(Improved Meyer Lemon, Meyer Lemon)

Discovered in a Shanghai dooryard in 1908 by plant explorer Frank Meyer, this lemon/orange hybrid is a small evergreen tree with thick glossy leaves and sweet orange-yellow fruit. The cultivar 'Meyer Improved' was selected for its resistance to Tristeza virus which destroyed many Meyers lemons and cold hardiness. Its fragrant white flowers and medium-sized "lemons" appear year-round, but most abundantly in winter and early spring. It is nearly thornless.

Meyer lemon prefers full sun, well drained...

(Tangor, Temple Orange)

Tangor, a sweet orange-mandarin hybrid, are spreading, evergreen fruit trees to 12 feet. Attractive foliage and fruit. Fruit is seedy with a pebbled rind. Moderately cold sensitive. Varieties are numerous and diverse. Prefers full sun and a well-drained soil. Use as a specimen tree, hedge or screen.

(Grapefruit)

The common grapefruit takes its name not from its flesh, which is juicy and acidic, but from the way the fruit grows in hanging clusters. This evergreen tree is thought to be a hybrid of the Asian pummelo, which has much larger fruits, and the sweet orange, a native of China. It arrived in the United States around 1853 from the Caribbean.

Grapefruit trees are large, evergreen and sometimes have short, soft thorns on their twigs. The fragrant, thick, glossy leaves are broadly oval, dotted with...

(Bloomsweet Grapefruit, Grapefruit)

Large, pendent clusters of sunny, yellow fruit, reminiscent of grapes, give grapefruit its common name. It is a natural hybrid of the Asian pummelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) that was first described as the Barbados “Forbidden Fruit” by Griffith Hughes in 1750. The tree was later found on several islands of the West Indies, including Jamaica, and arrived in the United States around 1853 thanks to Odette Philippe.

Grapefruit trees are large, evergreen...

(Duncan Grapefruit, Grapefruit)

Large, pendent clusters of sunny, yellow fruit, reminiscent of grapes, give grapefruit its common name. It is a natural hybrid of the Asian pummelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) that was first described as the Barbados “Forbidden Fruit” by Griffith Hughes in 1750. The tree was later found on several islands of the West Indies, including Jamaica, and arrived in the United States around 1853 thanks to Odette Philippe.

Grapefruit trees are large, evergreen...

(Grapefruit)

The common grapefruit takes its name not from its flesh, which is juicy and acidic, but from the way the fruit grows in hanging clusters. This evergreen tree is thought to be a hybrid of the Asian pummelo, which has much larger fruits, and the sweet orange, a native of China. It arrived in the United States around 1853 from the Caribbean.

Grapefruit trees are large, evergreen and sometimes have short, soft thorns on their twigs. The fragrant, thick, glossy leaves are broadly oval, dotted with...

(Grapefruit)

The common grapefruit takes its name not from its flesh, which is juicy and acidic, but from the way the fruit grows in hanging clusters. This evergreen tree is thought to be a hybrid of the Asian pummelo, which has much larger fruits, and the sweet orange, a native of China. It arrived in the United States around 1853 from the Caribbean.

Grapefruit trees are large, evergreen and sometimes have short, soft thorns on their twigs. The fragrant, thick, glossy leaves are broadly oval, dotted with...

(Grapefruit, Marsh Grapefruit)

Large, pendent clusters of sunny, yellow fruit, reminiscent of grapes, give grapefruit its common name. It is a natural hybrid of the Asian pummelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) that was first described as the Barbados “Forbidden Fruit” by Griffith Hughes in 1750. The tree was later found on several islands of the West Indies, including Jamaica, and arrived in the United States around 1853 thanks to Odette Philippe.

Grapefruit trees are large, evergreen...

(Grapefruit, Melogold Grapefruit)

Large, pendent clusters of sunny, yellow fruit, reminiscent of grapes, give grapefruit its common name. It is a natural hybrid of the Asian pummelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) that was first described as the Barbados “Forbidden Fruit” by Griffith Hughes in 1750. The tree was later found on several islands of the West Indies, including Jamaica, and arrived in the United States around 1853 thanks to Odette Philippe.

Grapefruit trees are large, evergreen...

(Grapefruit, Oro Blanco Grapefruit)

Large, pendent clusters of sunny, yellow fruit, reminiscent of grapes, give grapefruit its common name. It is a natural hybrid of the Asian pummelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) that was first described as the Barbados “Forbidden Fruit” by Griffith Hughes in 1750. The tree was later found on several islands of the West Indies, including Jamaica, and arrived in the United States around 1853 thanks to Odette Philippe.

Grapefruit trees are large, evergreen...