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Dorothy
Unregistered User
(1/14/02 10:33:23 am)
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I have a lemon tree about 2feet high. This has flowered and produced about 7 lemons. At the moment it is in the conservatory but I would like to plant it outside. Is this possible. I live in the South West of England. We occasionally have frost but not too often. The soil is acidic.

Magnoliauk
Registered User
(1/16/02 8:21:27 am)
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As far as I know Dorothy lemon trees wont tollerate low temps of anysort. I think you will have to keep it as a container plant and keep it frost free in winter.

Lynn

dorothy
Unregistered User
(1/17/02 11:22:53 am)
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Thanks for the advice Lynn. Didn't think I could plant it out but one never knows!

LaurenceMB
Registered User
(1/22/02 5:48:53 pm)
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Hi Dorothy,

I have a couple of lemon trees growing in containers. I put them in my conservatory during the winter. However the temp dropped to 2C ovwr Christmas when I was away.

I came home to find the tree completely dead. I do not think it is a good idea to planr permanently outside if there is even a small risk of frost.

Sooner or later it will get killed.

Larry

dorothy
Unregistered User
(1/22/02 9:13:40 pm)
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Thanks larry. I thought perhaps the lemon tree might do as well as the bouganvillea? which I planted outside with net protection for any frosts we might get. So far so good! However, I think even my lemon tree is suffering a little as the temp dropped as you say over Christmas and although it the lemon tree didn't die in my conservatory, it did drop a few of next years fruits! So I think you and my other lemon tree friend could be right in that they do not like the cold. Thanks.

dorothy
Unregistered User
(1/22/02 9:18:45 pm)
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Thanks larry. I thought perhaps the lemon tree might do as well as the bouganvillea? which I planted outside with net protection for any frosts we might get. So far so good! However, I think even my lemon tree is suffering a little as the temp dropped as you say over Christmas and although it the lemon tree didn't die in my conservatory, it did drop a few of next years fruits! So I think you and my other lemon tree friend could be right in that they do not like the cold. Thanks.