquilt z10a/23 Vista Calif (My Page) on Fri, Mar 9, 12 at 17:31
| Sounds like the rootstock is sending up shoots. If it has three leaves in a cluster, it's a trifoliate rootstock of some sort, possibly Fly Dragon. Post photos. In any event, if these shoots are coming from below the rootstock/scion graft, you'll need to cut them off so the rootstock does not overtake your variety scion, or you'll lose your tree. Patty S. |
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| My guess is that John is right. Nurseries like to graft Kumquats with to something that will really push the tree large and fast. Larry |
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- Posted by hoosierquilt z10a/23 Vista Calif (My Page) on Sat, Mar 10, 12 at 10:56
| All our kumquats here in my neck of the woods are grafted onto trifoliate of some sort. It kind of looks like a fig leaf with the 3 leaflets. See if this is what your rootstock sprouts look like. In any event, then need to be cut off to save the scion :-) Patty S. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Citrus trifoliata photo
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| Look at the trunk to see where the graft is. It should look like a bump or line a little above the root. Remove any shoots coming from below the graft. The rootstock is probably trifoliate orange. It is surely another citrus, not a fig. |
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| Thanks all! I decided to chop it off before checking the posts again. It was from below the graft (from what I can tell, no expert here) and it was taller then the rest of my branches! Now hopefully, I can convince the leaves to continue growing. |
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