RE: "Improved" Meyer Lemon

Kurt,

Thanks for the info.  I've ordered a couple of "original" Meyer lemons.
Of course, I'll have to grow them in pots to bring indoors, but if the
monks near Beijing could, as I assume they did, I don't know why I can't
(my climate is similar to but not so harsh as Beijing's).  Also, from the
other Medit-Plant discussions I'll know how
to deal with scale.  I tried a kumquat here a few summers ago and it got
badly covered with scale that I simply couldn't get rid of.  I'd never
seen scale on anything in my garden before, and the only plant it spread
to was in my rock garden--a very rare hardy Pelargonium species from the
Turkish/Iraqi border.  Sadly, the kumquat had to go.  I cleaned up the
Pelargoniums and the scale has never reappeared. Thanks again.


On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Mize, Mk (Kurt), NNO wrote:

> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 00:52:57 -0500
> From: "Mize, Mk (Kurt), NNO" <mmize@att.com>
> To: "'medit-plants@ucdavis.edu'" <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
> Subject: RE: "Improved" Meyer Lemon
> 
> <Do you know what the difference is between "the original" Meyer Lemon (such
> as Logee's
> offers) and Raintree's "Improved" Meyer Lemon?>
> 
> The "Improved" Meyer Lemon is a certified (by the California State
> Department of Agriculture), virus-free clone.  The original isn't certified,
> and may harbor a citrus virus.  I have no idea which virus or what it does,
> but that's my understanding.
> 
> Kurt Mize
> Stockton, California
> USDA Zone 9   
> 
>
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