GARDEN WITH A VIEW: Growing Yuzu and Calamondin

I don’t know what possessed me to purchase the specialty citrus trees. It has been 6 months since I brought them home. The yuzu has so many thorns and there is not much information on it online or in books. I have been extensively researching information on home grown yuzu. The calamondin information is more available and people grow this citrus in their backyard.

One day, I came home to see some grafts that my husband had acquired through the program. I really wanted to graft but the research and the learning curve for me was a little too steep. He took them to see if he could graft them but I am sure they all got moldy. It's not cheap requesting the grafts either.

My search for the trees ended at Armstrongs where someone had ordered two and bought one yuzu.
It was costly but I really wanted another citrus tree. I already have a dwarf meyer lemon from 2011.
The yuzu was a sad looking specimen so I gave it a some shape and form. I have in a pot so I have to be very careful of the moisture level and the amount of nutrients it gets. It gets moved so that it gets enough light in the winter in my patio.

Nothing has been happening with the calamondin. It is another finicky tree and I gave it some shape as well. The swallowtail butterfly has been laying its eggs on it and the fingerlime tree. It is a great source of food for them in an urban neighborhood.

I am going to wait until spring. Let's keep our fingers crossed. I hope to see fragrant flowers on my ume tree as well as these two particular trees.