rooms and clean out all the items we no longer use or need and freecycle, recycle or donate to someone or a thift store that can use it much more than my family.

cold? We are in VA and brought an orange tree back from Fl for a family member and it never had a chance. I doubt she knew much about them. Try checking with local extension dept or find a really good garden store, not like Home Depot or Lowes, and check with them. Also, there may be some Master Gardeners in your area who could help. Do you have any amusement parks in your areas or other attractions or such that has lots of flowers? Maybe their gardnerers could help. I honestly don't know if you are far enough south for them to be able to live outside during the cold weather if they are able to grow larger.