Hi, About 5 years ago, I took a seed from a Clementine that my mother had bought - you know, the ones that come in those wooden crates - and I planted that one seed. Well, the seed actually germinated, in the winter of Boston! I gave it as much light as possible by keeping the window open right in front of the bureau it was sitting on, and watered but not beyond just moist, with fresh potting soil.
It's been roughly 5 years now of me bringing it inside during late fall/early winter, then bringing it outside again during late spring, giving it as much sun and warm air as possible yearly, and it's done great, health-wise. I've never seen any insects, fungus, bacteria, etc., of any kind damaging it.
Two things I can't figure out, though:
1) It is only 2 feet tall still, which seems strange for 5 years.
2) I see no signs of flowers, or buds, or fruit, etc. What is the deal with this? Does it gave to get to a certain age or height before it creates flowers/fruit? Or, (my long theory incoming) is it simply a female or male tree, and it's parent was ONLY a M or F - like itself - that bore the fruit which I retrieved and germinated the seed from, therefore requiring seeds from another tree of the opposite sex near it to grow fruit? I've heard of this with certain citrus - and perhaps other trees - as being an issue that prevents fruit production unless the opposite sex/same species tree is planted near it.
In that case, though, wouldn't there still be flowers produced from it that THEN need to be pollinated? I've never seen any flowers or buds of any kind. Any help/knowledge would be much appreciated, thanks kindly.
It's been roughly 5 years now of me bringing it inside during late fall/early winter, then bringing it outside again during late spring, giving it as much sun and warm air as possible yearly, and it's done great, health-wise. I've never seen any insects, fungus, bacteria, etc., of any kind damaging it.
Two things I can't figure out, though:
1) It is only 2 feet tall still, which seems strange for 5 years.
2) I see no signs of flowers, or buds, or fruit, etc. What is the deal with this? Does it gave to get to a certain age or height before it creates flowers/fruit? Or, (my long theory incoming) is it simply a female or male tree, and it's parent was ONLY a M or F - like itself - that bore the fruit which I retrieved and germinated the seed from, therefore requiring seeds from another tree of the opposite sex near it to grow fruit? I've heard of this with certain citrus - and perhaps other trees - as being an issue that prevents fruit production unless the opposite sex/same species tree is planted near it.
In that case, though, wouldn't there still be flowers produced from it that THEN need to be pollinated? I've never seen any flowers or buds of any kind. Any help/knowledge would be much appreciated, thanks kindly.
