Search for orange/ trifoliat. Sour oranges are the root stock of old grafted orange trees that the graft died. Its called trifoliat. Also if you can get seed from a known source they grow very close to true from seed.

I'm not sure what you are saying. If you are saying that sour orange is trifoliate, then no they are not.

The vast majority of sour oranges found in Florida today are trifoliat or from a lineage from California. If your looking for the old time Florida sour orange you might want to talk to Phillip Rucks citrus nursery in frost proof. Sorry I don't have a number.

Also if you must have banquet de fleurs try flying dragon citrus nursery. He has track down some rear citrus for me in the past with great success.

Thank you! I googled the nursery but it said it was permanently closed, does he have another business or is he done selling citrus trees?

If it is trifoliate, then it is not sour orange but some form of Poncirus or one of its hybrids.

Four Winds usually carries it. Unfortunately they can’t ship to Fla.

Dave, is right..Four Winds but not sure if they ship to Florida. Good luck

I'm curious. Why do you want that exact sour orange?

Hi Jane, welcome to the citrus side. Boy if I had your yard, I'd be at the nursery now getting my favorite citrus planted. Stay safe))) Good to see you here.

Cupcake, are you looking for this tree to cook the fruit, or more for fragrance. Four Winds sells it mostly for fragrance. It is a very fragrant tree.

Thanks y’all! Four Winds doesn’t ship to Florida unfortunately:/

@dirtygardener I’m looking for that specific tree because I visited Seville and fell in love with the scent of their orange blossoms and upon further research I found out that bouquet de fleurs has a stronger fragrance

@jane__ny Thanks! I’ll pm you for pics

@Meyermike(Zone 6a Ma.) I’m looking for fragrance mostly, I‘ll probably experiment with the fruit in my cooking but its not a major priority

I read a bit about that orange, and it's a mediterranean climate variety grown mostly in CA. It probably would not do well here. Our hot, wet summers and nematodes would likely kill it. Maybe try an orange jasmine if you're looking for a strong fragrance, or Confederate Jasmine.

I have those two already, and while they do smell great nothing can quite measure up to my neroli ☺️ (I also keep my plants in pots as I don’t have a yard so I’m not too concerned about nematodes)

rootstock controls nematoads.

Mike, I live in Florida now. I have a fantastic lemon, mango and orange tree. I love them! Moving here from NY, these trees provide so much fruit, I have to give so much away...except the mango, which the raccoons and squirrels steal and I haven't found a way to keep them away.

The sour orange was here when we bought the house. I thought it was a lime because the fruit stays green for a long time. But tasting, we knew it wasn't lime. Letting it turn orange, it was still as bitter. Have no idea what it is but it flowers and does smell lovely.

It is growing in the ground, not sure how it would transplant. It is small so maybe it would work in a pot.

Jane

Jane Can we see your trees.

Steve

Yes Jane, I would love to see the sour orange!

Meyer Lemon has a really wonderful strong scent. The Meyer Lemon also blooms throughout most the year even when there is fruit already set on it. The flowers are larger and pinkish purple tinged and are prettier than other citrus imo lol.

My mom has the sour orange in Phoenix. She originally got it to help pollinate her sweet orange tree. It must have worked because that thing was loaded down with fruit every year.

If someone has an older grafted orange tree and they wanted a sour orange, they could let a sucker grow under the graft line, let it to grow until the stem thickens up a little, then either air layer it or cut it off taking a 'heel' where its attached to the stem, apply rooting hormone, and put in perlite/potting soil keep moist etc.

Sultry, Meyer Lemon is an excellent idea, especially since it blooms almost all year around, even up here in 9a. And you get those delicious, almost sweet lemons too!

Jane, I would choose Florida over anywhere up north in a heart beat. I am glad you like it down there and I am sure just about every plant you brought with you does too))

DG I would grow Meyer Lemon just for the fragrance. I love it so much! It is just as good as the best jasmine, maybe better. Smells even better than the orange blossoms. I can go into a nursery with citrus and easily track down the Meyer Lemons blooming amongst the other lemon varieties lol.

Funny how each citrus variety has a little different scent. Some are much stronger, weaker, sweeter, etc

My Buddah's Hand has a much weaker scent I almost have to put my nose in it.

Here's a few pics of the little orange tree. It is growing in the ground under a bunch of large trees and bushes. Its hard to see the tree without seeing the branches from the bigger trees.

You are welcome to this little tree.

Jane

I have the same problem .. there’s a Japanese plum and this sour organelle tree ; it at least 12 feet tall and it keep replicating