Citrus Growers Forum

hoosierquilt · Posted: Mon 22 Aug, 2011 7:21 pm

I'm trying to locate a source for this particular orange tree in California for a friend of mine. Does anyone know if there is a grower that sells these and will ship (if too far to drive)? We've contacted Menlo Growers up in Gilroy, California who I know used to grow these oranges. Any other suggestions?? Thanks so much in advance Smile

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Patty S.

gotro17 · Posted: Sat 17 Sep, 2011 11:06 am

Hi PattyI'm pretty sure Four Winds carries them. I also have seen them at my favorite nursery up here., Sperling nursery (Calabasas)... i've been thinking of getting one @ some point too. Have you ever tried a shamouti fruit?

hoosierquilt · Posted: Sat 17 Sep, 2011 2:37 pm

Thanks, gotro. Sperling Nursery is my friend's nursery, so I'm thinking she may have already contacted them. I did forward her Four Winds' web site, so hopefully she's ordered her tree. Very Happy

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Patty S.

gotro17 · Posted: Tue 27 Sep, 2011 2:33 pm

Great! I was at Sperling's yesterday and they didn't have much...they said they won't be getting in their 'variety' citrus until the beginning of the year- they like for it to have fruit, of course (sells better Wink

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dauben · Posted: Wed 28 Sep, 2011 12:30 am

I think nurseries also like to wait to sell citrus at the beginning of the year so that they can clear out their Christmas trees and ornamentals. It also seems to be the time that they start selling their bare root trees also.

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Millet · Posted: Wed 28 Sep, 2011 12:57 am

I always much prefer to purchase my citrus trees bare root. Most of the trees sold by container nurseries, are root bound when you receive them. Few to none of the common container nurseries will pay the extra money to grow their trees in air root pruning containers. Instead they use the cheap black nursery containers. If a container nursery does not sell their tree in the first year they need to transplant it into a larger container, or throw the tree away --- most don't. Four Winds Growers is a bare root provider, and they have always provide me with excellent trees of high quality. - Millet (475-)

gotro17 · Posted: Wed 28 Sep, 2011 1:19 am

I love Four Winds too. The nursery i'm telling Patty about carries them. Although they're in containers, the nursery is very popular, has a high turnover and the trees are never rootbound. I agree with Millet though and also prefer mine bareroot, when possible.