When I was a child, stuckeys stores used to sell miniature orange, lemon,
and palm trees. Are these still on the market anywhewre?

thanks

chaz-

"Calamondin Orange" should be readilly available. Makes a decent pie or
marmalade. Yahoo or Google. my 2 lincolns

J
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chaz wrote:

When I was a child, stuckeys stores used to sell miniature orange, lemon,
and palm trees. Are these still on the market anywhewre?

I think you want dwarf citrus. These are readily available
wherever the climate is appropriate for citrus outdoors. They
should also be available elsewhere since dwarf citrus can be kept
in containers and moved into shelter during the winter.

I have three dwarf citrus trees in 18" tubs. The Eureka lemon and
Robertson navel orange are about 3' from soil to top; the kumquat
is a bit shorter. They have full-size fruit; but with fewer
branches than full-sized trees, they just don't have as much
fruit. Nevertheless, one year, I got about 60 lemons. I never
got more than about a dozen oranges in a single year. Most years,
I get so many kumquats that I let some just fall and rot.

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Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 19 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/

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chaz wrote:

When I was a child, stuckeys stores used to sell miniature orange,
lemon,
and palm trees. Are these still on the market anywhewre?

I think you want dwarf citrus. These are readily available
wherever the climate is appropriate for citrus outdoors. They
should also be available elsewhere since dwarf citrus can be kept
in containers and moved into shelter during the winter.

I have three dwarf citrus trees in 18" tubs. The Eureka lemon and
Robertson navel orange are about 3' from soil to top; the kumquat
is a bit shorter. They have full-size fruit; but with fewer
branches than full-sized trees, they just don't have as much
fruit. Nevertheless, one year, I got about 60 lemons. I never
got more than about a dozen oranges in a single year. Most years,
I get so many kumquats that I let some just fall and rot.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 19 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/

David,
Thanks for the info, WHO would carry these?

chaz-

chaz wrote:

I previously wrote [in part]:
chaz wrote:

When I was a child, stuckeys stores used to sell miniature orange,
lemon,
and palm trees. Are these still on the market anywhewre?

I think you want dwarf citrus. These are readily available
wherever the climate is appropriate for citrus outdoors. They
should also be available elsewhere since dwarf citrus can be kept
in containers and moved into shelter during the winter.

David,
Thanks for the info, WHO would carry these?

Try a general nursery. If you are in a cold-winter climate, you
might have to wait until spring. You might also have to
special-order these. Since citrus is evergreen and cannot be left
out in winter weather, mail-order is risky.


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