We want to plant orange, lemon, grapefruit, and tangerine trees. Should we wait until spring, or is December-January OK?
Gardeners add new citrus trees to the landscape year-round. Winter is a good time because the trees can become established and be ready to produce new shoots and leaves when warmer weather arrives. When planting during the coldest time of the year, there is the potential for frost or freeze damage. But because new trees are small, only minimal effort would be needed to provide cold protection. A large box or even a trash can set over the new tree may be all that is needed to prevent major damage.
