List of US citrus suppliers
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Comments (2)I believe all the quoted temperatures are far too low for any practical purpose of attempting to grow citrus. Yes, you may find the very occasional mature plant that has survived such temperatures. But, in general, if your minimum temperatures approach these figures even, say, once in five years, then your citrus will not survive and certainly not thrive. I live in an area of England where temperatures rarely go below -8C (18F). Even though gardeners here love their 'mediterranean gardens' you don't see any citrus outside. They don't live here for long. I have been growing citrus for 30 years. Poncirus, citrange and citrumelo survive outside, but suffer some damage in some years. Ichang papeda tries hard but needs protection. Everything else dies....See MoreAny final advice on final list/supplier of KBX?
Comments (3)Anthony You have a 2 sources in Canada for KBX, Tatiana at link below email tatianak.garden@gmail.com http://t-garden.homeip.net/mwiki/index.php/Category:Tomato_Seeds and Casey Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie http://www.members.shaw.ca/jwlcasey/Caseys_Heirloom_Tomatoes/Seeds_files/2009cCHTofAseedcatalogue.pdf KBX Here is a link that might be useful: KBX...See MoreAre there any 'Citrus Suppliers' or 'Merchants' that can answer this?
Comments (37)Here's a little history from an amateur historian. I have seen orange and lemon groves in California more than 75 years old grafted to sour orange. Likewise, I have seen groves grafted to Macrophylla more than 60 years old ( a relatively newer rootstock, which was the darling of the industry in the 1950's; and still used for lemons in warmer climates). The Mother orange tree in Riverside is now more than 150 years old ; I cannot be certain (maybe UC Riverside knows); but it is likely grafted, as it was discovered as a sport in Brazil; and that is the best way to propagate a sport in the quickest time (take a bud from the "sport" and graft it onto a known rootstock. If I were to venture a guess, it would be grafted (budded) to sour orange, as the only other popular citrus rootstock 150 years ago was rough lemon from India; and I don't know that it had yet been introduced in Brazil. To the modern day, we have chosen Macrophylla for our Meyer lemon rootstock because of its superior resistence and rapid growth; I believe it has fallen into some disfavor in California (other than lemons) for some incompatibility issues and because of the development of more "modern" rootstocks (of course unproven, if we are talking about 50 or more years). The Meyer lemon (Improved Meyer lemon) has only been available since 1975; so obviously no 50 year evidence yet. There are a lot of Macrophylla trees (our seed source) in Guatemala; because in the 1950's a lot of citrus was imported from California on this "new and miraculous rootstock"; many, if not a majority died; but the rootstock survived. When I first discovered it on one of my cattle farms, I thought I had discovered a new potential rootstock that was resistant to floods, droughts, diseases, etc; and produced a large crop every year without pruning, irrigation, insecticides, etc. I was a bit disappointed sometime later, when a knowledgeable fellow in the citrus field told me it was Macrophylla. Anyway, for us it is still an experiment; but we have 35,000 trees now, some 10 years old that are flourishing; and should it prove to be incompatible 40 or 50 years down the road, we can replace our entire inventory is 3 years. I hope this puts some perspective on this issue; and you should note that virtually all my experience is with Meyer lemons, planted in the ground, and in tropical or subtropical conditions....See MoreMarch Citrus availability List
Comments (105)LOL Brian and Maggy...Maggy...I am not sure. I think it must be nearing 50, but keep in mind that many are young. They will need to remain relatively small, unlike Brian's because I will not be able to get them in my house otherwise ;-). My oldest tree is about 7-8 years old and I've had him 4-5 years. Yes - they are either male or female and most have name tags with their variety and assigned name that my kids give them ;-). I even have one named after Vladimir since it's because of him mentioning the tree that I bought it. I may have to name the gold nugget after Brian......See Moredevsense
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