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Hello,
I have a lemon tree I would like to donate/give to new home that hoping you could recommend green house or nursery that might be interested. ...
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Asked October 11, 2024, 9:41 AM EDT
Hello,
I have a lemon tree I would like to donate/give to new home that hoping you could recommend green house or nursery that might be interested. I also have a yard full of seedlings of several plants such as althea and clematis that could be sold at Spring sale if interested. There are also some small tree seedlings that could be potted for sale. Getting ready to move out of home over winter so probably won't be here in the spring and would like to pass plants on if any interest.
Many thanks!
Queen Anne's County Maryland
Expert Response
Unfortunately we don't have information about what nurseries or other entities might be able to adopt the citrus, so you might need to ask around. Your county Extension office or local Master Gardener Coordinator might have information what plant sales take place in your area that are happy to take donations.
Clematis usually does not self-seed, as many garden varieties are hybrids. One type that does seed abundantly is invasive, so before sharing any of the plants, please make sure it's not Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis paniculata / terniflora). That species looks superficially similar to our native Virgin's-Bower (Clematis virginiana), the latter of which a garden club or native plant group would probably be happy to have. Leaf shape is one feature that differs between the two.
Althea is often a common name used for Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), a hardy shrub that can also self-seed with abandon. Rose-of-Sharon is non-native and invasive, so we recommend that seedlings of this species also not be shared, in case that's the plant you are referring to. If you are instead referring to one of the native perennial Hibiscus species, then that might be of interest to a plant sale organizer.
Miri
Clematis usually does not self-seed, as many garden varieties are hybrids. One type that does seed abundantly is invasive, so before sharing any of the plants, please make sure it's not Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis paniculata / terniflora). That species looks superficially similar to our native Virgin's-Bower (Clematis virginiana), the latter of which a garden club or native plant group would probably be happy to have. Leaf shape is one feature that differs between the two.
Althea is often a common name used for Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), a hardy shrub that can also self-seed with abandon. Rose-of-Sharon is non-native and invasive, so we recommend that seedlings of this species also not be shared, in case that's the plant you are referring to. If you are instead referring to one of the native perennial Hibiscus species, then that might be of interest to a plant sale organizer.
Miri
