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Planning a cold hardy citrus shopping spree

calamondindave
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago

Luckily I live only about a couple hours from two nurserys that sell cold hardy citrus, Scott McKenzie farms and Woodlanders. On my next free day (If there's no ban to do so) I'm planning to go on a citrus run and purchase some trees for planting in ground. Here's what I've currently narrowed the choices down to:

Prage Citsuma

Thomasville Citrangequat

Dunstan Citrumelo

Calamandarin (I'll keep this in a pot, I just want one)

Citrus Taiwanica (Nanshodaidai)

Citrus reticulata 'Keraji' Mandarin

Citrus reticulata 'Changsha' Mandarin

Besides having two Citrumelos already, I've never had the other varieties. Anyone have some and would like to share insights as to their cold hardiness and flavor? Or perhaps would like to suggest another kind to consider? I live in NC zone 7b. My experience with citrus trees have all been in pots. Perhaps I should wait till next spring to plant in ground?

Is it legal to transport citrus from SC to NC? I'll check on that first.

Thanks!

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