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Re: Citrus propagation question

Kwint wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions on propagation of citrus from cuttings? I
> have a Meyer Lemon (dwarf) which I would like to start some cuttings from
> to give to a friend. I'm in Zone 9, and current temperatures range from
> 45-50 degrees (night) to 70 (day). Should I wait til it warms up and then
> take softwood cuttings? Take semihardwood cuttings now? Will this tree grow
> near the SF Bay area, on the Zone8/9 border? Could it be grown in a large
> pot to be brought indoors if the weather turns cold?
I've had a lot of luck starting cuttings of various citrus using perlite
wait until they start showing new growth and take a three inch section
remove all but the top two or three leaves.  I'm raising lemons as
bonsai and always get a few fruits off them.  I'm sure I would get more
if I put them in a bigger pot.  I put them in the sunroom during winter
where it gets down in the high thirty's at night. Jim zone 7
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