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That would be "make do" (not "due").

I was looking to grow meyer lemons but, seeing as how I don't have balcony space, I'll just have to "make do" with what I have. Luckily I've read that they can do well indoors if they receive enough light. Pruning the plants while they are young encourages the branches to grow more densely and more capable of bearing the weight of the fruit while keeping the tree just the right size for an apartment. After reading this article though, I am a little concerned the scent will be overbearing/dominating in a confined area. Luckily citrus is such a clean smell.

I grew a miniature orange tree in a range of sunny (and not so sunny) windows for six years (then I had to toss it when the woman that gave it to me dumped me) but it blossomed beautifully each year and I used the three dozen or so sour oranges for great gin drinks. I highly recommend getting a miniature citrus. (and pruning it every year as jick says).

Last summer, my husband and I purchased a Lisbon lemon tree from a local garden shop -- a gamble, perhaps, here in the less-than-tropical Seattle climate. We placed it in a south-facing window, fed it worm tea (no chemically fertilizers in this house), and it has exploded. We haven't gotten any fruit yet, but the blossoms are reward enough: the Lisbon lemon isn't as sweet as the Meyer, and therefore its blooms are a little less pungent. What's more, it won't shouldn't top three feet in height. A great indoor tree.

Thanks allisonlindsay. I was wondering if you could grow citrus indoors! I just wonder if I could even find one out here in upstate NY. I want to get an indoor shrub/tree that I can put outside in the summertime.

Mine dwarf orange has been dropping its leaves for the past few weeks AND flowering. I think it is stressed. No idea why! It is indoors in my Boston apartment.

I tried to grow a dwarf Meyer in a large container on my sunny porch but it got attacked by these weird grubs. They would use a secure-ish (slightly curled under) part of the leaves to spin a little cocoon into and then the grub in the cocoon would eat the leaf to its maturity. I'm guessing all of this. But I wasn't able to keep up with the insect attacks and now there is just a stump with dry twigs sitting on my porch. Maybe I'll try it indoors this time. I wouldn't mind the smell of lemon blossoms, it's one of my favorites.

We have a drawf orange tree on our patio and it smells amazing right now! But it would definitely be overpowering indoors, hoooo! We have a dwarf lime in the ground. It's an adorable tree and a mega lime producer!

We planted a full size lemon tree before we knew better. We have tons of lemons but the poor guy has no room.

can someone give tips on how to care for these? I just bought 2 of them, and I have a notorious BLACK THUMB!!!