What is your most heavy producing citrus tree?

[Desertcitrus]

What is your most heavy producing citrus tree. I’m tired of having divas and want 3 trees. 1. Sour like a lemon or Limequat. 2 sweet.  3. Sweet and cold tolerant.

I have been thinking about getting these in this order but I am open to suggestions
Shiranui
Kishu
Fukushu
Xie Shan
Cara Cara
Lakeland Limequat
Bloom sweet grapefruit
Nordmann seedless kumquat
Thomasville citrangequat
Variegated pink lemon

I have a
Naval orange that is a diva
variegated minneola (new)
Miewa(new and little)
Meyer that hasn’t kept any fruit yet (the small one has but I bought it for my sister. )
Owari (I just planted in ground this year)

[Galatians522]

Here in Florida (before greening) Hamlin orange and Duncan grapefruit produced excessive quantities of fruit. Most lemons are heavy producers regardless of variety.

[Gkight]

My Cara-Cara is on its third year in ground and finally looks like it will hold its first fruit. It always flowers good and holds fruit a while but drops them. Kishu on the other hand really holds a ton. Fukushu is my only kumquat variety that seems to wait it’s sweet time to fruit, also third year in ground and yet to fruit. The nagami, marumi and meiwa all fruited first and every year since. Maybe the Fukushu will this year, just saying my experience with some of the varieties you mentioned.

[poncirsguy]

Fruit is distroyed at 28F so all fruit must rippen before temperatures drop below freezing in fall.

[Desertcitrus]

Here in Florida (before greening) Hamlin orange and Duncan grapefruit produced excessive quantities of fruit. Most lemons are heavy producers regardless of variety.

Great thank you.maybe I will get rid of my naval and try a Hamlin.

[Desertcitrus]

My Cara-Cara is on its third year in ground and finally looks like it will hold its first fruit. It always flowers good and holds fruit a while but drops them. Kishu on the other hand really holds a ton. Fukushu is my only kumquat variety that seems to wait it’s sweet time to fruit, also third year in ground and yet to fruit. The nagami, marumi and meiwa all fruited first and every year since. Maybe the Fukushu will this year, just saying my experience with some of the varieties you mentioned.

Thank you for your insight.

[Desertcitrus]

Fruit is distroyed at 28F so all fruit must rippen before temperatures drop below freezing in fall.

I protect my trees. Although I have thought of Xie Shan because I wouldn’t have to protect it since the fruit will be done before it freezes and I have a really protected warm spot in my yard that I would rarely have to cover it.

[Millet]

How much fruit depends on the size of the tree.  My most productive is Cara Cara and it is also the largest tree (13 ft. H and 13 ft. wide). For my smaller size trees, the most productive would be Ponkan.  Ponkan fruit have a lot of juice, are quite  sweet and VERY easy to peel, but contain 3 or 4 seeds.  Still Ponkan is my second favorite fruit.

[SoCalGardenNut]

Kishu is very productive and so is Algerian Fremont. Both of my satsumas are great too. These are in the ground. The citrus trees in container are not as productive but they are still producing.

[Desertcitrus]

How much fruit depends on the size of the tree.  My most productive is Cara Cara and it is also the largest tree (13 ft. H and 13 ft. wide). For my smaller size trees, the most productive would be Ponkan.  Ponkan fruit have a lot of juice, are quite  sweet and VERY easy to peel, but contain 3 or 4 seeds.  Still Ponkan is my second favorite fruit.

Thank you millet.  What is your first and third favorite?

[Desertcitrus]

Kishu is very productive and so is Algerian Fremont. Both of my satsumas are great too. These are in the ground. The citrus trees in container are not as productive but they are still producing.

My kids would love a Kishu.

[brian]

In-ground my Flame grapefruit was my best producer but it got way too big too fast.

In container Kishu is, as far as sweet fruits go. 

[Desertcitrus]

In-ground my Flame grapefruit was my best producer but it got way too big too fast.

In container Kishu is, as far as sweet fruits go.

Thank you Brian

[Johnny Eat Fruit]

Heavest consistant producing are Meyer lemon and Oroblanco Grapefruit.

Johnny

[Desertcitrus]

Heavest consistant producing are Meyer lemon and Oroblanco Grapefruit.

Johnny

I have thought about oroblanco. Is it a sweeter grapefruit?

[SoCalGardenNut]

It’s sour to me, haha, I just like the flowers, I juice the grapefruit with some orange.

[Desertcitrus]

It’s sour to me, haha, I just like the flowers, I juice the grapefruit with some orange.

That’s sounds good