SWINGLE CITRUMELO TRIFOLIATE HYBRID(Cold Hardy Grapefruit) Zone 7-8



We grow and sell these in Full Gal, 3-Gal, and 5-Gal at various times of the year


• · Cold hardy Grapefruit easily to 15 degrees F some people say down in single digits,

  but not scientifically documented to such
  

· Cold hardy Grapefruit easily to 15 degrees F some people say down in single digits,

· but not scientifically documented to such.

· Grapefruit hybrid with large rounded fruit.

· · Flesh is white and sweet to the taste with sugar.

· Developed by Walter Tennyson Swingle from Duncan grapefruit and trifoliate orange.

· Scientific name: Poncirus trifoliata x Citrus paradis

· Rootstock used extensively for other citrus.

· Will grow to 5-6 feet at maturity and yield 40-50 fruit, bears at age 1-2 years.

· Self-fertile.

· Fruit tastes like a cross between a lemon and a grapefruit with smooth yellow skin.

· Very resistant to citrus virus, root rot, blight, cold, and citrus nematode.

· · Evergreen leaves are large.

· · Fruit ripens in Nov-Jan and is approximately 4".

· · Zone 7-8 very atypically cold hardy.



We sell all Citrus, orange trees, lemon trees, lime trees, and grapefruit trees. Since January of 2018 we only sell Citrus in 5 gallon pots, but we designate 5 gal and 7 gal sizes so that the 7gal size designates older larger trees with calipers of the trunk over 3/8 inch or larger and the smaller trees as only 1/4 inch caliper and smaller. The 7 gal trees are not much taller, but are bushier and as mentioned a larger in caliper in trunk size.

GRAPEFRUIT RIO RED GRAPEFRUIT- Citrus paradisi Zone 8b

• Full sun
• 10 to 20' tall at maturity
• Self-fertile
• Bears fruit March – September. Fruits ripen on the tree from late fall into winter.
• Large, yellow-skinned fruits with deep red flesh, and delicious sweet flavor.
  
• Must be taken in for the winter or covered; will freeze until older
• Potent antioxidant
• Zone 8b-11

ORLANDO TANGELO TREE- HYBRID GRAPEFRUIT AND TANGERINE 12-20 feet Zone 9

· Evergreen

· Orlando’s blossoms are self-incompatible, and must be pollinated by a suitable pollinator, a grapefruit or other tangelo or most citrus

· Orlando Tangelos are a hybrid of Duncan Grapefruit and a Dancy Tangerine

· When the Orlando tangelo was first cultivated, it was known by the name Lake tangelo and been around since 1911

· It has few characteristics of either fruit. Orlando Tangelos closely resemble an orange in color, They are very sweet and juicy

· The size and shape of the fruit have a resemblance to a tangerine

· Grow to a large size 12-20 feet tall at maturity, and recognized by their cup-shaped leaves

· Attracts butterflies and bees, bird friendly with fragrant flowers

· A wonderful patio tree with luscious fruit

· Orlando tangelos are available from mid-November to the beginning of December, The skin is thin and fairly easy to peel

· Nutrients include fiber, calcium, potassium, and Vitamin C

• Orlando Tangelos are one of the most cold-tolerate varieties of Tangelo

· Tangelos can be grown outdoors in USDA zones 9 - 11, or as a container-grown tree in other regions of the U.S. if brought indoors for the winteer
Zone: 9

We sell all Citrus, orange trees, lemon trees, lime trees, and grapefruit trees. Since January of 2018 we only sell Citrus in 5 gallon pots, but we designate 5 gal and 7 gal sizes so that the 7gal size designates older larger trees with calipers of the trunk over 3/8 inch or larger and the smaller trees as only 1/4 inch caliper and smaller. The 7 gal trees are not much taller, but are bushier and as mentioned a larger in caliper in trunk size.

We grow and sell these in Gal, Full Gal, 2-Gal, 3-Gal, and 5-Gal at various times of the year

· Broadleaf evergreen

• · Height 10-20 Width 12-18
• · Seasonal bloomer may bloom up to four times per year
• · Blooms white showy fragrant
• · Fruit is huge sometimes 6-9” in diameter
• · Do well in well drained soil, but also in swampy ground along bank of creeks and rivers
• · Zone: 8b-9 (light freezes to 32 degrees will not survive at 26 degrees F)

CHANDLER RED PUMMELO-Citrus maxima Chandler Zone: 9a

We grow and sell these in Full Gal, 3-Gal, 5-Gal, and 7 gal at various times of the year

· Grapefruit hybrid with large rounded fruit

• · Flesh is pink and sweet to the taste
• · Originally from Asia and Malasia
• · Mostly no seeds
• · Medium to large tree with spreading habit but can be grown in containers in ground 16 to 40 feet
• · Evergreen leaves are large
• · Fruit ripens in Dec-Jan
• · Zone 9a after established (20-25 degrees F)