Grow Hardy Citrus

Join us online or by phone Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 6:30 PM Central for our next NAFEX Interest Group session as we talk about growing hardy citrus with Sam Hubert of One Green World Nursery.

Many people associate citrus trees with the orange groves of Florida and California, but an impressive number of species and cultivars are cold hardy and originated in colder climates or high mountain regions. Sam will talk about hardy citrus fruits that range from the spiny contorted Flying Dragon with small and fragrant but bitter fruits to cold hardy selections of mandarins and kumquats that can be eaten fresh off the tree. We’ll look into a number of hardy species, where they originate, how they’re traditionally used, and learn tips and tricks for getting them established in colder climates.

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and discussion amongst our members about our experiences growing hardy citrus or getting started.

This forum is FREE with your $19 annual membership. NAFEX members will automatically receive an email invitation with the ZOOM link and call-in information before the event.

Not yet a member? Join NAFEX today and find the ZOOM link and call-in numbers on our Interest Groups page on the day of the event.

About our Speaker:

Sam Hubert is the nursery manager at One Green World Nursery, a retail and mail order nursery based in Portland, Oregon that specializes in fruiting trees and shrubs, perennial vegetables, and Mediterranean plants from around the globe. His interest is primarily on low water, low input perennial plants that are well adapted to the West Coast with a focus on figs, olives, pomegranates and cold hardy citrus. Sam loves experimenting with new varieties that show potential for the home gardener and commercial orchardist and are resilient in an increasingly chaotic climate. Aside from growing fruiting plants, he enjoys combining West Coast and Mediterranean shrubs into edible landscape designs to add year round interest and habitat for pollinators and wildlife.