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SilverShaded
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:37 pm Posts: 60 Location: Cheshire UK
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Anyone growing citrus outside?
We had three types survive winter ok, but they dont tend to flower or set fruit outside, anyone had better luck and with what types?
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SilverShaded
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:37 pm Posts: 60 Location: Cheshire UK
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
This is our calamondin,
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Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:36 pm |
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seeschloss
Joined: Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:24 am Posts: 4 Location: Antwerp, Belgium
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
Poncirus trifoliata (or Citrus trifoliata) is a citrus that grows and fruits fine in the UK. The fruits aren't really edible, but some cultivars can make fine marmalade, comparable to bitter orange.
I'm not sure about the UK for those, but in Northern France I grow Yuzu (Citrus junos) outside in pots, and Satsuma mandarin might be fine in a sheltered location. My mandarins are still quite small so I'm not taking chances yet, though.
Which types have managed to survive winter at your place?
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Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:35 pm |
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Jimhardy
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
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Mon Sep 11, 2017 6:37 pm |
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hortusgardens
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:28 pm Posts: 115 Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire UK
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
Hmm, well I suppose it ends in .....us
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Mon Sep 11, 2017 6:51 pm |
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seeschloss
Joined: Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:24 am Posts: 4 Location: Antwerp, Belgium
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
The small plant in front might actually be a young Poncirus trifoliata. I think I can see large spines and trifoliate leaves.
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Mon Sep 11, 2017 7:16 pm |
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
Come on Jim own up what is it is that where your Sequoia used to be?
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Mon Sep 11, 2017 7:21 pm |
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Jimhardy
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
yeah....thats a little Poncirus trifoliata in front of the Castor plants,I would love to show you a better picture but I would have to leave an expletive filled tirade here about Photobucket and how they cancelled my account - lol- :
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Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:05 am |
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Maya
Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:43 pm Posts: 356 Location: Bangor/North Wales
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
Mark, I have a citrus planted in the ground but I cover it for the winter so I am not sure if this counts. It flowers and fruits. Fruits are on the small side and not very sweet but I can't expect more as we don't get summer heat.
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Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:15 am |
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Maya
Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:43 pm Posts: 356 Location: Bangor/North Wales
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
Here it is
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Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:23 am |
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
I tried a random lemon tree here with a minimum -5c and it took 3 years to recuperate
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Fri Sep 15, 2017 6:31 pm |
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Rob S
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:58 pm Posts: 24 Location: Leigh on Sea Essex UK
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
Can anyone identify this plant, i'm sure it's a large Citrus and was heavy with fruit when I passed it last summer? https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.52843 ... 312!8i6656
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Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:13 pm |
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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
wow- Just today I was where some Citrus was being sold and I saw "Yuzu". I think it was recommenced for marmalade and very hardy also. I bought a Santa Rosa Plum and Hass Avocado. Now,I'm committed to at least five more years of life.
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Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:05 am |
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stephenprudence
Joined: Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:33 pm Posts: 342 Location: Heswall, Wirral, UK (Zone 9a)
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
Yes two Calamondin Citrus on my allotment and I would like to trial some of the hardier species. At Ness Botanic Garden they have a lemon outdoors, which produces every year in wet clay soil, surprisingly.
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Thu Sep 28, 2017 6:07 pm |
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IanShax
Joined: Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:43 am Posts: 237 Location: Frog Rock, Australia.
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Re: Anyone growing citrus outside?
Citrus outside? Of course, here in Oz, not a problem. I do get winters of -6C and both trees power through that, but the summers of 40C means I have to keep the water up to them. I keep both the Washington Navel oranges and Meyer lemon trees pruned to around a metre tall, otherwise I get too many fruit and I don't like marmalade...
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