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Growing Dwarf Citrus in Containers: Meyer Lemon Best, Oranges Difficult

Meyer lemon is the most popular container citrus. Oranges are rarely grown in pots, but some mandarin, satsuma, citrangequat, and orangequat cultivars may work. Details on cold-hardy citrus at xrl.us/coldcitrus.

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