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Originally Posted by ron_mcb
i have a few types of citrus. kumquats on ponderosa lemon and or grapefruit root-stock. i get kumquat and i eat them when they get a touch of yellow or else they will seem dry when orange.
i have calamondin orange on a ponderosa lemon or grapefruit root-stock. i get small sour fruit every year.
i have clementine and tango grafted on t.o.r. i brought them both back from southern California last year. all i did was ask a guy about some oranges from his tree. a conversation started about oranges and tropicals / subtropicals..i told him i live in Georgia. he ended up practically giving me 6 trees in pots to take back with me. i got plenty flowers last year at planting.. maybe fruit will hold this year.
all of these things are in the ground. i have no luck with growing citrus or anything in pots long term.. i have no real issues but a few burned leaves on the calamondin orange. kumquat seems to be the most hardy of all of these citrus. no leaf drop and no yellowing.
i like citrus on the tart side so i don't grow sweet oranges. they probably wont take the cold here.
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;; First you need to understand that if you are growing full size citrus trees in pots by no means will they live long. The average size of a mature orange tree is about 30 foot with a tree span of about 30 foot. This means the root span is about 30 foot.Can't be done in a pot. Your tree will become root bound. Kumquat will take colder temperatures than oranges. I do not know in what part of Georgia you live but Citrus tree are tropical evergreens. Northern Georgia is to cold for Citrus outside. You only need one cold night with prolong temps below 28 to kill your tree. Dwarf trees would do you better. But understand as a rule dwarf trees do not live as long as standard trees.Young trees do not hold their fruit well. Don't worry about this. The tree branches may be to small to retain the fruit