On Mon 31 Dec 2007 12:20:49a, told us...

> On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:11:48 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>On Mon 31 Dec 2007 12:08:06a, told us...
>>
>>> On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:15:19 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Unfortunately, they are not available at most local stores here,
>>>>probably because much of our citrus is locally grown here in AZ, and
>>>>it is illegal to grow Meyer lemons in AZ. I can get them at TJs,
>>>>however.
>>>
>>> Meyers are pretty much a back yard tree here.... like apples are in
>>> the midwest.
>>>
>>
>>I wish we were allowed to legally grow them here. We can grow any other
>>variety.
>
> Odd! Maybe it's because they have to get the trees from California
> and their import restrictions are as tight as ours.
>

I wasa told once at a citrus nursery that all types of Meyer lemons are
illegal because all the trees can harbor a devastating citrus disease known
as Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV), to which it is immune. Apparently CTV can
devastate entire groves of other lemon varieties.

It's not illegal to sell and buy the lemons here, but one rarely seens them
in stores except TJs or AJs (a local high-end market).

--
Wayne Boatwright

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