Which citrus do I choose

20 years ago

Please my head is buzzing with citrus I know I want a Meyer Lwmon. And some kind of citrus tree A tangerine a kumquat whatever is the easiest!! to cultivate any and all suggestions. I want a tree with glossy leaves not DULL!! also a minimum of a four month fruiting period. I have never grown citrus so make sure they are easy please send pictures and tons of details I am only getting one more tree please make it one from "Big Leaf Citrus" Or a similar cultivator, preferably the first. Any help is greatly appreciated Thank you very much. Oh I have a great room that gets tons of sun and is very warm all winter.I live in Southern Maine but I am moving to Limestone next year where there is about 20 hours of sunlight In late spring will this harm my citrus thank you for your help, if you need any more info please ask (the more details the better I know nothing!!!) Bye

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birdsnblooms
20 years ago
Welcome Greg..Meyer's are nice fruit trees..I like both kumquat and tangerine, but kumquat seem to fruit a lot more than tangerines.
I buy my citrus from 3 nurseries.. www.briteleaf.com www.harriscitrus.com and www.acornsprings.com You can view my citrus on my website..Just ckick on my name, then scroll down a bit until you see Website..I dont have many citrus pics, need to take more, but there's pics of plants from all 3 nurseries. Toni
orangetreeluvr77
20 years ago
Well, I don't know much about citrus, but I do know that myer lemons are very "bombproof" and would be an excellent choice. But don't take it directly from me because I am a myer killer. I would go to www.fourwindsgrowers.com. They have very healthy trees and excellent information. This might help you decide which one you want.
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birdsnblooms
20 years ago
Orange, 4winds does detail good info: but.......
As for buying trees, go to www.briteleaf.com www.harriscitrus.com or www.acornsprings.com
I buy my trees from these three nurseires and never have been happier in purchases..Prices are fantastic, trees are all grafted and at 'lest' 3' tall..
It's especially inportant not to spend 70.00 as a first tree..For eg, briteleaf sells trees from 15.00-20.00 Shipping is 10.00 or 15.00 if u purchase two.

I think Meyer's is a great choice and blooms througout the year.
Orange, bombproof..LOL..that's funny..Toni
orangetreeluvr77
20 years ago
Yeah. Four Winds has more varieties than acorn springs or harris citrus and their trees are quite healthy, but acorn springs has more information about each variety, and probably lower prices. Hope that helps X Country!
Patty_in_Wisc
20 years ago
Harris is not a good place to order from. Their packaging is not good & they sent me sick trees just this year. I think acorn springs is good - big healthy trees but more expensive.
I would grow things that you can't find in stores. We have myer lemons occasionally in stores here. Also nagami kumquats (I have meiwa kumquat --taste is better & not sold in stores here), and key limes (also called mexican) are all sold in stores around here in season. My opinion is to get trees with fruits that can't be bought in stores.