In the Spring of 2009, I ordered a Saint Teresa Lemon from Four Winds Growers. I waited all through April, May, June, and July but the tree never came. I telephoned them asking where my tree was. Four Winds told me that they decided not to sell their Saint Teresa lemon trees, but to take cuttings from their existing stock and use them as graft material to increase their inventory. They apologized, and told me that I was #1 on their list for shipment the following year (2010). I waited for the additional year. Then when Spring came in 2010, I anticipated receiving my tree. Once again April, May, June, July, and August passed, and a Colorado winter was fast approaching, but no tree arrived. I again telephoned asking where was my Saint Teresa Lemon. This time I was told that they decided not to sell them as 1-year old trees, but to hold them for another year, and sell them as two years old trees. Once again I was assured that I was #1 on their list . Now it is 2011, maybe I need pray to Saint Teresa, and ask if she would please intervene. - Millet (697-)

No, I gave them my credit card, which will not be charged until they finally ship a tree. - Millet (696-)

Millet, your CC info may expire by then, causing additional delay! I would check with them now, spring being around the corner, and make sure your info is valid. I don't think there is a CC Saint to pray to! LOL.

Barbara

I too have been waiting, but only since last year. They told me this spring, then end o summer... I called today and got a "next spring" promise.

Consequently, I contacted Willits and Newcombe, spoke to Helen. She told me, come January, I can give her a call, tell her what size (they grow all 3~ standard, semi dwarf and dwarf)Santa Teresa I want and they'll put it on the shipment to my Costco with the others... if you're near a Costco, Millet, it just might be worth trying...

Donald Dillon whats going on this time???? Four Winds Growers handling of the Santa Teresa Lemon, has been a joke, now it is just plain terrible customer service. They make promises, then back off their promises again and again. The worst part is they never ever ever ever ever contact the "customer" to explain their decision. The only way a customer finds that their latest promise was once again broken is to call Four Winds and ask what the heck is it this time. - Millet (538-)

I know! What I find most humorous is that when I am emailing them about ANYTHING else, the replies are quick and numerous. Recently, I had questions regarding the fertilizer and went back and forth with three or four emails. It was then I thought to check on my promise of the end of summer tree. I was rewarded with the "next spring" answer, inquired (VERY politely) why it was taking so long, even siting my anonymous "friend" that had been waiting 3 years and have still gotten NO RESPONSE whatsoever~ It really is too bad, I love their trees and had loved their CS up till now. A simple, honest explanation would go such a long way!

So who on this forum has a Saint Teresa Lemon tree ?

Forgive my ignorance , but... what makes the Santa Teresa lemon so special?

Personally for me, the very reason I "ordered" the tree was solely because of its name.... SANTA TERESA", named in honor of Saint Teresa of Avila . The tree will go very well next to my SAINT DOMINIC trees. On August 14, 2006, Sister Mary Catharine, a Dominican Nun, sent me seeds taken from Saint Dominic's 1,206 year old tree (still living). Saint Dominic, himself, planted a Sour Orange seed on the grounds of Saint Sabina Convent in Rome in the year 1200, and that tree is still living today. If your interested about the Saint Sabina tree's history you can read about this miraculous tree in book "The Citrus Industry Volume I" page 48 & 49. I planted the seeds which grew, from which I have been taking cuttings and propagating them. So.....Saint Teresa and Saint Dominic should get along very well........IF Four Winds Growers EVER gets their act together and fills my order. - Millet (539-)

So it is not that the lemons have specific properties (taste, aroma, ...) that make them stand out from other lemon types, but the trees have a historical value.

Marc, yes your correct, it is for historic value. Actually the Santa Teresa lemon is almost the same as a Eureka Lemon. Of all the Femminello selections St. Teresa has the most tolerance to mal secco disease. It is also revered for its high rind oil yield. It is grown commercially in Argentina, and Turkey and of course in Italy..........and maybe some far away decade in my greenhouse. Millet (538-)

Bob have you tried Cliftons ?

http://www.buyplantsonline.com/dwarf-italian-lemon-tree-five-gallon.html

Seems like an interesting variety to get (happens everytime someone is talking about a particular variety! )

As I am in the market for a lemon tree at the moment, I might just as well get a Santa Teresa. And as it happens, my preferred nursery has them in stock!

I was trying to figure out how the Santa Teresa lemon got it's name... Santa Teresa of Avila is located in Spain, while the feminello tree is Italian?