Top Five Citrus Fruit Trees To Grow in Your Backyard

Here are my recommendations for the best five (5) citrus fruit trees you can grow in the backyard. I've assessed the trees on growth, production, fruit taste, and several other factors to come to my own personal conclusions as to what I consider to be the top five citrus trees to grow. Enjoy!

[pholliez]

I bought a Tahitian lime tree 12 years ago, I haven’t bought limes in 12 years and I give bags and bags away to neighbours and friends almost all year. This year I made my own lime cordial and lime-cello!!

[ClearaMorph]

You make me want to hug your trees! No, I mean it, give them a hug! Tell them how much you love them for all the wonderful fruit they produce and bless them for it! They will love you back for the kind words! More fruit!

[georganaromano]

Finally, someone who knows what they are talking about. Thank you so much!

[johnfwhitworth]

Australians are cool people and Mark takes it to the next level. Great picks for sure. I am curious why he did not cover the Lisbon and Eureka Lemon given how it is grown there with the Lisbon being the strongest and toughest Lemon tree. I love his other picks though and have planted 4 of his 5 (i planted different new patented Mandarins then his variety) but i recommend them! Good picks! BTW, the Meyer can take very cold weather since it is part Mandarin so a great one to plant for sure which is probably why it is his #1 along with the fact it produces almost all year.

[PhuongHuynh-qmth]

Washington Orange - great to eat as a fruit
Imperial Mandarin - balanced taste
Tahitian / Persian Lime - year round lime
Valencia Orange - great for juicing
Meyer Lemon - produces lots of lemons

[abc_cba]

Hi, Mark, can you do a compilation of all the 29 citrus plants that you have in your property? That would be a treat for a lot of us who watch your videos.
Cheers from India 🇮🇳

[amyrenton]

Hooray for Meyer lemons! We've had a Meyer lemon for about 5 years, and it is an amazing, prolific producer! The juice makes the BEST lemonade! Since we get far too many lemons to use in one season, we juice most of them and freeze the juice as ice cubes and use them gradually throughout the year. We also grate the zest and dry. This tree has given us so much joy--best decision that we've ever made in planting!

[vietmomdaily-ngocmua]

You have giant back yard, and you keep if so green and beautiful. I love Meyer lemon too, great choice for every one

[jadegrowsveg]

This is my new favourite channel! Such great info. Thanks Mark 🙏🏻

[pammyb]

Lemon trees and limes are more susceptible to cold damage- white fleshed citrus. The tangerines and mandarins are better at handling cold for the most part.

[annak]

Hey Mark, what a fantastic, informative, well put together video!
It's really great seeing Aussies making vids here as so much of the available information is by OS growers in varying climates to ours. I've subscribed and look forward to your channel and seeing more of your fantastic orchard and citrus loving dog - Cheers mate!

[diablominero]

The most cold-tolerant citrus types are the trifoliate bitter orange (which is toxic to some people, so be careful), a rare papeda, kumquats, a few hybrids of them (like the citrange and yuzu), and a few special mandarin cultivars. All those can tolerate temperatures significantly below freezing. There aren't any lemons nearly that tolerant of cold.

[AlexSwan]

Tangelos will extend your citrus season right into August here on the east coast as well. And don't forget the magnificent blood orange, for eating and juicing alike. Cheers

[wildchook]

Another favourite of your videos that I don't get sick of watching it over and over again :) I am now convinced that I will get a Meyer lemon out of all the lemons out there. I like the sound of it.

[johnmanera]

I am wondering if you have heard of the tangor, I was visiting a guy who had several tangor trees, the fruit had an exceptional flavour. It tasted like a cross between a mandarine and an orange, which is what it was. It was growing in the south of WA where the climate is cooler than Perth. Another variety I think I tried in the north of WA at Carnarvon was the lemonade fruit, apparently a cross between a mandarine and a lemon. I was very impressed with the flavour. It is interesting that I seem to like hybrid crosses between the mandarine and orange or mandarine and lemon. the only citrus I have now is the west indian lime which hasn't produced fruit and not being in a tropical climate may be waiting a long time for it to fruit. It is a true lime and I guess the reason I didn't worry about the Tahitian lime is because I thought it tasted too much like a lemon, which it is partly. I bought my daughter a Tahitian lime tree, but she is growing it in a pot as she doesn't have the room in her garden for it to be in the ground. I did have a Washington navel orange tree years ago and the tree produced the best tasting oranges for sure.

[onecrazywheel]

Awesome video. After watching this video early this morning I went to our local Lowe's Home Improvement store here in Central Florida and purchased and planted a new small Valencia Orange 🍊 tree. We had a Navel Orange tree but I was excited to have another orange tree. We just planted a Tangerine 🍊 tree a few weeks ago and we have a Loquat tree too. The Loquat are producing fruit now and the Navel and Valencia are flowering. Great video. I'm subscribed now. Good content too. God Bless you and your family from Sunny Central Florida. ☀️😎🙏👍

[nitindandale]

This is very nice video. Lemons are my favorite. Feels like we are roaming with you in your backyard !

[BeeMusic]

I love this guy. I feel like I'm growing when I watch him grow as a person

[AllotmentGrowHow]

I have citrus envy Mark... your orchard is amazing and oranges are my favourite fruit. It's a pity the weather over here in the UK just wouldn't allow many citrus fruits to grow. Great video mate, your passion for these fruits really came across... Cheers Adam

[nickslingerland]

Hey Mark I just wanted to thank you so much for your channel. I've been subscribed for a while and I've gained a lot of wisdom and unique ideas from you. Big fan. Bless you.