Sad story of my citrus collection
Citrus When I was designing the new garden, the first plants I thought of were citrus trees. There were all evergreen bushes or trees. Most of them had en leaves, fragrant flowers and/or beautiful edible fruits. There were endless citrus species/hybrids and variety, my head span when I thought of the potential collection I could have. Everyone could use a fresh lemon or lime. The orange and mandarin were delicious , nutritious and juicy. The flowers were heavenly fragrant. Grapefruits were good for your health. Pummelos were huge, sweet without the bitterness. Kumquats had delicious peel and were great for making jams. The leaves of Kaffir lime were an essential ingredient for the Thai cuisine. There were also collector's items such as Buddha's hand and finger limes. The citrus family was both ornamental and practical. There were so many choices of citrus I could grow. I searched the internet to see if they would grow well in the coastal San Diego. To my dismay