I'm unsure of what I have here. I'm lead to believe flying dragon is more contorted in it's growth habit than regular Poncirus. Are there any true identifiers that differentiate the two? Cheers, LPN (Barrie).
Thanks ... that's what I was thinking after hearing about the contorted growth of 'Flying Dragon'. Does 'Flying Dragon' dwarf it's grafted plant any more so than regular trifoliata? Cheers, LPN (Barrie).
Barrie that is flying dragon. The best way to tell, is that flying dragon has curved thorns. Standard Trifoliata has straight thorns.
Yes, Flying Dragon is much slower growing than regular Poncirus and is considered a dwarfing rootstock, however, I think over time the trees will get to almost the same size as standard trees--it just grows slower.
I have one that's about 4 feet tall, The root system is about the size of a large grape fruit small to the size of the tree. The tree I have grew about 12" this summer being grown in a container and in the greenhouse. It never produce fruit, Maybe this coming spring. I have about 2 dozen Poncirus trifoliata (Flying Dragon) seedlings growing. I plan to use as rootstock. I like your photos, mine looks like a string bean and should of dead headed long before I recieved it. I just don't have the heart to it. Best of Luck. Dale
