Heres a picture I took this afternoon of my citremon tree. Never been damaged by cold and has these great looking yellow leaves every fall. Really stands out on a sunny day!

I have one but it freezes to the ground every year and restarts from the ground. Just like Meyer lemon and Cleopatra.
Those three are not cold hardy like often said.

Sylvain, the one I have has survived some pretty cold temperatures and Ive never seen it damaged in any way. I know we had a low of 14F last winter and it doesnt seem to bother the citremon. Does your winter cold go much lower than 14F?

No, last year we had 16F and the year before 20F. But they all froze to ground.
Actualy I have several Citremons, several Meyers And several Cleopatras. They all come from seeds so I cannot guaranty that they are true to type.
In the same conditions Yuzu, Ichan lemons and Satsumas didn't suffer.

Indeed we don't know if the common cultivars are the same in Europe and in USA. Sometimes they have the same name and a very different history.

Hey Darkman, I got this one as a seed I picked up from the Citrus Arboretuem in Lakeland... I doubt its for sale anywhere in Florida.

I suspect the same is true of xie shan satsuma. The state of Florida in their attempts to keep diseases and pest outside their borders have in effect limited the diversity of citrus types. Xie shan is available from nurseries in California but you wont be able to get them due to rules and regs. I made the statement once that Florida laws prohibiting the importation of citrus into the state should have been exactly the opposite.. forbidding the movement of citrus (plant material) out of the state since you guys seem to have a monopoly on every deadly disease that affects citrus! That law finally came into play with the discovery of the Citrus Greening disease.. so now, nothing is supposed to go in or out of the Sunshine State.

The limited diversity is discouraging especially since I live less than ten miles from the Western Florida line with Alabama. Apparently Florida isn't interested in a early satsuma or if they are they are keeping it a big secret. LSU as some great varieties but I've not heard of anything in the works for Florida. If anyone knows anything about early satsumas for Florida let me know.

Darkman, The Southeastern Citrus Expo, the Southern Fruit Fellowship and NAFEX are going to hold a combined meeting next fall in Florida and my understanding is that we will tour some of the research facilities that are working on cold hardy citrus. Why not plan to join us for the meeting and then you can ask some of the " Powers that Be" about getting some choices in satsuma varieties!

Florida State Agricultural authorities, and commercial Citrus Growers, look at door yard trees as just another source of disease, and also another method of spreading diseases. Even if one should be able to locate an extra early maturing Citrus variety in their neighborhood, such as a Xie Shan (September maturing), and be given some bud wood, under Florida law it would still be illegal to propagate the tree. Although it is illegal to import a Citrus tree across the State line into Florida, for the home owner the chance of obtaining a disease free tree could well be best if it was grown in another state. - Millet (775-)

One option in FL might be to grow the desired tree from seed. I think most Satsuma would come true from seed, and it has been my experience that they will fruit in 4-5 years.

I think I still have an email I received from Dr. Wayne Dixon telling what must be done to bring seed into the state. Basically you have to obtain permission, and get the supplier to agree to treat the seed with a bleach solution. I am not sure the information is still valid, but it wouldn't hurt to ask. If I still have the email, I will forwarded it to anyone that is interested. Dr. Manners may know of the process and if it is still used.

Ned

Seed might be an option but finding a seed in a satsuma is about like finding a pearl in an oyster... Few and far between!