Anyone in Kentucky/Tennessee area grow citranges? Even in pots?

Kevin Goheen

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I really want to try and grow Mortan citrange so I can work on breeding it further with poncirus to make Kentucky grown oranges. Mortan citrange is already close to cold hardiness, but they are hard to find.

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The trees might survive the real challenge will be to get the fruits to ripen before frost hit them, even in zone 8.

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My 2nd Location:Florida HardinessZone:10 AHS:10 GDD:8500 Rainfall:2in/mth winter, 8in/mth summer, Soil:Sand pH8 Flat

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S Bengi wrote:The trees might survive the real challenge will be to get the fruits to ripen before frost hit them, even in zone 8.

Yeah that is true, but I know of poncirus that fruit and I believe ripen here in zone 7 Kentucky. I figure if we can grow passionfruit, it would be worth a shot.

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This survived two winter for me : https://onegreenworld.com/product/yuzu-ichandrin-hardy-citrus-tree/?attribute_pa_size=12-tree-pot&attribute_pa_shipping-season=fall
And I have had this flying dragon for about a decade now: https://onegreenworld.com/product/flying-dragon-2/?attribute_pa_size=1-gallon&attribute_pa_shipping-season=fall
Maypop passionfruit also survives here in Boston too.

I got a few acres in Florida that I am going to start turning into a food forest, so I look forward to being able to plant oranges.

Iterations are fine, we don't have to be perfect
My 2nd Location:Florida HardinessZone:10 AHS:10 GDD:8500 Rainfall:2in/mth winter, 8in/mth summer, Soil:Sand pH8 Flat

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