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["Lucky.Pittman" <Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu>]

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>Re: [NAFEX] Making our own pectinI was wondering if any citrus would live 
>and 
flower in zone 6/7 (NE Oklahoma). Fruit doesn't matter so much, since I am 
sure none of the better tasting ones will make it outside in our climate. I 
am 
looking for nectar plants.

Trifoliate orange, Poncirus trifoliata, should be fully winter-hardy for you 
there.  It handles my southern KY winters just fine, and fruits prolifically 
- 
though I wouldn't call 'em an edible fruit.
I used to supply seeds to a nursery in Cincinnati, and if it'll grow there, I 
have no doubt it'd handle OK.

Lucky Pittman
USDA Zone 6
Hopkinsville, KY