Yorgos
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Houston, TX near NRG Stadium USDA Zone 9a
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Post by Yorgos on Aug 12, 2019 11:43:40 GMT -5
Can someone direct me to the variety of lemon that is the most cold hardy? I have a Meyer, which has proven cold hardy to the low 20's but would like to replace a peach tree with the most cold hardy lemon I can find.
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Post by david on Aug 12, 2019 13:35:41 GMT -5
As far as cold hardy....Meyer is as hardy as lemon comes. Lazz is the lemon man....perhaps he can steer you to something you can use.
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Post by Laaz on Aug 12, 2019 15:49:18 GMT -5
Meyer is not very good, next in hardiness is probably the Harvey lemon.
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eyeckr
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Virginia Beach, VA 8a
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Post by eyeckr on Aug 13, 2019 11:41:03 GMT -5
ichang lemon
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Post by Laaz on Aug 13, 2019 15:00:20 GMT -5
But Ichang is not a lemon.
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eyeckr
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Virginia Beach, VA 8a
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Post by eyeckr on Aug 13, 2019 15:09:55 GMT -5
You're right but if you want something very cold hardy that you can use like a lemon this might be an option. Seedy but full of lemon-like juice.
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Post by Sylvain on Aug 15, 2019 6:12:34 GMT -5
Ichang lemon is not ichangensis! Ichang lemon is very interesting.
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Post by isaac1 on Aug 22, 2019 1:19:33 GMT -5
Keep in mind that the OP lives in Harris Country Texas, on the south side of Houston which is an HLB and ACP quarantine county, where it is illegal to transport citrus plants into or out of the county. So his selection will be limited to what is commercially available within a few miles of where he lives.
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Yorgos
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Houston, TX near NRG Stadium USDA Zone 9a
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Post by Yorgos on Aug 26, 2019 13:19:39 GMT -5
The quarantine has bee the crux of the matter. Meyer seems to be the only "lemon" I have been able to find here.
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Post by Garrett on Aug 26, 2019 19:33:01 GMT -5
I recently moved from Houston. Joseph’s nursery in Pearland used to sell panzarella lemons. I’m not very familiar with them but they might be an option.
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Yorgos
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Post by Yorgos on Aug 29, 2019 9:46:21 GMT -5
I'll try them! Thanks for the guidance.
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eyeckr
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Virginia Beach, VA 8a
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Post by eyeckr on Sept 9, 2019 18:33:47 GMT -5
Yes Panzarella lemon might be a good one for you since it originated in your area and can handle at least down to 22 degrees (per John P. as I have never tested this). I was moving my tree today and knocked of the one fruit I had on it I don't particularly like the way mine tries to grow. It acts like it wants to grow like a vine and scale loves my tree.
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zap
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Post by zap on Sept 11, 2019 2:32:00 GMT -5
Can someone direct me to the variety of lemon that is the most cold hardy? I have a Meyer, which has proven cold hardy to the low 20's but would like to replace a peach tree with the most cold hardy lemon I can find. How about a lemonquat?
Or a sunquat; which is supposed to be a chance hybrid between a sour mandarin, and a Kumquat? Sunquats are from Texas? Anyways Sunquat is used as a lemon, as it supposedly never sweetens as it ripens.
There is Snow lemon, which looks like a hybrid with "Japanese Grapefruit" (Ichangensis hybd).
Be happy, Zap
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