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Sun, Jul 26, 09 at 9:53
| I want to plant a lemon tree(not now of course), but I don't have enough space. Can they be grown in large containers? It was suggested to me to try a dwarf one, but I was also told dwarf trees tend to have more problems. Can a regular one be grown and have it's size contained by a pot?
Also, can anyone suggest a non-desert tree that can be planted safely aprox 2ft from our block fence? I was thinking about a Purple plum tree, but read that the heat from the wall can kill them during the summer. |
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- Posted by turtleman49 AZ (My Page) on Sun, Jul 26, 09 at 13:55
| Your dwarf citrus can be grown in a container. The problems with dwarfs in AZ is the salts amounts in the soils here, it's easily treated and easier to do in a container so I wouldn't worry about that as a issue for container growing, I'd be more concerned with the heat on the container, then again that can be controlled also. Plums will wilt from radiant heat, but I'd give more than 2' for any tree from a wall if you can, otherwise consider another plant, grapevine maybe? |
Here is a link that might be useful: RSI Growers
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- Posted by phxplantaddict 9 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 26, 09 at 13:57
| Bamboo, jujubie, mango, guava, banana, to name a few. |
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- Posted by aznativenewbie11 Tempe 9/sunset 13 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 27, 09 at 10:21
| Great, I have 2 bradford pear trees 2ft away from my wall. The nursery told me that distance would be fine. They were planted in May, 15 gal's, do you know if it could cause them more harm to transplant them when it's cooler or is it just too late? |
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| This little guy produced over 20 lemons last year.
This is what he looks like on "cold" nights:
This is what I do with the lemons:
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- Posted by grant_in_arizona USDA Z9 Scottsdale, (My Page) on Sun, Aug 2, 09 at 20:45
| Zonny! Great pics! Your lemon tree is great.! Are all of those bottles filled with lemon juice? Or some other treat?? I'm so glad you're embedding pics. So fun to seeeeeee. Take care, |
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| Lemoncello Grant. And if GardenWeb has bandwidth, I have pics!! |
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- Posted by grant_in_arizona USDA Z9 Scottsdale, (My Page) on Tue, Aug 4, 09 at 14:40
| Neat! I had to look it up to see what it is (some type of beautiful liqueur). Very cool. Thanks for the fun pics and updates--keep them coming. The more pics the better. Take care, |
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- Posted by aznativenewbie11 Tempe 9/sunset 13 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 10, 09 at 17:28
| Wow, and here I was only thinking of using the lemons for menudo and salsa. I've been limiting myself all these years. Thanks for the pics |
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