36/  citrus 

I’ve lost two citrus trees due to extreme high heat (centennial kumquat) and rodents chewing at the base the trunk (pink lemon). I protect my trees with cages now and grow them sheltered from midday sun. They do not have any pests besides rats taking the fruit. They will share pots with bean plants. They are heavy nitrogen feeders so this helps. Some people have told me that their’s get scale, but this hasn’t happened to me. Citrus is not a water hog.