Citrus

Cold-hardy citrus for gardeners who thought they could not grow their own. Selected to take a real Southern winter, these are the lemons, mandarins, and kumquats that fruit outdoors where tender citrus would fail, many of them reliable in Zone 8 with no more shelter than a warm wall.

35 plants in this collection

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№ 001
Citrus aurantium, sour orange, showy round orange fruit with a thick bumpy rind.
Sour Orange
Citrus aurantiumSour Orange

The sour orange is grown across the warm world as an ornamental and even a street tree, and stands somewhat naturalized in Florida. The fruit is famous for marmalade and useful little else, since the flesh is fiercely sour and bitter, not for eating out of hand. This particular unnamed selection has a Woodlanders story: we propagated the tree from a single specimen found growing on the edge of an abandoned sandy field in a remote corner of Appling County, Georgia, with no house anywhere near. What drew us was the crop, abundant, large, and very showy, loose-skinned and easy to peel.

Hardiness
Zones 8–11
Light
Full Sun
Height
15–20 ft.
Spread
12–15 ft.
Bloom
White
Plant type
Tree
Traditional use
digestive health, respiratory support, mental & emotional well-being
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