Can I grow a citrus trees in the ground in South Carolina? (cold, fruit)
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Well that's wonderful!
I'm going to have to look for these citrus trees loaded with fruit the
next time I go down this summer.
I've never seen a citrus loaded with fruit in South Carolina
When I grew up in Arizona, we had all kind of citrus trees, oranges, limes
loaded with fruit!
I'm only 2 1/2 hours away from Hilton Head and I know for a fact that citrus trees
would definately freeze here!
It has gotten down to 19 degreese here quite often during the months of January and
February. In fact, sometimes you can loose zone 8 plants here in the winter, depending on
where they are planted.
So, that's a new one to me, yes sir, I'm going down to Hilton Head in a month or two, and
I'm going to find these citrus trees loaded with fruit.
LOL!
Do you even live in South Carolina?
Only very close to the coast in southern South Carolina can you get away with growing a citrus tree. Inland, the winters just are too cold to make it practical.
Not sure if I already posted, but I have both a dwarf orange and a patio lime in pots in zone 8, and they are happy as can be for 3 seasons. They spend the winter inside the garage in front of big windows (east). The lime is new this year, but the orange had one orange last year and has 13 oranges this year. I pick them in December.
My aunt had a volunteer lemon tree that grew at her house for years. She lived on the coast of SC so a bit warmer than the inland areas. It never bore fruit, though. It would die down during cold winters and come back out.
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