I've got 7 plants from clementine seeds and want to know what possible results I can expect in terms of fruiting if any, depending on which different citrus trees could have pollinated the parent. The seeds come from fruits probably grown in spain
What is likeliest to have pollinated my seeds and will it produce fruits? That's what I'm most interested in.
There is no sensible answer to your question I'm afraid because clementines do not come true from seed, as I'm sure you're aware; there is no way of knowing what has pollinated them, so it's a lottery. You may get very large trees that don't produce any fruit, or trees that do produce fruit after ten years or so but not anything you might consider eating, or, you might just get something edible. If you have the room to plant in the ground, it will be an interesting experiment, though you will have to wait probably around ten years to find out what they will produce. Most commercially sold citrus fruits are from trees that have been grown from vegetative cuttings.
