![]() Fruit is a nice blend of sweet/tart flavors and the trees bear prolific crops. The taichang lemon tree has very long dark green leaves that reminds me of a kumquat tree. The golf ball sized lemons sometimes grow in clusters on a medium sized tree. Both parents are extremely cold tolerant and the offspring is very cold hardy as well. Taichang lemon: The Taichang is a cross between the Ichang lemon and the Taiwanica lemon. Eustis limequats are also available and are much more cold hardy than regular limes.Price is 25 dollars per 1 gallon tree Tropical Lime Plant: Limes are the most cold sensitive of all citrus plants We offer key limes, persian limes as well as Australian finger limes and kaffir limes. The Harvey lemon is reported to be somewhat cold resistant and was a suvivor of some of the deep freezes that struck Florida in the 60's and 70'sPrice is 25 dollars per 1 gallon tree Tropical Lemon Plant: We offer the following lemon varieties: Meyer, Ponderosa, Eureka and Harvey. The tree is named for Thomasville, Georgia where it first fruited. ![]() Fruit ripens in late fall and has a kumquat/orange flavor. Thomasvilles are very prolific bearers and the immature fruits make a great lime substitute. Trees can grow to 15 feet and are very cold hardy. Thomasville Citrangequat: The Thomasville citrangequat is one of the early attempts by citrus researchers to produce a cold hardy citrus tree with good fruit. The fruits have a sweet orange taste and ripen in late fall. Trees are very cold hardy and are prolific bearers. Nippon Orangequat: Nippon orangequat is a hybrid of the satsuma mandarin orange and kumquat. Once dormant, the trees withstand temps in the mid teens. ![]() Kumquat trees begin flowering in early summer and the fruits ripen in late fall. Meiwa & Nagami Kumquats: Kumquats make beautiful ornamental trees as well as producing the tasty fruits. Toby actually ships fruit to friends in Arkansas every year! Other types of satsumas available are miyagawa, dobashi beni, okitsu, Mr Mac,and a new release from China called China 9. Satsuma Mandarin Plants (hardy):Toby Parker of Turbeville, SC admires another bumper crop of satsumas at his residence. The flavor is very sweet and is very good as a juicer. Fruits are small, bright orange and somewhat seedy. Hardy to around 12 FĬhangsha Mandarin Plant (extra hardiness) Changsha: Changshas come from the foothills of China and are very cold hardy once they have grown to maturity. The tree in this picture has survived single digits for brief periods of time. The kimbrough is believed to be slightly more cold hardy than other satsuma varieties. ![]() It was discovered after a killer freeze that destroyed much of Louisianas satsuma crop back in the early 1900's. Kimbrough Satsuma: The kimbrough satsuma has its origins in Louisiana. Trees bear good crops of medium sized fruits beginning around the 3rd year from planting. Trees are very cold hardy down to around 12 F. Owaris are sweet, seedless and zipper skinned. Owari Satsuma: McKenzie Amos, grandson of Stan McKenzie enjoys picking some owari satsumas from a tree at the McKenzie's patio. Trees are 25.00 per gallon and are either grown from rooted cuttings or grafted. The ten degree tangerine was developed in Texas and has Yuzu and some other mandarins in its bloodline. Tree is very thorny but produces good crops of tangerines with a somewhat sweet/tart flavor. My tree has never been exposed to 10 F but has sailed thru a night of 13 F with flying colors. Ten Degree Tangerine: The Ten Degree tangerine certainly lives up to its name. Trees are 25.00 for 1 gallon grafted trees Fruit has a complex flavor of lemon/lime/grapefruit and is useful as an ingredient in seafood, sherbets, cosmetics and more. Yuzu has been reported to survive temperatures into the low teens. Yuzu is a cold hardy citrus from the highlands of Japan. We also have some 3gal size trees available in some items and these are 45.00 each plus shipping. If you are looking for a plant not shown, please email us. Note that some of the plants are maturespecimens. Here are examples of some of the plants we grow here at the nurser圜lick on the images to seeĪ larger picture.
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