Yes Paul, you are correct. A few were only 12 inches high with absolutely no blooms or leaves. This is, by the way, exactly how mine would look if I didn't spray. These are all in a great location in full sun, and very well spaced for circulation. The established & known cultivars in the garden proper appear to be sprayed. No such damage on those.

This is a previous post of mine: It really does not matter whether you use a tall or squat pot as long as it is tall enough so that the PWT is far away enough from the roots. One advantage of a tall pot versus a squat pot is that the perched water table (PWT) is further down which makes root rot less likely. Some people say that citrus have shallow roots but I am not sure that I believe that is true, at least for all of them. I have two old trees in 18 inch deep pots and their roots extended to the bottom before repotting. The same is true of my younger trees in 1 and 2 gallon pots. The other trees I have were newly acquired and repotted and had not yet reached their maximum root length. Also, see this: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50f58669e4b0439b230d566f/t/50f81933e4b0d6529ef9a512/1358436659157/INDOOR+CITRUS.pdf

Jay last December I thought about writing to you that I would have NZL budwood. To cold to send now, but the buds were ready. some minor die back. some more die back. much more than just minor.Only 1 leaf left. That 1 leaf is still on the treeNo buds yet. I have found someone to graft for me this spring. If i can graft a NZL on my sour orange rootstock I can send you a couple of trees. It will cost me $2 more to sent you 6 small grafted seedlings than just a stick of buds. When I grafted this tree I was only able to fine 4 graftable buds on the parent tree worth grafting. One bud grew. The NZL trees are nearly impossible to keep healthy. Steve

I have a hyper kaffir lime tree- about 12 feet tall and 9 feet wide- is what i keep it trimmed to I use it mainly for the lime zest which i freeze and the leaves which i use fresh or frozen or dried ( when i trim it i get about 4 bushels of leaves). I am looking for a larah orange - another sour orange used to make curacao and also as an adjunct for the Seville in making a sour orange pie- much like key lime. Any help would be appreciated. It seems like all of these "odd" fruits that make wonderful marinades and sauces and flavoring agents are deprecated - not to be found anywhere in markets - which is why i started the kaffir lime tree.