Lowe's had some nice looking citrus plants last weekend, and I could not resist a really nice looking Eureka lemon in a one gallon pot. Does anyone have experience with Eureka lemon in Florida? I read that it is not recommended here, but I have quite a few things that are not recommended for Florida that do ok for me.

Like I really needed another tree. Also replaced the Buddha's Hand that died from cold while I was out of the country, added two more Pages, and got a nice mystery plant at another place with no label. It has a couple of small fruit that look like an Orlando or Minneola tangelo, but at $10, why not.

I'm growing them here in SE Texas and will have the first crop this year. The lisbon lemons I grow do fine. The clementines I grow do fine as well and taste better than the crappy Spanish and California store bought fruit. Supposedly clementines do better in California, but homegrown in SE Texas are definitely better than any store bought.

I have one along the mid coast of Texas (Matagorda) that does great. Big spreading tree that produces alot of large lemons. I like them much more than a Meyer lemon, which I never really been crazy about. Tough tree also, I never do any thing with it and keeps on growning great.

Selkirk

Well, Lemon are not recommended in Florida, because Lemons do not realy well in tropical climate. Trees quickly suffer from fungal diseases by high air humidity and heavy rainfalls....
But with additional care, the trees will do well...

Steve, just so you know---not all of Florida is tropical-- Gainsville is about the same as here (Pensacola) with mid 20 minimums most years. We are on the border of zone 8, but are now in zone 9 as of the last changes in the map.

In fact I know a man who has a twelve foot tall in-ground Eureka lemon in Gainesville. It's in a rather protected microclimate that keeps the tree from freezing because I would ordinarily not suggest planting such a cold sensitive tree in the ground here. He makes a fair crop of fruit too.

I have two Eurekas myself, but they are container plants. I don't have such a favorable micro-climate at my place. My oldest tree made fruit the size of my fist this winter. I still have a couple in the kitchen.

.....Alan.