Citrus

Has anyone tried growing Oranges, Lemons etc in the South West. If so what varieties are there?

 

Don't know about the South West but here in the Midlands I'm growing both Orange and Lemon trees.
I move them to the greenhouse during the winter, and kept at around 5/10�ºC just frost free. Both trees fruit only one Lemon left at the moment have used up the rest. Lemon tree around 5 years old. Orange tree is in its first year, fruits have formed well and have now started to colour up (manderin).

 

I'm growing a couple of lemons at the moment which originated from seeds from a tesco lemon bought for gin and tonics! They are doing really well and are about 8 inches high and quite bushy now!

 

I have a couple of 'patio' (i.e. mini) citrus trees which I bought as seedlings. They are doing fine even here in the frozen north. (Actually we have very mild winters in Scarborough). No idea what varieties mine are but I do know that I only fleece them in winter. Should be a piece of cake for you. Maybe you could have one of Mel's G&Ts with your cake?

 

I have a seedling of what I believe to be seville orange growing against my greenhouse. In that position it gets some warmth on cold nights from the heating inside.
It survived last winter without much damage, but the year before it was cut back quite hard by frost.
It has made a shoot, this year, of about 30ins long, complete with 1.5in thorns, as yet no flowers though.

 

I should also add that I have two clementines in pots that have spent the last two winters outside. They are grafted onto poncirus trifoliata which is totally hardy.
These both flower quite well, but do not fruit, I think mainly due to being potted.
I'm pretty sure clementine is one of the hardier fruiting citrus.