I have one of these that was gifted by my mother in law. It was given to her by her late husband over 40 years ago. She had always had it in the front picture window of their home in Maine. It never really attained any vigor there but over the last couple years, since I took possession, it has really taken off. It now spends summers outside and comes in once frosts become regular. Here is are before and after pics
Before
This next one is when we brought it inside
So… I have the tree healthy an vigorous now but I really don’t know how to safely “Bonsaify” it so I have some questions. How much root reduction can these take? What time of year did you defoliate? How do they handle hard pruning and how do you handle wound care afterwards? It seems thin barked but I haven’t done any heavy pruning yet and this makes me wonder how it will handle wiring. Are they very susceptible to scaring? I know it was mentioned that the wood is very hard, I did notice this when testing out some potential bends. I honestly felt at that time this would have to be a solely clip and grow plant.
One more thing, the foliage and flowers look exactly the same but the fruit is slightly larger than a ping pong ball almost squash ball sized rather than being quarter sized. Would this put it outside the possibility of being a Calamondin?
Anyway, I’d appreciate any knowledge and maybe experience you’d care to share. The tree has good bones and an interesting trunk so advice on applicable techniques is what I’m after. Thanks!
