I've registered on this forum in the hope that someone will be able to help... I have a plant that I cannot seem to identify. Last year, i planted some seeds in a planter indoors and about a few months later, happily they started to sprout and grow... Unfortunately, I forgot what I had planted... I had thought I planted some asian persimmon seeds, but the plant that is growing have been very difficult to identify... I've never seen a leaf quite like it... Here's a couple of pictures of it... hopefully, someone on this forum will be able to identify it... It's still being grown indoors, and is still a young plant I guess... they're about ten inches tall at the moment... I have 5 plants growing... I think they are an asian plant, just not sure what....
They are citrus seedlings. Judging by the size and proportion of the petioles and your comment that the seeds may have an Asian connection, my guess would be a pummelo - perhaps one of pear-shaped ones commonly sold in Asian stores.
Wow, that was quick... thank you... JungleKeeper! I believe they are Pummelo, I remember having had some when my girlfriend bought them, but not remembering planting the seeds, funny... So, how long should I expect them to grow? Being in Edmonton, the winters here are really long, and harsh and Summers are pretty short.... Will they really grow indoors?
They will grow indoors if you can provide the proper environment. They need plenty of light which means a window with a southern exposure. Even a short time outdoors in the summer would be beneficial. A quick draining medium should be used as citrus is susceptible to root rot. A review of past postings in the citrus forum will give you all the detail you need. Now for a bit of reality check - not to discourage you but to let you know what you're facing. Pummelo seed is monoembryonic so that resulting trees will not be exactly the same as the parent. In addition a seedling will take many years to reach maturity under ideal conditions outdoors. The tree will need to be pruned to control its size for an indoor setting but doing so would prevent it from acquiring the necessary node count to reach maturity. In short, it may never bear fruit.
Good call Junglekeeper - grapefruit. Both Citrus x paradisi (sold as Oroblanco) and Citrus maxima 'Pumelo' have this leaf structure.
