Hi...I'm from New-Brunswick CANADA and want to know if there are more Canadians on this forum?? oh and do state if you have outdoor citrus?

Yup ... Vancouver Island with a few "hardy" citrus outside.

Cheers, Barrie.

outside ! !! how lucky are you...is it common to see citrus in Vancouver...here in New-Brunswick everybody has apple or pear trees in the yard but no citrus...I don't think they could survive our harsh winters

Not routine to see citrus here. The experts say it's only a matter of time with continued weather trends. At this point even the hardiest citrus need specific siting and an overhead canopy or enclosure for the brief periods of worst weather.
Bob Duncan on the Saanich penisula here (southern Vancouver Island), has the most extensive and productive collection of citrus anywhere in Canada.

Cheers, Barrie.

GregN, another Citrus Forum member that I visited in Vancouver, BC has lots of citruses planted in ground next to the wall of his house, under the eaves of the roof.

Indoor grower here but you already know me from the UBC forums.

JoeReal ... I've been to GregN's place and seen his citrus. Last time there I picked up a Sudachi and a Yuzu. He gave me several cuttings from his Poncirus with leaves arranged in 5's, which I rooted and are now ready to be potted up.

Junglekeeper ... yes we've exchanged ideas and info on UBC, as have several others also belonging to this forum.

Cheers, Barrie.

Rudell, I have a fairly young assortment of trees - at last count about 28 different varieties. 14 citrus plants (9 varieties) outside in the ground. Plus a in ground, Stuart Mexicola Avocado. Only brief periods of protection is required. Last winter, I had 20 nights and about 7 days where I needed some heat from large Christmas lights to save the fruit from freezing. Otherwise no additional heat was required. I have a grapefruit that had no winter damage and it had little to no protection.


Greg

How nice to meet all of you. .. citrus really is addictive what is the coldest temp in winter to say that you can grow them outdoor...here is NB is gets sometimes -45 on the coldest of weather ..not ofter but it does happen.

Generally zone 8b is considered the cut off point to safely grow the hardiest citrus. Much depends on the type or variety you're growing. Year round climate also greatly effects citrus.
According to the zones map, NB (New Brunswick) has the "mildest" climate along the eastern shoreline, even then it's only rated as zone 5b, a long way from growing citrus outside. Erecting an elaborate winter housing structure with suplimental heating would be needed.

Cheers, Barrie.

O...K then. Cheers, Barrie.

[/quote]I hope that doesn't mean you feel slighted - you're certainly no stranger to me. Come to think of it, have you heard anything from leapfrog, another Canuck? I haven't seen any posts from him for a long time.[/quote]

I haven't heard from leapfrog for a while either. I hope he is OK. I wanted to contact him this past summer when I was visiting Vancouver Island. I would like to see how his Meyer lemon is doing. Let me know if you hear anything.

Greg