So looks like it's about time to plant some satsumas.

Years ago I lived a few blocks from the river where the soil was prime. Had a navel orange and a La. sweet orange tree. They produced literally garbage bags full of oranges. Nothing like fresh squeezed OJ as often as you want it. Had one of those lemon trees that produce lemons the size of grapefruits too. It was right next to my kids' trampoline, and they'd jump on the trampoline and throw lemons into the pool of the neighbor behind me. I ended up cutting the tree down. Should have just beat their asses a little harder. The soil where I live now is crap - the damn grass won't even grow.
Get you some trees, baw.

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he best citrus rootstock for the Louisiana home cit- rus orchard is trifoliata

but I haven't researched that yet to know exactly what it means

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That's what they're grafted to. Trifoliate orange. You've probably seen them in the woods.


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Cut that shite off.

Ima ask conundrum to cut it. He'll get to it maybe next year.

It's gonna take away half my tree. shite is all intertwined. concerned about support. It's an old tree. Maybe my guy will know what to do.

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Meyer lemons while we're at it.

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Don't do this.

You don't understand the consequences.

Without good soil they always taste like spoiled oranges.

They also require insane trimming.

Literally any other tree.

If You are dead set on it, I will give you dozens of lemons. They seed and sprout quickly.

Meyer is the one that can handle cold, which is why it's the most common in LA. It's a good lemon, but tastes less tart than the lemon from the store. It's good to cook with, but doesn't make good lemonade. They produce a ton, so there's the issue of what to do with all those lemons.

Some good advice above.

One thing to consider though - It will take 4-5 years of maturing for the tree to produce a decent crop. And lots of folks change addresses in that time. The next homeowner may appreciate your mature trees or they may hate all trees and cut them down.

I would consider planting both the Owari cultivar and St Anne. St Anne is supposed to produce earlier in the fall. This way you have 3-4 months of satsumas rather than bucketloads over just 1-2 months.

Purchase the citrus but wait until after all the hard freezes pass to install it. Keep it in your garage when the hard freezes come and put it out for the nice days. Saxon Becnel supplies Bracys nursery with all their citrus so you should look for a citus from a Plaquemines Parish grower and you will be fine