They are evergreen trees or large shrubs, with wonderfully fragrant flowers and showy fruit in winter. There are varieties that ripen in nearly every season. Citrus prefer deep, infrequent waterings, regular fertilizer applications, and may need protection from freezing weather.
For information on winter care of citrus, click here.
We usually sell citrus on rootstocks that make them grow more slowly, so we like to call them "semi-dwarf". We can also special-order most varieties on rootstocks that allow them to grow larger. Citrus size can be controlled by pruning.
The following citrus varieties are available from the Redwood Barn Nursery, and are recommended for our area unless otherwise noted in the description.
(Varieties not currently in stock can be special-ordered.)
Descriptions courtesy of Four Winds Growers, our primary supplier.
Note: we do not ship citrus trees. If you are interested in mail-ordering contact Four Winds Growers
Best selling winter-ripening variety. Early and heavy bearing.
Cultivar of Washington Navel.
California's famous winter-ripening variety. Fruit ripens in
ten months.
Fabled orange from Middle East. Very few seeds. spring to
summer ripening. Good flavor.
Spring ripening. Good in many locations from coastal areas to
desert. Few seeds, heavy producer, excellent flavor.
Summer-ripening orange for juicing or eating. Fifteen months
to ripen. Grow your own orange juice.
Essential for authentic English marmalade. Used fresh or dried
in Middle Eastern cooking.
Deep blood coloration, almost purple-red, even in California
coastal areas. Very productive, early maturity, distinctive aroma, exotic
berry-like flavor.
A deep blood red juice and rind. Tart, spicy flavor. Stores
well on tree.
The best-known Mandarin type. On fruit stands at Christmas
time.
Hardiest of all mandarins. Ripens in December, January.
Seedless, peels easily.
From North Africa. Ripens about a month after Satsuma, good
flavor.
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Eureka
Produces large crops of lemons annually. Standard market
variety. Easy to espalier.
Lisbon
Fruit quite similar to Eureka. Thornier, dense foliage. Ample
year-round crop. Good inland.
Not a "true" lemon, but very popular for compact habit. Great in containers. Not as tart as Eureka or Lisbon; a bit more of an
orange flavor. Prolific bearer. Much midwinter fruit. Can flower and fruit nearly year-around. California state tested, virus-free clone.
Unique! Distinctive green and yellow variegated foliage.
Lemons have pink flesh,clear juice, acidic lemon flavor. Fuchsia-colored new
growth and flower buds.
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Produces sweet fruit even in areas of low summer heat. Huge,
intensely fragrant flowers. The best white grapefruit for our area.
Popular red-fleshed sport recently introduced from Texas.
Needs summer heat.
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True lime of Tahiti type. Fruit larger than Mexican lime. The
only true lime that is hardy here.
Small, sometime seedy fruit with genuine tropical flavor
year-round. Frost sensitive, so it is not reliable here! We can special order it for you if you want to give the plant special protection from late October until March!
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Not a true lime, it is actually a sour mandarin. Dwarf if on
Four Winds True Dwarf rootstock. Orange colored fruit at Christmas.
Foliage and the fruit is used in Thai and Indonesian
cooking. Somewhat tender.
New!
Ask about the new Indiro Mandarin-Quat! A mandarin/kumquat hybrid, available in limited quantities!
Deep reddish-orange colored fruit in winter. Leave fruit on
tree for rich tangerine-like flavor in late spring. A beautiful tree in the
landscape.
Olive size and shape, bright orange fruit, fruits best in
warmer areas. Late spring ripening. Very ornamental!---->>>>
Sweet round fruit, prized flesh. Candied or in marmalade.
Grows best in hotter locations.
Calamondin - (Kalamansi; Philippine lime)
Prolific fruit production. Zesty acid juice, used as a garnish
in the Philippines. Handsome compact habit.
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Fruit forms finger-like sections resembling a human hand. It
is much esteemed for its delicate lemon fragrance in China and Japan. Fruit has
virtually no pulp and is not eaten. It is beautiful as an evergreen ornamental
with multiple "hands" hanging from the branches.
Fragrant lemon-like fruit with thick peel is used for the
Jewish Feast of the Tabernacles. Candied for use in fruitcakes.
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