"S WHITE" wrote in message
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Hi,

I am looking to buy my husband a plant for Valentines Day - I wanted
something like a lemon or orange tree, can someome tell me firstly if
they actually can be grown here and if anyone knows where I might be
able to buy one - I haven't seen them in my local garden centre.

They may not be around at this time of the year - I would expect to see them
in garden centres etc. in spring or summer when they can be put outside.
I don't suppose there is much of a market for frost tender
plants/shrubs/trees at this time of year.

We bought our lemon tree in The Range and it has lived a harsh life outside
for the last few years but I relented this winter and brought it inside when
the really arctic weather started.

It lost all the new growth (turned black and dropped off) but it has now
settled into the dining room by the patio door and is growing like mad.

When you say 'here', where is that?

Abredeen (for example) may not be a good place for citrus growing outside
all year, but some places with generally favourable micro-climates may be
O.K. in all but the worst winters (like this one).

Best of luck.

Dave R