Welcome!
If you are reading this, then you are someone I know who is interested in learning more about the kumquat, calamansi, and lemon tree shoots I’ve been growing from seed.
Maybe you identify as an intermediate (or above) plant person, and are interested in acquiring a couple of these citrus tree seedlings for yourself (I would love to give you some, please inquire!).
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Say more about light requirements and hardiness zones ☀️🌤️🪴🌱
Re-potting, soil health, root development, and room to grow 🪴⏳📏🗓️📈
The question of fruit, and a word on citrus tree genetics 🍊🍋🧬🔬🧬
Misc. notes on long term development, also get excited about pruning 🪚✂️🍃🐝🌱🪴🌳
To be clear: this is my first time growing any kind of tree indoors, I’ve been learning as I go. I’m sharing what I’ve learned so far as a series of ongoing notes for myself, and if it helps anyone else searching for the exact same information I did.
Citrus tree care is not always intuitive for first time growers like me, I’ve discovered there is a learning curve. Since this spring, I’ve done a lot of online research on how to grow citrus trees indoors. And it’s fascinating!
For anyone interested in staying connected on our shared citrus adventure, I have turned comments on so you can share updates on your progress, anything that I haven’t covered that is working, and any new information they’ve learned.
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A minor Roman deity, with no Hellenic equivalent, Pomona is a wood nymph who watches over and protects fruit bearing trees and cares for their cultivation. Her sacred attribute is a pruning knife. The Roman poet Ovid described her pure, radiant beauty and her passion for gardening in Book 14 of his narrative poem, Metamorphoses.
Her name originates from “pomum,” the Latin word for orchard fruit, the French word for apple (“pomme”) is subsequently derived from this; and she is often associated with apples and apple trees. Only two types of citrus fruits were known to Ancient Romans, the citron and the lemon, and they would have been either status symbols to the elite, or used in ceremonial or medicinal purposes. Cultivated fruits such as apples, pears, quinces, plums, figs, and pomegranates were more commonly consumed.
Although Pomona is also frequently depicted in a orchard or garden, often with a cornucopia of fruits, she is not associated with the act of harvesting, but with the flourishing, abundance, and divinity of the trees themselves.
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