Posted by Austin, Little Rock on 10/3/2009, 7:02 pm, in reply to "Citrus trees for the Mid-South"
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There aren't citrus growing around here that I've seen. All I know of is one poncirus trifoliata growing in an empty lot where some mobile homes used to be. It is quite large and always has ripe fruit in the fall. The thorns on poncirus are so sharp, and it makes a great privacy/protection screen. I think you've mentioned all the hardy hybrids that I know of: Thomasville, Citrangequat, Citrumello, Ichang. I should experiement with hardy citrus, but I have no room in my yard to accommodate their size. The problem with hardy citrus is that they are offspring of poncirus and have a bad aftertaste. I do know Don in OKC is experimenting with hybrids. He has a website, but I can't think of it now.
I'm trying to get bananas from dwarf Orinoco. I will dig up these plants and store them in the crawlspace for the winter. I switched from standard Orinoco to its dwarf brother because the large stems can be heavy. I'll all about no-dig bananas and dwarfs. There's no other plant like them to give that tropical effect during the growing season. Many folks have bananas in my town, and they are all Orinocos that I've seen. Bananas are so fun to grow due to their fast growth rate, large leaves, pretty flowers, and their potential for edible fruit.
Oh yeah, I'm also growing the following edibles: Raja puri, California Gold, Dwarf Brazilian, and Dwarf Namwa. It will be interesting to see how these varieties store in the crawlspace this winter. I know Orinoco is good for storage.
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