MOST Cold Hardy❄️ "LIME" 🍋 In The World • Thomasville Citrangequat 🍊RARE Trifoliate Kumquat Hybrid

Come along as we tour Madison Citrus Nursery and taste the amazing thomasville citrangequat which has as rich history and flavor!!! One of the original cold hardy citrus developed by Dr Swingle 100 years ago!!! Taste like the best deep and sweet lime while green that in my oppinion is better than traditional mexican limes, and yet a sweet and sour ornage as it turns from yellow to light orange color. We should be importing these from the carolinas not limes from mexico.
Check out Madison Citrus Nursery for cold hardy citrus trees for sale
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[@toughcitrus]

Correction, open to the public won’t be February 1st but most likely closer to spring. Will keep you all posted!! Madison citrus nursery 💪🍊

[@toughcitrus]

They are amazing!!! Anyone that says trifoliate citrus doesn’t taste good hasn’t had a ripe Thomasville. 💪🍊Even hershell and Lou love them and they have tried almost every citrus variety possible. Trifoliate citrus for the win 🏆

[@madisoncitrusnursery]

Thank you for bringing attention to the Thomasville Citrangequat and the older cold hardy varieties you are featuring. These are under grown citrus varieties that truly bring a lot of value to people who live in cooler climates. We are working hard to get more of these grown out and available as we ramp up our growing space. Thank you for all you do, and thank you again for stopping by it was our pleasure having you! -L

[@toughcitrus]

I really appreciate that and happy to shine the light on these amazing rare varieties and seeing all the amazing things you guys are doing and have coming. You guys are awesome, keep it up 💪🍊 much love

[@jamesring5383]

is the siton cintrangequat as hardy as thomasville

[@toughcitrus]

@@jamesring5383 from what I have heard from others growing it that it is. Even though it has monofoliate leaves it’s just as cold hardy

[@eric-nc]

I planted a Thomasville near Raleigh NC last year. It seems to have sailed through the recent cold weather. Hoping for a few fruit this year 🤞

[@toughcitrus]

I hope so too! your going to love these little fruits. thanks for stopping by!!

[@raregrowsNJ]

testing 2 outside in NJ!

[@toughcitrus]

You are awesome!! Definitely keep me posted how they do this winter and come spring!! Tough citrus 💪🍊

[@BrokeFarmer]

Can't wait to taste it

[@toughcitrus]

Absolutely brother, your gonna love them!!! Sweet and sour goodness 💪🍊

[@howardfowler2255]

Hey Tough Citrus you just solved my problem of whether to buy a lime tree and pot it up or to go with the lime substitute- Thomasville- as my in ground ' lime workaround'. With some protection and luck that Thomasville trick should handle my zone 7 b cold nicely here in east central Tenn. Thanks for another winning video!

[@jphollister8368]

Aaron, you are an inspiration. I admire your work. I've underestimated the Thomasville Citrangequat. I'm currently sprouting them from seedlings & thanks to you ; I've found a new affinity for them. Great work! 👏

[@toughcitrus]

thank you for all your support, that is awesome you have some seedling thomasvilles growing!!! much love my fellow citraholic!

[@stevew.1729]

Excellent video. Well produced. Full of useful information. Really gave me a hands on feel and put me in the moment with a real first hand look at how things work. Educational and definitely worth rewatching 💪🍊

[@toughcitrus]

Thank you brother, I’m super stoked you enjoyed it and got a feel for this amazing citrus!! Now we just gotta get some fruits into your hands 😁 much love broski 💪🍊

[@frankyzombie]

Looks like they are currently out. I signed up to get notified when they are available. Thanks for sharing.

[@toughcitrus]

They are, just noticed. They had a few but it looks like they still have sinton citrangequat in stock currently

[@butterflyj685]

Those Citrus looks soooo good!

[@toughcitrus]

💪🍊 I would buy bags of these if they were offered at the store

[@gravitybarge]

Have really enjoyed your channel! There were trifoliate lemons growing around the courthouse in auburn, CA. Around 1970..ish. Not too early to be one of W. Swingles hybrids, but growing around ruined walls from the CA gold rush? I'd like to try out one of those 942 hybrids! Tortilla Albondigas!

[@toughcitrus]

I love all the old and forgotten citrus varieties. The 942 is the sheeet 💪🍊

[@quinnmores1007]

Love it! Wish I had more yard for one of these! Interestingly I think I noticed a small row of similar looking citrus near me…I wonder if what I saw were Thomasville…one had a kumquat looking fruit on it (sadly I have not been back to confirm)

[@toughcitrus]

I drive around neighborhoods when I have time looking for old citrus trees forgotten and now overgrown in the woods in north Florida. I have found a bunch of old grapefruits and tangerines

[@toughcitrus]

My favorite so far is next to a main road, they are clearing this property that turns out there’s an old house and it’s like a jungle now, one of the trees they left in the thick is the best tasting and darkest red orange ever. It tastes totally different than anything and looks like red orange alligator skin. Fruit is gnarly, loose skin and super sweet and sour inside dark orange flesh. Never seen or tasted anything like it, got seeds and a fruit but I want bud wood now 😁

[@quinnmores1007]

Awesome man, it’s always cool to find citrus just growing around!

[@VALACHUA]

I would try and make an Indian pickle with these. Nice.

[@jvp714]

I want to start a breeding program constantly crossing back to trifoliate to get the cold hardiness deeply ingrained. Living in Michigan zone 5b is so hard when I love Mediterranean plants

[@toughcitrus]

That sounds cool. What’s the coldest winter temp you get there?

[@rangerismine]

I have one and I love the fruit. It’s good in a Corona and to flavor tacos.

[@toughcitrus]

No we’re talking 😁💪🍊

[@petekooshian5595]

I hope you do more of the Madison varieties, I'm very curious about the flavors and hardiness of Mandarinquats and Calamondins

[@toughcitrus]

Absolutely!! I have 3 more kumquat and hybrid videos to come!! Just have to edit it all, lol. They are some of the best tasting in my opinion. Super sweet and sour 💪🍊

[@petekooshian5595]

@@toughcitrus Looking forward to it! 😍

[@PeterEntwistle]

Very interesting fruits. They do look a bit like a key lime when they're still green. We really need some of these cold hardy hybrids to make their way over here haha 😂

[@truthseeker1364]

I bought one from Madison a few months back and I was lucky enough to have fruit on it when it arrived two of them were at the bottom of the box that fell off during shipment and actually one remained let it ripen up and man it was good .had them unripe and ripe made tea was very good planted the seeds and I have 6 new plants lol

[@toughcitrus]

That is awesome!! They are notorious for have tons of fruit and flowers even when they are still small. So productive. I wish all the tree I order have a sample fruit to try, lol 😂 much love brother 💪🍊

[@jeremiahedwards2073]

The skin gets sweeter the more orange it gets and you can eat the whole thing like a kumquat. But you're right, it's less juicy after it turn orange.

[@toughcitrus]

Yeah when they are orange the skin is much sweeter. Definitely love the Thomasville 💪🍊

[@themulberries]

Awesome video on this fruit, easily our favorite tough citrus so far 🍊💪

[@toughcitrus]

It is so versatile and productive too, thanks for stopping by 💪🍊

[@themulberries]

@@toughcitrus Definitely, I think repeating this cross with other trifoliate hybrids could create other very good varieties!

[@toughcitrus]

@@themulberries for sure, I think back crosses trifoliate hybrids is going to be the only way to maintain the cold hardiness, if we breed out more with oranges and mandarins we start to loose the good stuff from the trifoliate. Thomasville with a us852 or even us942 would give it increased sweetness and color, maybe a little more zing too. I remember in one of your previous videos you talking about crossing the trifoliate hybrids with each, we’re you able to get anything to cross last year?

[@themulberries]

@@toughcitrus Unfortunately we haven't been able to yet, but we should have trees and pollen capable of producing crosses this year! Fingers crossed, I'll definitely share when we have positive results with one.

[@toughcitrus]

@@themulberries I’m excited brother!!! If you are open to growing out some of my hybrids that I come up also, I can send you some just like swingle would send out his crosses to different areas to do seedling trials. And vice verse, I can help grow out any extra seeds you have or seedlings for trials also too for North Florida and southeast North Carolina 🌱🌱🌱❄️🍊 where your at though in central North Carolina is key though. Lots of people on central North Carolina would love to have citrus in there yards. Charlotte, Raleigh. Definitely excited for more new trifoliate hybrids down the road!!

[@patatlantian4614]

Hope all your in grounds are doing well bro. Think it is suppose to warm back up next week. Might have one more cold push before spring starts back up

[@toughcitrus]

Thank you brother. I appreciate that and all the trees are definitely going to be tested and have so already. Lou said it got down there to high teens 18 degrees last night🥶Hopefully the rest of the year is pretty mild. Much love 💪🍊

[@jman3254]

I live in the panhandle of Florida and have a citrangequat that was given to me years ago by a neighbor, who said it was an "old fashioned lemon". I just did research on it today, after all these decades of having the tree, and found out what it actually is. My tree is about 15 feet tall, with a fairly thick and shiny dark green canopy, and is ultra wickedly thorny. There are no trifoliate leaves any more, since its a mature tree. Mine also has the little 5 star caps at the top of each fruit. I think it might be a Thomasville variety. And the tree has literally thousands of fruits during the fall and through to the winter/springtime. They are like oblong small hen eggs, with the bottom of the fruit being fatter and rounder than the top. I read that you can use green ones in pies, but is there any way to use them outside of the green stage, when they are more ripe? And mine only flowers once a year, mostly; I don't usually have any in the summertime. That might be because we have nights in the 20s/30s and days in the upper 90s+, maybe? not sure. Thanks

[@toughcitrus]

That is amazing!!! They are more sweet when they get more orange but they also become more dry at the same time. So just before they turn orange I noticed they are the juiciest. Could you email me some pictures of the leaves and fruit and the tree? I’m really intrigued about this old Thomasville you have . Thank you 💪🍊 [e-mail]

[@jman3254]

Yes, i just now sent the pix. Thanks for responding to my comment. @@toughcitrus

[@toughcitrus]

@@jman3254 absolutely 👍 I just checked them out. It is definitely a Thomasville and the best part with how tall it is and how it’s slightly more round than a Thomasville, you could almost name it as a different cultivar. It’s a beautiful tall tree and you see what I mean how they turn dry by the time they turn orange. Most people assume that a citrus becomes ripe when they turn orange. That is. It the case. The cold brings out the color. So an orange becomes ripe when it’s at its peak bridge and juice. That’s why they test them in the field. In the tropics, citrus never turns orange, they stay green

[@jman3254]

All of what you are telling me is good to know. And I forgot to mention that the tree I have was not slow-growing, as you stated in your vid. It was nearly to its present height in five or six years, and hasn't grown to any noticeable degree since. The country neighbor of mine, who lives further out than even I do, gave it to me back in the middle 1990s--- It was one of several that regularly sprout out in the grass near his mature trees, which by the way are easily twenty feet tall with very round and thick canopies. In the winter time I saw all of the orange fruits on his trees as I was travelling down the highway past his home, way back then. They were nearly a football field's distance from where I was in my truck, with little orange "dots" all over them, from that distance. Seeing his five or six trees, looking that day as I already described, is what made me back-up and turn into his driveway to ask about them, not knowing that he would end up giving one to me. It was about a foot high, growing in an old coffee can. I don't think that mine will ever get as tall or large as his, since mine gets some shade for the first part of each day, while his are in full sun. Anyway, thanks for all of your input. Your video solved the mystery of my unknown, misidentified tree, that I have been wondering about for a long, long time. Thanks@@toughcitrus

[@toughcitrus]

Buy citrangequat trees madisoncitrusnursery.com/products/sinton-citrangequat-trees-for-sale?_pos=2&_psq=citrange&_ss=e&_v=1.0

[@baddriversofcolga]

I got one of these from Woodlanders for $18, though they don't sell them anymore. Now I'm wishing I got more. But I am trying to root some cuttings so hopefully they take...

[@toughcitrus]

That’s a good deal. If know Madison citrus just recently sold out but should have more soon if you add yourself to the email list. They also have sinton citrangequat but is more sour than the Thomasville. Good luck with you cutting 🍋🌱👍

[@baddriversofcolga]

@@toughcitrus Thanks!

[@Billy.t.94]

Does the Thomasville grow true to seed

[@austinblanton4658]

I'm near the coast on the NC/SC line as well. Any chance you're near me? Brunswick County area.

[@toughcitrus]

Columbus county 😁 right next to ya 💪🍊

[@austinblanton4658]

@@toughcitrus Cool stuff! Any chance I could visit sometime? I have family in Old Dock if you know where that is. I'd love to stop by.

[@austinblanton4658]

@@toughcitrus If that's not possible, I understand. But is it a possibility?

[@toughcitrus]

@@austinblanton4658 absolutely!!! We are planning on being open to the public for tours and also a citrus U-pick. Right now though we still have a lot of work to do out there and making things accessible for guest to visit. But will keep you posted for sure and will do a video update when we start doing tours, etc

[@austinblanton4658]

@@toughcitrus Cool. And if you want to trade any cuttings, let me know. I'd be happy to purchase some cuttings from you as well. Definitely closer than driving to Stan.

[@Russballer]

How do you get so many of the citrus to taste? Wish i could get some of these to try. Thanks for the video.

[@toughcitrus]

Im just trying to get as many of these awesome varieties to shine the spotlight on how good they are. I really have barely scratched the surface of cold hardy citrus. many more to come!! Thanks for tuning in

[@lotus....]

Moths and male mosquitoes will pollinate flowers. Don't see them in the daytime..ya never know, there may be some night time pollinators.

[@toughcitrus]

There always a possibility. But Madison citrus nursery has bio security before you get into the greenhouse with an extra ventilated room and a spot the sprays you down before you come in. Air tight, but most citrus are self pollinated anyway

[@Nathouuuutheone]

What's the coldest zone citrus grows in? It gets pretty cold around where I live, and I adore oranges and citrus, and I often dream about having a tree in my backyard. Are there citrus varieties that handle freezing? Will there ever be one within the next 60 years?

[@themulberries]

A lot of the citrus hybrids are good into zone 7, and trifoliate orange can survive down to zone 5/6 depending. The fruits are very acidic but still have many uses and the plants look beautiful. Depending on your climate you may be able to grow one of these outdoors at least.

[@toughcitrus]

I agree with the mulberries. Any trifoliate hybrid usually can handle temps into the low single digits and even down to zero before major damage to the trunk occurs. So yes they can handle a deep freeze because of there parent poncirus trifoliatta is deciduous. Unlike most citrus that are evergreen, trifoliate turns yellow in the fall, looses its leaves and goes to sleep until spring like a maple tree. Normal oranges and tangerines don’t have that ability

[@butterflyj685]

What about crossing the Thomasville with the Harvey lemon?

[@toughcitrus]

I like that idea 🤔 they produce so many flowers that it’s easy to collect a bunch of pollen for breeding. I think a lemon or maybe even a cold hardy satsuma mandarin and I dream about a blood Thomasville!! Now we’re talking 💪🍊🩸🩸🩸

[@jonathanknobel2014]

Do you think if you planted a few hundred thousand of their seeds one might be zone 6 hardy?

[@toughcitrus]

I’m sure there is definitely a possibility to plant out lots of Thomasville seeds and get some that are more cold hardy. You would almost need to grow out tons of seedlings in ground and wait for a cold snap to kill off everything other than the few that will survive. That’s the only way to know, which trees are still standing afterwards

[@jonathanknobel2014]

@@toughcitrus I’m about to move to Indiana and plan on a heated in ground greenhouse system, I thought it would be interesting to keep many protected and try ALL of their seeds till some work.

[@toughcitrus]

@@jonathanknobel2014 that sounds awesome!!! nice to hang out in the greenhouse too when theres a bunch of snow outside and your in a tshirt. poncirus trifoliate will survive and you might get lucky with some citrandarins with protection. but a greenhouse will deffinetly give you more options!!

[@haciendaadelia5278]

Have you tried any of the university of Florida finger lime hybrids? Briteleaf has the UF sun lime for sale $27 only 3 left last I looked.

[@toughcitrus]

Havnt tried the Florida finger lime but I have tried a few of those Australian cavier limes. I’m gonna check it out now, do you if it is cold hardy or strictly for Florida?

[@haciendaadelia5278]

You have to protect it in the winter, I live in Asheville, NC. But I still like growing them. Container grown.

[@toughcitrus]

@@haciendaadelia5278 Asheville definitely gets chilly in the winter. We used to live near there in Burnsville. Awesome your growing citrus in containers up there 💪🍊

[@piotrwojdelko1150]

Is it early?

[@toughcitrus]

Yea they produce fruits and flowers year round,

[@user-hi4sz9km1y]

Скiльки морозу витримуе?..я почув тiльки бiля 0 .😊

[@tahoetom9932]

How can I get one?

[@toughcitrus]

I know Madison citrus usually sells them but they just sold out. But talking to them if you out your name on the email list to notify when it s back in stock, you get notified as soon as it gets back on the site. They do have sinton citrangequats for sale too which are really good tough citrus 💪🍊

[@JoeDerasEspinoza]

why does that old guy hate pollinators?

[@toughcitrus]

Lol, he doesn’t hate them, he’s just mentioning how a lot of people say you can’t grow citrus without pollinators, but they produce fine without them

[@choasisgoated]

Try mosambi

[@honeygurls2]

You’re feeding my addiction. I should be receiving my shipment that you recommended a few weeks ago sometime this week since the weather will be nice. I may need to block your channel 😂

[@toughcitrus]

Lmfao 🤣 I’m sorry. I hate to tell you this but I’m just barley scratching the surface of all the amazing almost unknown tough citrus varieties. It’s a good obsession to have, lol. That’s what I keep telling myself as I’m ordering more citrus trees 💪🍊

[@honeygurls2]

@@toughcitrus I guess I better buckle up and find some restraint… that I’ve never had 😂 My 942’s that I was lucky to get before they pulled and that variegated beauty called Minneola have both shipped today so I thank you today but as my pockets get empty that feeling may change 😂 😂

[@user-hi4sz9km1y]

Чудовий сорт..😊