Citrus Grafting

CITRUS GRAFTING

Graft citrus onto your trees

Make the most of your space by adding new varieties onto your existing citrus trees, or have Judy do the grafting for you. Visit the Citrus Clonal Protection Program's (CCPP) site to order your own budwood or click below to have Judy send you an order form and she will take care of the rest!

For accurate photos and descriptions of the following varieties and a list of the complete range of budwood available from the CCPP, visit:

Judy's Recommendations

Mandarins

Frost Owari Satsuma

Ripens earlier than regular Owari Satsuma yet similar in flavor and seedless.

$9
W. Murcott Afourer

Peels easily, yet is juicy with rich and sweet flavor. Ripens in February.

$9
Page Tangelo

A cross between a Minneola Tangelo and Clementine Mandarin, this seedy fruit is easily peeled and yet juicy, sweet, complex in flavor.


$9
Imperial Mandarin

From Australia, this is the earliest of mandarins, ripening in late July, August. 

$9
Okitsu Wase Mandarin

The second most popular mandarin in Japan, it actually is reported to have better flavor than its similar cultivar, the Kawano Wase. High sugar content, nearly seedless, it is ready-to-eat.

$9

Pigmented Oranges

Tarocco #7 Blood Orange

Requires a cold winter to produce sweet fruit, but is one of the best in terms of red colored flesh. Better flavor than Moro Blood oranges.


$9
Cara Cara

If you graft near a Washington Navel, it will cross pollinate and you will get very few Cara Cara. But if you bark graft this onto the trunk of a tree you want to get rid of, you can get Cara Cara fruit in one year rather than waiting 3 to 5 years for a new tree's fruit.

$9

Clementines

Carte Noir Clementine

One of the earliest citruses, it ripens in Oct/Nov. Seedy, but very juicy and flavorful.

$9
Algerian Clementine

Sweet, subacid, aromatic. The ripening time is October to December. The Algerian performs well in coastal climates such as Morocco, so it should do well here. If placed near a Valencia orange it will get plenty of pollination. Sometimes it is almost seedless.

$9
Monreal Clementine

Clementines sweeten even when the local temperatures are not hot, hence they will do well in coastal regions. This variety is seedy, and as such, should be planted or grafted a distance away from seedless citrus.

$9

Grapefruit & Pummelos

Melogold Grapefruit

Excellent for juicing! Flesh is very tender, flavor mild like a pummelo, sweeter than grapefruit.


$9
Valentine Pummelo

Interesting heart-shaped fruit, bright red flesh (hence the name). This is a cross between Oroblanco and Melogold. Mine ripened in December, not February as one might expect from a Valentine.

$9
Tahitian Pummelo

Very juicy, slightly amber flesh with a reputation for excellent quality fruit. This actually comes from Borneo, by way of Hawaii. 

$9
Cocktail Pummelo

Once mistakenly called a Cocktail Grapefruit, the misnomer persists today. It has a very thin rind and dark yellow, almost orange flesh. Too seedy for commercial use in making juice, but because it's so unique, rare fruit growers enjoy its refreshing quality as a drink.

$9

Rare Citrus Varieties

Nordmann Seedless Nagami Kumquat

If you're going to get a Kumquat, why not a seedless one? If you think you don't like kumquats, or don't understand them, it's because you need to eat the flesh. That's where all the sweetness is!

$9
Australian Red Pulp Finger Lime

Turn this skinny little lime inside out and the vesicles pop out looking like caviar. It's beautiful and adds an interesting look and flavor to any dish. Use for its lime taste or to accent your presentation.

$9
Calamondin

Prized for their acidic flavor added to Phillipine cuisine, the Calamondin grows well in pots as an ornamental. It can be juiced but the rind can also be eaten if it is allowed to mature on the tree long enough. Ripens year-round.

$9
Buddha's Hand Citron

The weirdest shaped citrus, it looks like a hand because it's got fingers. You can cook it in syrup and then freeze it to make candy. Or just dust it with powdered sugar and eat it after it's soaked/cooked in syrup.


$9

Oranges

Lane Late Navel

Ripens later than Washington navel (around March), it tastes simliar to Washington and stays on the tree for a few months, stretching out your navel orange season.

$9
Shamouti Sweet Orange

This Israeli orange will do well in our climate whereas it isn't recommended in the hot inland valleys of California, therefore you will never find it in stores. A.K.A. "Jaffa" the CCPP describes it as "firm, tender, juicy; fragrant and pleasantly sweet-flavored. Fruit peels and segments separate readily."


$9

The Citrus Clonal Protection Program is the only safe and legal place where you can get your scions for citrus in California. Their budwood is guaranteed to be free of Citrus Greening Disease, a.k.a. Huang Long Bing, which is devastating to citrus trees. Their stock is inspected regularly for pathogens and you MUST handle citrus carefully or you could introduce diseases not only to your own orchard, but to your neighbors.

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