I've bought several trees over the years from Acorn Springs. All arrived healthy and as decribed. But what I like the most is that they have a phone number you can call and talk to real person. When I was getting ready to repot my 6 citrus trees, I called and asked for soil mixtures to use. They were more than helpful and I was told to call whenever I needed advice. Call me old fasioned but I like to talk to a person.

Orange, unless you choose to grow the way Steve is trying to help you out with, then I would go with Dave's advice...It's spot on.. Steve, I have to politely disagree. LIGHT is not EVERYTHING but is very critical factor and more so in your case at this time. Without your aeration methods, your plants would decline quite rapidly in the mixes you are using. It is the mixes we use, fertilizer we apply, light, watering habits, temps, bug sprays and the care that we put our plants through, the environment we provide that is 'everything'.. If I were to name one critical factor to start off with that is at the beginning of everything, then I would start with a good mix, then follow with good cultural practices.. I can tell you that every nursery owner that wants to see their plants thrive despite the ability to provide all the light they can get, invest thousands of dollars on the perfect mix for their plants, then sell it quite expensively.. I have seen some of the nicest plants quickly degenerate in poor mixes used in pots, despite all the sunlight provided. Yes, did you know that one can kill their planted trees in the ground with poor drainage, even if provided lots of sunlight? We have seen this demonstrated here? Therefore that is where people like John, Patty, Rhizo and many others come in to help out..If 'light' was everything, then growing citrus would be a piece of cake, a walk in the clouds, right? This post was edited by meyermike_1micha on Wed, Nov 6, 13 at 8:48

Cold weather citrus info- http://www.justfruitsandexotics.com/Citrus.htm Kumquat- http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/kumquat.html Kumquat- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumquat Satsuma Mandarin- http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/fruit/satsuma.html Satsuma Mandarin- http://www.floridata.com/ref/C/citr_ret.cfm Calamondin- http://www.geocities.com/verymad_scientist/ Calamondin- http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/calamondin.html FRUITING SCHEDULE-http://www.growquest.com/Fruit%20trees%20-20better%20plant/citrus%20harvest%20times.htm I also grow persimmons, pomegranate, strawberries, Rhubarb, Avacado's, a dwarf banana tee, and a dwarft apple tree I got from Michigan bulb(5th yr )and I aso do patio blueberries, and a American Hazelnut tree.

My FD was exactly 3' tall when I planted it in July '04. It's now 6'. Taller than that if you consider the half dozen or so sparse branches at the top. I don't consider that terribly slow growing. Mine produced lots of fruit 1st time this year and it's never been bothered by insects. Btw, it's still holding on to all it's leaves but they're starting to yellow up. I got my tree from Edible Landscaping outside Charlottesville, Va. They have a beautiful specimen there that was about 10' when I saw it last 2 yrs ago. Nice day trip from where I live just west of Frederick.