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Hardy citrus and Palm link!

Greetings from the Frozen North!

I am sitting curled up next to a warm fire and enjoying the holidays. It is
so peaceful, at least in this corner of the world. The snow is softly and
silently falling, covering the trees in white, It is a silent, peaceful and
white world.

I felt truly sorry for all off you who had such an upsetting Christmas, and
hope that things are better for you now. Upsetting times makes you really
appreciate the peace and quiet periods 'inbetween' so to say.

I wold like to respond to Gordon Walker's question about hardy citrus.
While I don't live in half as warm climate as most of you do, we do like to
try to grow plants from warmer climates anyway. But most citrus here need
to overwinter in a greenhouse.

Below is a link with some useful info about hardy palms and hardy citrus.
There are a few more out on the *Net, often you can find links on
homepages. You will find that there are some brave people out there!

http://www.angelfire.com/nm/HardyCitrusnPalm/index.html

Growing named citrus varieties from seed or pips isn't such a good idea,
but it is easy and good fun if you don't have any special demands on the
plant you grow. Species citrus is another matter, they come true from pips.


I don't have any names of citrus nurseries in France to give you, but I
should be very surprised if there weren't any. You can always buy citrus
trees from B&T World Seeds, they also sell named citrus varieties, and are
based in France. Haven't tried them myself. Or you could do what so many
people do, buy a tree when you are on holiday.

There are to the best of my knowledge, two nurseries in the UK who
specialize in citrus varieties. It may be more natural to go South to buy
citrus trees, but then it is not that likely they have the coldhardier
kinds!
They are the Citrus Centre and the Global Orange Grove.

What to grow....I like the kumquats very much, also the sour oranges. They
are wellbehaved troublefree plants that respond well to care. I am told
citrange hybrids also are good subjects to grow in a colder climate.

Good Luck with your gardening,

Ingrid in Sweden!

PS. I would like to wish all of you on MEDIT a Happy New Year and Good
Growing in the brand new year ahead of us!
Ssss....swing the glogg jugs!!!
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