Eustis Limequat Tree

It's like a thatched-roof beach bar on a tree! The Eustis Limequat (Citrus japonica x Citrus aurantiifolia) is a hybrid cross between two classic tropical Citrus Fruits - a Key Lime and a Marumi Kumquat. Creating a lovely broadleaf evergreen tropical fruit tree with rounded yellowish-green fruit with tart, flavorful green pulp!

Eustis will flower from June to September, filling the glossy evergreen canopy with fragrant white blooms! The pollinators will adore these blossoms as much as you will! Backed by a dark green flush, aromatic foliage looks great all year. Soon Eustis will bear green fruit ripe and ready for you to pick by Thanksgiving!

Pick one of these unique Citrus fruits from your tree to add a bright flavor punch to any of your tropical drinks or as a squeeze in your sparkling water! One taste and you're instantly on vacation! Combining the best of both parents, this fruit gives you the great juicy taste of the Key Lime and the thin, edible skin of the Kumquat. Just pick, wash, slice, and eat!

Having stood the test of time, Eustis was first developed in Florida in 1909, the Eustis Limequat is the most common of the Limequats and is a hardy plant throughout USDA planting zones 8 to 10 outdoors. Small enough even for container culture, even Northern growers in USDA zones 4 to 7, can keep these trees on their sunny porches and patios. Then bring them indoors for the chilly winters.

Planting and Application:

Ideal space-saving trees for edible landscaping, warm climates can use these remarkable Citrus Trees as part of their landscaping design as a backdrop plant in groupings or rows, mixing happily with other Citrus for an exotic double-duty hedgerow!

Groupings and rows not only improve pollination when you combine Eustis with other Limequats, Limes, or Kumquats, but you'll create gorgeous property division or even privacy hedges! Simply keep their lower limbs intact and use Eustis as a shrubby screen that provides scented blooms, year-round coverage around the pool deck or seating area, plus delectable fruit to enjoy!

"Limb-up" and expose the main trunk's lower third or the lower half for a small tree, a conversation piece by your patio, as pinpoint shade around your pool, or as a shining specimen among your front yard raised berm. Even a single tree will look lovely anchoring a garden bed or softening the corner of your home's foundation. Providing curb appeal and beauty all year round.

Go ahead and pot up one of these trees into a deep planter with plenty of drainage and loose acidic soil for easy entertaining by your outdoor dining areas, by the backyard bar or barbecue pit, or on your back deck to enjoy flavorful fruit within arms reach!

• Green Limequats With Tart Flavorful Pulp & Edible Rind!
• Divinely Fragrant Waxy White Blooms
• Lush Broadleaf Evergreen Foliage
• Self-Fertile Thanksgiving Harvest
• Container Gardening, Porches & Patios, Specimens & More!
• Tree-Form or Shrub-Form For Versatile Landscaping

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Citrus require full sun to do their best. They also need slightly acidic, very well-drained soil and regular but minimal moisture, preferring to dry out a bit between watering. A loose soil mixture geared for acid-loving plants (like Camelias, Rhododendrons, etc) and a regular fertilizer routine with acid-loving plant fertilizer is recommended.

These trees are hardy outdoors in frost-free climates and if you live in a Citrus-friendly climate this tree requires very little care for great returns. If you live in a colder climate, this tree makes a perfect houseplant in the winter, thriving in a pot in a sunny window or on a summer patio.

If you need to prune, it is recommended you wait until after fruiting to do any major trimming for size or opening the canopy for air circulation, but removing dead or broken limbs can be performed at any time.

Protecting Container Citrus From Cold

If the temperatures in your area ever dip below that 40°F range or are prone to overnight frosts, then you need to be ready to protect your tree.

Although Citrus can grow year-round in warmer regions (zones 9 and 10), they can also thrive in colder areas (zones 4 to 7) as long as the tree is brought indoors prior to the first frost of winter.

In zone 8, you can cover your tree in the event of a cold snap or unexpected overnight freeze. Citrus will need to be planted in a sheltered spot to avoid the worst of the chill, and not planted in a low area that collects cold air. If a spot like that is unavailable, or you are in a chill-prone climate, then you are safer planting Citrus Trees in a large, deep container with wheels to easily move them to a protected location or indoors when needed.

In cold growing zones, begin slowly acclimating your tree indoors in the fall, or into a protected location, eventually moving your tree inside. Indoor plants need a bright indirect sun window, greenhouse, sunroom, or enclosed patio for the winter. In spring, reverse this process and begin acclimating your tree to again be back out in the full sun all summer. This reduces stress and leaf drop.

• Full Sun Plants
• Any Fast Draining Slightly Acidic Soil
• Moderate to Low Moisture Needs Once Established
• Prune After Harvest
• Fantastic Tropical Plant Acclimates Indoors For Cold-Winter Climates

A Tropical vacation on a tree! Nature Hills Nursery ships 3-4 year old trees, that arrive well-branched and with mature root systems, ready for planting in your favorite container, or in your garden if you live where Citrus thrives outdoors! Don't wait. Order this delicious tropical Eustis Limequat fruit tree for your home today!