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#Dwarf Fruit Trees

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#1141From: Jerry KempFeb 16, 1992 1:38 AM
Hello, I am new here to this forum, and actually am not as experienced as the most of you sound although I have been successful in what I have grown so far and really enjoy working with what I do have. I recently have thought about attempting to grow a few dwarf cictrus trees and am interested in naval oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and possibly tangelos <–spelling? Does anyone have any information on this, and can they be grown in containers. I live in Southern California having just moved here from the midwest so I really do not know what I am doing with this. Tim
#1169From: John HancockFeb 16, 1992 2:37 PM
Jerry, having been through the same transition, let me recommend a very important guide I wish someone had told me about: Sunset's "New Western Garden Book." It has detailed information about citrus varieties, and many other things that will save you a lot of wasted effort and money, trying to grow borderline items for the zillion little microclimates that result from the confluence of ocean, mountains, latitude, wind, water currents, etc.. Not like the Midwest.