Citrus Fruit Trees
When choosing fruit trees to grow around Brisbane, you can’t go past citrus. Once established they are very hardy, produce a large amount of fruit, and adapt readily to many soil types. Even on hard clay soils, a large quantity of fruits can be produced by a single tree. Our citrus are grafted onto quality commercial rootstocks and generally begin fruiting in their first season after planting. For other easy to grow trees, see our Top 5 Easy to Grow Fruit Trees.
Full Size Citrus
Our mature-grafted citrus trees generally start bearing fruit in their first season after planting.
Name | Height | Fruits after | Pot/ground | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
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Buddha’s Hand (Citron) | 3-4m | 1-2 yrs | Large Pot | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Finger Lime (many colours) | 2m | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Kumquat | |||||
Calamondin | 3-4m * | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Miewa | 2-2.5m * | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Nagami | 2-2.5m * | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Lemon | |||||
Eureka | 3-4m * | 1-2 yrs | Large Pot | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Meyer | 3-4m * | 1-2 yrs | Large Pot | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Lemonade | 3-4m * | 1-2 yrs | Large Pot | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Lime | |||||
Tahitian | 3-4m * | 1-2 yrs | Large Pot | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Kaffir | 1.5m | 1-2 yrs | Large Pot | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Mandarin | |||||
Ellendale | 3-4m * | 1-2 yrs | Large Pot | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Emperor | 3-4m * | 1-2 yrs | Large Pot | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Imperial | 3-4m * | 1-2 yrs | Large Pot | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Orange | |||||
Blood Orange | 3-4m * | 1-2 yrs | Large Pot | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Valencia Seedless | 3-4m * | 1-2 yrs | Large Pot | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Washington Navel | 3-4m * | 1-2 yrs | Large Pot | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Dwarf Citrus
Dwarf Citrus produce full-size fruit on a small compact bush.
Name | Height | Fruits after | Pot/ground | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
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Dwarf Finger Lime | 1m | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Dwarf Lemon | |||||
Eureka | 2m * | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Lemonade | 2m * | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Lemonicious | 1.5m | 2-3 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Lots’a Lemons | 1.5m | 2-3 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Meyer | 2m * | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Dwarf Lime | |||||
Tahitian | 2m * | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Kaffir | 2m | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Dwarf Mandarin | |||||
Emperor | 2m * | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Imperial | 2m * | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Dwarf Orange | |||||
Valencia Seedless | 2m * | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
Washington Navel | 2m * | 1-2 yrs | Pots | Evergreen | Self-pollinating |
* Can be pruned to 2m.