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A Field Guide to Cold-Hardy Citrus

Field Guide · Cold-Hardy Citrus · Zones 7–9 — A practical guide to choosing, siting, and keeping citrus alive north of the citrus belt: the hardiness ladder, the three families...

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Yuzu Ichandrin: the cold-hardy citrus that grows where lemons can't

  From the Nursery  ·  Cold-Hardy Citrus Yuzu Ichandrin: the cold-hardy citrus that grows where lemons can't A mountain fruit from the high-elevation citrus regions of China and Japan —...

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Sunquat: The Forgotten Hybrid with a Future

A Citrus That Slips Between Categories There is a citrus you can bite into whole, peel and all, with none of the puckering violence of a lemon and none of...

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A Tang of Tenacity: The History of Cold-Hardy Citrus Varieties

The development of cold-hardy citrus didn’t begin in a backyard orchard—it began in the laboratories and trial fields of early 20th-century horticulturalists. These early scientists, often working in southern universities...

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The Rare-Hearted Gardener: Community Stewardship

In every true garden, whether broad as a plantation field or bound within the fencing of a humble town plot, there exists the potential for legacy. Not merely the legacy...

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