You’re asking me? Something to make Margaritas of course!
New cold hardy citrus just in at all New Nurseries, for pots on your patio or ornamental trees…
But what do you mean cold hardy? Well, to the untrained eye, you can’t see it. But to the experts, the only citrus worth growing are grafted on to the most cold hardy rootstock.
Why spend time growing an inferior tree? The best Citrus are grown on ‘trifoliate’ or ‘flying dragon’ rootstock. The cheaper inferior plants are grown on ‘sour orange’ rootstock. Trifoliate and Flying Dragon (flying dragon intentionally dwarfs the tree) are more disease resistant and up to 5 degrees more cold hardy.
The best varieties?
Meyer Lemon for taste (actually not a lemon, it’s a yellow orange with lemon flavor)
Bloomsweet or Rio Red Grapefruit for the scent of the blooms
Kumquat for year round ornamental color
Satsuma for good eating.
And finally….Mexican Limes for Margaritas!!!
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