Hello All,
Since the Meyer Lemon is a dwarf citrus plant on its own rootstock, I was wondering if I were to graft a bud or a scion onto a seedling rootstock what the outcome would be?
Would the Meyer Lemon portion of the tree still grow as a dwarf? Semi-dwarf? Standard?
I know that standard varieties can be grafted onto dwarfing rootstock, but I’m not sure if the other way around is true…
Hmm… anyone?
I would think the graft should be feasible. I don’t know what the result would be. Only one way to find out.
We’ll find out, I think my grafts took. I don’t know if my yard can handle a standard sized tree though 
if what you mean by growing on its own rootstoc is that it was grown from an airlayer, then the airlayer will be dwarf-ish, because the stems are already mature and seasoned, so will bear fruits low to the ground. In the tropics, citrus being sold as ‘dwarfs’ are mere airlayers, and i’d expect the same marketing ploy here. Citrus airlayers don’t have strong taproots, if at all capable of producing some, so this inhibits rapid growth. It just so happens that the stems airlayered are old and seasoned, so will bear fruits.
seedlings germinate with vigorous, and of course young, taproots. The hormonal effects/vigor of young taproots often result in a more rapid growth of budwood(compared to an airlayer of the same budwood). I think the only way of getting the budwood to be ‘dwarfish’ is if the rootstoc species used is sub-optimal in compatibility.