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Some simple questions occur. If it's a new tree, maybe there was something wrong/damaged in the first place. Did you go back to the nursery/source and talk to them? I'd be hesitant to rely on a damaged tree - at best it will take a number of years to recover general condition. I'd also plant several trees - you can always thin them out if one/few take off in a couple of years - that's better than putting all the eggs in one basket and waiting 3-5 years to find out the one tree didn't take.
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Good Advice Olin137, I really can't "take it back" as I got it at the farmers market....and I might have even damaged it in transit - it was about a week after I planted it that I noticed the split, after some strong winds so I can't really say if it was that way when I got it.
I do however think you are right about putting all my lemons in one basket! we have plenty of room so I'm sure I'll plant more.....You can never have too much lemonade!!
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It is a good idea to have a couple of different varieties, esp ones that flower/fruit early & late, that way you can have a long season. One mature citrus here can supply more citrus than you can use, but most have a peak season when most of the fruit ripens, good to trade at the farmers market, give to friends & people you don't know, do squish experiments & such (OK, maybe most will forgo the experiments....but they are fun!)
We have 3 citrus on our yard & neighbor has 6 more... during Nov & dec we are floating in citruses....have planted some a couple of spring fruiting citrus & am trying to find a Meyers Lime (summer fruit) The best idea is to try to get year round fruits so you don't have to process any.
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Where's the best place (in lieu of the Plant It Hawaii sale) to get citrus?
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Carrie, there are a number of nurseries if you can't make it to the Plant It Hawaii sale this Friday & Sat., many sell Plant it plants (for a little more $) We went to the BIAN sale a couple of months ago & purchased a Passionfruit from a Puna grower, didn't get who, but think it was "Fruit Lovers" in Pahoa:
www.fruitlovers.com
If I had been thinking, I would have gotten a list of the growers.... but I wasn't!
Good luck (& if you need an advance person for the sale....)
