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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Very puffy Kishu mandarins
« on: January 01, 2024, 07:34:15 PM »
greenfieldcitrus.com/index.htm has good info on citrus varieties including sun sensitivity.
In my own experience I would list general categories in this order for most heat tolerance to least:
lemons (also tolerant of most rootstocks even in AZ soil 8+pH)
sour oranges
limes
other sweet oranges
valencias
blood oranges
tangelos
grapefruit
pummelos
navel oranges
madarins
satsumas
kumquats
For cold hardiness I think generaly:
satsumas>=Gold Nugget>=other mandarins
navel oranges>blood oranges>=other oranges>valencias
tangelos>=oranges>grapefruit>=pummelos
oranges>Meyer lemon>finger limes>=lemons>limes
In my own experience I would list general categories in this order for most heat tolerance to least:
lemons (also tolerant of most rootstocks even in AZ soil 8+pH)
sour oranges
limes
other sweet oranges
valencias
blood oranges
tangelos
grapefruit
pummelos
navel oranges
madarins
satsumas
kumquats
For cold hardiness I think generaly:
satsumas>=Gold Nugget>=other mandarins
navel oranges>blood oranges>=other oranges>valencias
tangelos>=oranges>grapefruit>=pummelos
oranges>Meyer lemon>finger limes>=lemons>limes