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Family trees typically combine several cultivars (two or three being most common) of apple, pear or a given species of stonefruit on a single rootstock, while fruit salad trees typically carry two or more different species from within a given genus, such as plum, apricot, and peach or mandarin orange, lemon, and lime.
To start a chaste tree from seed, collect and extract the seed from mature fruit in the fall. Plant it in a container filled with well-draining soil, water it, and leave it outdoors over the winter.
Softwood stem cuttings rooting in a controlled environment. Techniques for vegetative propagation include: Air or ground layering; Division; Grafting and bud grafting, widely used in fruit tree propagation; Micropropagation; Offsets; Stolons (runners) Storage organs such as bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes; Striking or cuttings; Twin-scaling
Then, start seeds directly in cactus soil mix. Do not overwater. The seeds should sprout within 2–4 weeks. Alternatively, if you have access to a live plant, it can by propagated by use of cuttings. Simply cut a 6-12 inch branch from the plant, and start directly in soil. The plant should fruit within 2–5 years of being planted.
The best time to prune a lemon tree is right after all the fruit has been harvested, which can vary depending on your USDA zone. However, it typically happens in later winter or early spring.
Collect fruit just as the seed capsule starts to split open. Allow these to air dry for several days. Remove at least part of the fleshy seed coat, the aril, from the seed.
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