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Originally posted by kath@Nov 23 2004, 12:28 PM
Not sure if it's just the California lemon trees (I've heard they are different from east/west coast), but ours grew SUPER fast. In fact, we finally had to remove our 2 lemon trees because they just got out of hand in the last season. We also pulled our tangerine & grapefruit trees (finally) and are putting in some palm trees next spring. To me the fruit trees were just so messy and not worth the work - however, they did grow fast!
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Florida citrus looks and taste different then CA. The difference is the humidity. Florida citrus doesn’t look as pretty but it’s sweeter. We sell a Clementine Fina Sodea that is from Europe. In Europe the skin is more loose and it’s seedless but that same tree in Florida the peel is tighter and it pollinates, therefore producing seeds.
Kath fruit trees do require some work, no doubt but you can manage them easily by growing in containers. Today many fruit trees are grafted to stay small and fruit just find in tree tubs or planters. You just create an area for your fruit trees.
I prefer them because they flower and smell pretty. Nothing beats fresh tree ripe fruit. I can walk around my yard and have lunch. That’s what I’m talking about!
Are you in Florida?