Citrus 'Swingle' 25/6 Restock Vigorous and fast

Vigorous and fast

Photos courtesy of Forest and Kim Starr

Hardy outdoors in zones 8 to 10 and everblooming in a greenhouse

and the plant fits happily into native

Citrus 'Swingle' 25/6 Restock Vigorous and fastNamed for Walter Tennyson Swingle, the pioneering citrus breeder who spent his career crossing tender oranges with the iron hardy trifoliate orange, the Swingle citrumelo is among the toughest citrus hybrids ever raised. A cross of grapefruit, Citrus paradisi, and trifoliate orange, Poncirus trifoliata, this vigorous, thorny, semi evergreen shrub or small tree carries fragrant white citrus blossoms in spring, followed by pear shaped yellow fruits