Tasting Yuzu Citrus and Carolina lime Citrus

[@CitrusPalmsWithTom]

CL probably is 1/4 Trifoliate. Yuzu typically doesn’t have a lot of juice, and the zest, peel and juice are used in Japan as "tree vinegar."

[@sweethomealabamahomestead4504]

How cold have you seen CL and Yuzu get down to? I'm hoping I can get them to grow here.

[@CitrusPalmsWithTom]

@ Yuzu can easily handle 10F or a little lower once mature. I would rate it to 5F. CL in South Carolina has endured 8F. A key factor with these (or any) citrus is duration of cold. They all seem to handle brief dips to 10-15 without too much trouble as long as the duration is 24 hours or less. Once you have more than one day of continuous temperatures below 32F, they all suffer to varying degrees.

[@farleyschmackums]

My yuzu produced one fruit (its first fruit) this year. Was really small. Very flavorful and fragrant. Had about as many seeds. Those Carolina limes are too neat looking with that vibrant green!

[@sweethomealabamahomestead4504]

I hope I can grow both of these in my zone 7.

[@quinnM1007]

Nice review! I had yuzu on my in-ground tree - also in zone 7 - for the first time this year, so definitely possible to grow with at least some light care during polar vortices.

[@sweethomealabamahomestead4504]

That is great news. How cold has it made it through?

[@quinnM1007]

I can’t really speak for the coldest that it can handle…as this last winter was its first in ground and it was quite mild…but it saw high teens with no damage whatsoever, with many back to back nights in low 20s all winter long. It can definitely take more cold…I have seen some images of them handling 5° with some defoliation.

[@themulberries]

If anyone can grow these in zone 7 it's you! Nice review 👍

[@sweethomealabamahomestead4504]

It is a little risky but I am hopeful I can.

[@themulberries]

@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 I'm working on selecting Yuzu seedlings with extra chromosomes and better hardiness than average. If I have success with them, I will be happy to share them!

[@raregrowsNJ]

there's a post on the tropical fruit forum where some guys in Europe have Yuzu strains that can take colder temps than whatever we have in the US. too bad we cant get one of those over here. my outdoor yuzu here dies back below 10f so I lose all of the height during some cold winters. its not mature yet so dont think it will ever flower

[@sweethomealabamahomestead4504]

That is to bad. I saw some one in VA growing one in zone 7 but I don't know how cold he has gotten since the tree is still small.

[@raregrowsNJ]

@sweethomealabamahomestead4504 I'm going to throw a frost cloth over it and maybe a tarp if we go below 10-15 this winter. otherwise I don't have a way to get power all the way back where the tree is. I think if you plant a mature Yuzu, on own root it can definitely survive mild winters and flower and fruit, if it dies back it will grow back from the base but won't flower that spring

[@sweethomealabamahomestead4504]

@@raregrowsNJ You could try and but a 24 hour candle under there too just make sure it does not catch fire.