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Citrus => Citrus General Discussion => Topic started by: AndrewAZ on March 05, 2020, 11:29:02 PM

Title: Recommendation on citrus to plant
Post by: AndrewAZ on March 05, 2020, 11:29:02 PM

I the front of my house, I have a Meyer lemon planted.  Only reason I planted it was because it was a dwarf ad on clearance.  Going to replace it.  I found a place with interesting dwarf citrus trees and the 3 most interesting ones I have to choose are gold nugget, cara cara, and AZ sweet orange(a left over variety from the Sunkist plant that closed in mesa, AZ.  Have tried it and it is a very high quality orange.)
Just want to see what people on here think would be the best choice.

Title: Re: Recommendation on citrus to plant
Post by: containerman on March 06, 2020, 08:08:03 AM

I would have a tough time between the GN and Cara as I have both yet they are so different and taste great. If I had to pick just 1 I would go with the GN.

Title: Re: Recommendation on citrus to plant
Post by: Yorgos on March 06, 2020, 04:32:32 PM

Plant them both.  Use the High Density Home Orchard approach.  Place them just three or four feet apart and treat them like one tree. For a home owner you get plenty of fruit.  For commercial harvests the crop is lessened but for homeowner use its perfectly fine.  So instead of 400 fruits from 1 tree, you'll get a couple of hundred on each. This assumes the growth habit on the two trees is approximately the same so that one doesn't take over the other.

Title: Re: Recommendation on citrus to plant
Post by: Laaz on March 06, 2020, 06:41:07 PM

Try and find a Corpaci lemon. Super quality Italian lemon. They were available in AZ a while ago.

Title: Re: Recommendation on citrus to plant
Post by: containerman on March 07, 2020, 12:05:21 AM

great suggestion yorgos

Title: Re: Recommendation on citrus to plant
Post by: spaugh on March 08, 2020, 05:54:15 PM

My gold nuggets are super good, it loves heat too.  I would go fir one of those for sure. 

Title: Spring is early 2020?
Post by: luak on March 09, 2020, 06:21:13 AM

Took my tree’s out after several tries, hopefully the last time, most are blooming, some carried fruitlets. Didn’t know I have that many.
(https://i.postimg.cc/qgT3T5sp/F6779204-3-B45-4-FEC-8-FE4-8-E389935-B915.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qgT3T5sp)


(https://i.postimg.cc/FkHFK3FV/4-A4-FD6-FB-0044-4-BB5-A7-C9-41-F878389-E02.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FkHFK3FV)

Title: Re: Recommendation on citrus to plant
Post by: containerman on March 09, 2020, 08:57:05 AM

wow thats quite a collection luak