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Will these uncommon hardy tropical edibles cold-hardy to zone 7A?
Comments (18)Given that I'm in a climate zone where these things do well, I'm probably not the best person to give advice. But I can endorse the idea of Chilean guava in a pot. Mine was permanently outdoors of course, but it flowered and fruited fine for several years before I was able to plant it in the garden. The flowering is late enough that it won't be troubled by being indoors etc until the frosts have passed, and it doesn't require a long season to fruit. I don't know what level of frost it will tolerate - certainly some, but the places it grows best are cool and windy, so not frosty. There is also at least one feijoa variety that can be grown and fruited in a pot (the self-fertile Unique), but it is probably still too big to be moved inside, unlike the Chilean guava which is small. I don't have the space for kiwifruit or the climate for pomegranate (not hot enough in summer), so I can't help with those....See MoreWhat citrus are cold hardy for my zone that are fairly sweet?
Comments (3)I don't think you will find a true citrus which is hardy enough to survive zone 7 low temps. Poncirus trifoliata will survive and make fruit. It is a first cousin to true citrus but the fruit is bitter and all seeds. Sasumas/Mandarins were killed back on the Gulf coast during the January 1982 freeze and many otheres were killed during the March 1993 snowstorm of the century. In Alabama, we had a very mild winter of 2005-2006 and one might have survived it. Temps only went below 20 once or twice in suburban Birmingham....See Morecold hardy citrus
Comments (76)Well, when you're President of the US, maybe you can allocate a good bit of research $$ to the Dept of Agriculture to do some more hardy citrus breeding....See MoreSweet cherry for hardiness
Comments (1)Thank you alcan! You sure put it nicely together! Konrad...See Morebberry_gw
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