ND Citrus Trees

I'm officially a citrus freak.

I use lemon slices as my proverbial ketchup and squeeze limes over my popcorn on movie night (try it with a dash of seasoned salt). Every year, I strongly suggest that my in-laws bring up some fresh lemons from their winter home in AZ. I still get a little green with envy of their tales of fresh squeezed grapefruit juice every morning and home-grown lemonade, knowing that there is no way, no how that I can get lemons that fresh in North Dakota.

Or can I?

Yesterday, I received received my Gurney's order with a dwarf Meyer lemon tree and a dwarf Key Lime tree.


When they said dwarf trees in the plant catalog, they weren't kidding.

I love the idea of houseplants, happy little green organisms that decorate the home AND clean the air. However, I kill 'em off every time. Many have gifted me with houseplants, claiming that they are so easy to care for, they will practically vacuum the rugs for you if you let them, but alas, they all turn brown on me due to lack of attention.


Considering this, I have no idea why I think I'll have better luck with indoor fruit trees, especially ones that need to be hand-pollinated, but I'm hoping the idea of homegrown citrus will give me a little more incentive. Plus I think they kinda look nice by the window side-by-side like that.

Maybe some fresh ND limeade next summer?