Interesting post about a yuzu in ground in north carolina.

Kevin -zone 4b

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

Saw this post on facebook. There is a few threads on zone pushing here so i'd like to hear your thoughts.

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Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
3 years ago
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Raleigh is probably zone 8 most years.
socalnolympia
3 years ago
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It might die back to the ground during a particularly cold winter that only comes along every 15 years, during a polar vortex like the type seen in the 2017-2018 winter.

Some time ago I linked to a post about a tree producing small lemons, presumably Ichang papeda, in the inland part of North Carolina, on the border between zone 8a and 7b.

However, due to this crappy forum, that post appears to be now lost forever.

The woman gave the impression they could be eaten, from what I remember.

Edit: I finally managed to find it

can you grow citrus in north carolina?

And I'll copy a transcript here in case that thread ever gets deleted or the link stops working.

Thread title: "can you grow citrus in north Carolina?"
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lorabell_gw
November‎ ‎13‎, ‎2016‎

I've a crazy gardener friend here in Fayetteville NC

> picture of bowl of lemons <

who has a lemon tree , outside, about 20 years old. She picked bushels of lemons on Thursday and I was the recipient of about 40 lbs of them. They do nothing for overwintering. About 5 years ago I started a baby with some of the yearly stash and it too is outside doing great with no winter protection.
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calamondindave
December‎ ‎14‎, ‎2016

A poster on the Citrus forum says the lemon fruit in the above picture looks exactly like an "Ichang lemon". After googling it, I think it does too. It's pretty cold hardy.
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According to a climate zone map, Fayetteville seems to be right on the border between 8a and 7b.

So that seems to be about the limit of what Ichang lemon can handle in the hot climate of the South.
(Keep in mind North Carolina has a lot more heat than cooler climates further North, so that's certainly going to be helping it grow better and recover more rapidly from any damage)
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Kevin -zone 4b
Original Author
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

Same thread.

I'm confused about the claim of 0F but he did say the tree survived 10F. Thats impressive
joshuapwalton
2 years ago
Just came across this. I'm the original poster in the fb screenshots. Didn't have any issues in 2017/2018 winters, but its very possible it will eventually get knocked out by a harsh enough winter. I'm 7b, but just a short drive from 8a. There is a good microclimate too
joshuapwalton
2 years ago

I pruned it much harder than I'd like this past spring, but that's because I planted it very close to the house. I'm working on plans for some larger scale testing near this area

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