David E. Ross wrote in message
et...
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If "SFBA" means San Francisco Bay area, forget the citrus. It will grow
and thrive, but you are unlikely to get enough heat to ripen the fruit
properly.
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Really? My six citrus (Mandarin orange, Valencia orange, Tangelo, both Meyer
lemons, and the Star Ruby grapefruit), and every neighbor I see with citrus
trees in their front yards, disprove this every season.

I'll also include my nectarine, pear, apple, and persimmon but I understand
that those aren't citrus.

All the saplings came from Home Despost but I've forgotten when I purchased
them; fall I think when they pack 'em in like sardines in their nursery
areas. They've been amazingly hardy, were all on sale when I purchased them,
and came from a variety of sources.

The Ranger
SFBA
Zone 9