Citrus
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![Citrus reticulata 'Changsha', hardy mandarin, ripe orange fruit among willow-like leaves.]()
![Citrus reticulata 'Keraji', hardy mandarin, ripe flattened tangerines among green leaves.]()
![Citrus taiwanica, Taiwan orange, sour fruit among winged green leaves.]()
![Eustis limequat fruit and foliage, a cold-hardy lime and kumquat hybrid]()
![Citrus 'Morton', hardy citrange, ripe orange fruit among green foliage.]()
Citrus ‘Morton’ (Citrus sinensis x Poncirus trifoliata) $32.00 /Morton Citrange
- Zones 6–10
- 10–15 ft
![Citrus 'Swingle', Swingle citrumelo, yellow citrus fruit among trifoliate foliage.]()
![Citrus 942 (US-942), hardy trifoliate hybrid, ping-pong-sized orange fruit.]()
![Ichang Lemon, hardy citrus, ripening yellow fruit among glossy evergreen leaves]()
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![Meiwa kumquat, ripe orange fruit among dark green leaves]()
![Nagami kumquat (Fortunella margarita) branch laden with oval orange fruit]()
About the Citrus Collection
Citrus has a reputation as a plant for frost-free coasts and sunrooms, and for the tender kinds that reputation is earned. The trees in this collection are the exceptions: cold-hardy lemons, mandarins, kumquats, and trifoliate hybrids selected to shrug off a light freeze and still ripen fruit. Many grow reliably outdoors in Zone 8, and the hardiest push further north still.
In the Southern landscape hardy citrus earns a place well beyond the orchard. Evergreen and glossy, the trees hold their leaves and form through winter; in spring they open a white blossom whose scent carries far out of proportion to the flower; by the cold months they hang with ripening fruit when the rest of the garden has gone quiet. Grown in the ground against a warm wall, or in a large pot that can be moved, they bring homegrown fruit to gardens that were told citrus was impossible.
We carry cold-hardy citrus because so many Southern gardeners are closer to growing their own than they think. The right selection, sited in the warmest, brightest, best-drained corner of the garden, will fruit for years with little fuss. In the colder half of their range the tender kinds move happily into containers and under cover for hard freezes, while the hardiest sorts stay out through the winter.
For a fuller picture of what survives where, read our Cold-Hardy Citrus Guide. Underplant with something water-wise from Drought-Tolerant Plants, and when you are ready to widen the harvest, our Edibles collection carries the figs, pomegranates, and other fruit that keep good company with citrus.
