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sjeffery
07-30-2006, 02:55 PM
Good morning everyone! This is my first post to your group. Thanks for the opportunity to join your citrus community.

I wonder if anyone could provide any info on this tree:

About 2 1/2 years ago, I bought one of those tiny lemon trees (four leaves on a slender stem in a cardboard tube-type box) that they sell all over Florida (mine actually came from the Ft. Myers airport). I don't know what variety it is; the box it came in didn't say. It's been growing nicely; I keep it indoors and put it outside from spring to just before fall frost time. I feed it four times per year with the avocado/citrus food. It's now in a good sized container, has lots of nice green growth and is almost 6 feet tall. The main trunk is nice & thick and actually does look like a strong tree trunk. I don't believe it's grafted as the stem was so slight when I got it. Can anyone tell me what variety these tend to be and when I might get the first flowers? If anyone else has grown one of these out & actually gotten fruit I would be THRILLED to hear about it! I posted a picture of it in the gallery. Thanks! Stephanie in Germantown, MD, Zone 7