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Planting 5 acres of Citrus in Georgia

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murahilin:
Someone I know wants to plant 5 acres of citrus trees in Southern Georgia.

They do not care what varieties but they do not want to plant too many different varieties for ease of care, etc.

What varieties would you all suggest that would probably be do the best without cold protection?

Thanks!

sheaper:
Satsuma and Kishu would be my first votes

Galatians522:
An early ripening Satsuma probably has the best chance of consistently producing a marketable crop. I have never grown one, but several other people on here have talked very positively about Xei Shan. I was thinking about getting one for a relative who lives in Pensacola. As a plus, they are also seedless (which helps with marketing).

https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu/crc4081

Hopefully someone who has grown Xei Shan or who has experience growing citrus in south Georgia can comment. Personally, I would advise him to spend the money for overhead irrigation so that he can ice his trees in for cold protection. I have seen orange trees burnt back even way down here. Spending $1,500-$2,000 per acre to caretake the grove for the year and not pick a crop because you didn't ice the trees for 1 cold night is not a fun way to burn money.

Calusa:
Ruby Red Grapefruit.

manfromyard:
There's so much Citrus in Georgia now. Most orchards are Owari, Brown's Select, and the UGA Sweet frost.
The UGA Navel and Grapefruit are also grown extensively now, but any early Navel should do.

Sugar Belle and Tango also seem to be doing OK nowadays.

South Georgia is basically North Florida of 10 years ago.

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