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Citrus maxima

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Family: Rutaceae (roo-TAY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Citrus (SIT-rus) (Info)
Species: maxima (MAKS-ih-muh) (Info)

Synonym:Citrus decumena
Synonym:Citrus grandis

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Category:
Trees
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)
30-40 ft. (9-12 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Unknown - Tell us

Other details:
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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By Thaumaturgist

By palmbob

Profile:

2 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	gardenwife	On Dec 20, 2006, gardenwife from Newark, OH (Zone 5b) wrote: I cannot tell you how easy it is to grow, but having tasted one for the first time today, I can tell you it is delicious. Mine was a Sunkist branded fruit given to me by someone. It has a very thick, easy-to-peel skin and the membranes between sections are thicker than those on a grapefruit. Considering my fruit was still more green than yellow, I expected it to be tart, but it was sweet and delicious!
Positive	poln8r	On Aug 18, 2006, poln8r from Long Beach, MS wrote: My tree was grown from a seed I brought back from Japan in 1984. It has survived temperatures as low as 15 degrees F at my home in Long Beach, Mississippi since then. It fruits every year with delicious fruit that is ripe beginning in December. The thick skin protects the fruit from occasional frosts and light freezes. The tree survived Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Merritt Island, Florida
Rockledge, Florida
Houston, Texas

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