I recently bought a "cocktail tree" and it has what I am assuming are grafts of meyer lemon, and keylime(limequat). Would one of these be the rootstock or are they grafted onto something else? is there any way of telling?
Did the tree come with any labels that might provide clues to its origin? "Key Lime(limequat)" rings a bell. I've not seen a citrus cocktail tree before in the Canadian market. Where did you buy it from? Yes - trifoliate leaves would be a definite sign.
The only labels on it are from the greenhouse that I purchased it from, Salisbury Greenhouse in Sherwood Park, AB. As for the foliage, Does trifoliate mean the same as palmate?
One can often tell where a graft was if the tree is not all that old. If there are two graft scars then the rootstock must be different, if there is only one, it may be that is the grafted variety and the remainder is the rootstock. If it is a trifoliate rootstock, the trifoliate leaves would only be visible if a shoot appears from below the graft. Skeet
Thank-you all very much for your help. The flowers seem to be quite a bit more temperamental than those on my calamondin. I'm planning on building a conservatory later this year, how difficult do you foresee it being, to keep it healthy until then? Any tips, or should I treat it the same as my calamondin?
The key lime is the most sensitive of citrus plants and should not be exposed to temps below 40 F. Read up on this forum about winter leaf drop and avoid the conditions that cause it. Skeet
Thank you all very much for your input. hopefully I'll still have a happy healthy tree from which to get a "twist", when I toast the completion of my conservatory!
