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Small citrus tree - suggestions?

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agz win
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Limited sun, high shade, squirrels so thinking citrus.

Cumquat?
Orangequat?
Calamondin?
Something else?
Cardiag
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Have not had good luck with citrus in shade. In my experience need at least 5 hrs direct sunlight to develop the fruit.
agz win
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It's high shade with some sun under 80' pines. It'll be planted next to a Satsuma and peach with each producing well. I'm just wanting the best choice for a small area like a 14'x14' space.

IslandAg76
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Meyer lemon
aggiepublius
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agz win said:

Limited sun, high shade, squirrels so thinking citrus.

Cumquat?
Orangequat?
Calamondin?
Something else?

Where are you? At least which zone?
Cardiag
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If another citrus is thriving there it should be okay though may take a few years to get established. If you're down here in south east Texas, Persian limes do well. Meyer lemons are great but I did mine in a container on the recommendation of the nursery.
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Neighbor has a kaffir lime that doesn't produce much fruit but the leaves are amazing to cook with.
agz win
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I'm zone 8 and 9.

I have producing Meyers lemon, lime and brown fig trees.

Neighbor seems to have everything, including Asian grapefruits. She gave me some Calamondins but they were more sour than sweet. I had bought a blood orange but it was too big for the sun spot I have so gave it away. Is there something sweeter in the kumquat variety? I've never tried an orangequat.
zachhow9
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Took a graduate pathology course last semester. Learned that citrus is notoriously hard to grow in the Brazos valley do to a number of pathogens. Multiple sprays per year are often required to produce quality fruit. Just a heads up from a plant nerd!
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