Description
The Clementine Tree is a small, easy to grow citrus that produces sweet, easy-peeling fruit that is juicy and seedless.
The Clementine Tree is a small, easy to grow citrus that produces sweet, easy-peeling fruit that is juicy and seedless. Clementine Trees reach a mature height of between 8 to 10 feet, and a width of about 6 feet. These trees can be kept even smaller by pruning. The Clementine Tree is a moderately fast grower, and its tasty red-orange fruit matures from June through August.
Clementine Trees can be grown outdoors in USDA Zones 8 – 11, or in a container that is moved indoors for the winters in USDA Zones 4 – 11. Their small stature makes them an ideal patio citrus tree and their fragrant white blooms, followed by smooth, bright orange fruit make them a decorative specimen in any home. If you live in an area where you can grow a Clementine Tree in the ground, it’s a great choice for a focal point in your garden.
Citrus Tree Care
Clementine Trees grow well in a range of tropical conditions. They prefer hot summers and mild winters and the trees are not particularly susceptible to pests. All of this makes the Clementine Tree easy to grow and maintain. They can be grown in a smaller area and kept to a manageable size with pruning. Their bright white blooms appear in spring and fill the air with their sweet fragrance.
When planting a Clementine Tree choose a south facing location that gets at least 6 hours of sunlight per day. A Clementine Tree will survive and even produce some fruit with less sunlight per day, but as a general rule, the more hours of direct sun, the better. Like other citrus, the Clementine Tree likes soil that is well-drained. Over-watering is much more detrimental to a Clementine Tree than under-watering.
Fruit & Harvesting
Clementines are considered an early fruiting citrus, and their fruit will be mature and ready to eat in the summer, well before most other citrus that matures in winter. This makes the Clementine Tree a treat for home growers, because you can often have fresh fruit months before you can buy other oranges at the market or online.
Since the Clementine is easy to peel, it is also easy to damage the skin at the stem end when picking. Careless harvesting can result in small patches of peel pulling away from the fruit. This can affect storage and invite a quick decline in freshness. To avoid this, always use hand trimmers to harvest Clementines. Wait until the first fruits become smooth and turn bright orange. Do a taste test and wait a few more days if the fruit is not juicy, sweet, and fragrant when peeled.
Advice
The Clementine Tree is a type of Mandarin, and as such, it produces a large crop of smaller fruit. These delicious, small citrus fruits can remain on the tree for months, and when you have a heavy crop, it may seem like the fruit will be there forever. However, in order for a Clementine Tree to have a healthy bloom again in the spring, it is vital to remove the last of the fruit at the end of the season.
Part of maintaining a happy, healthy Clementine Tree involves good housekeeping under the tree itself. Keep the ground under the tree (and out to the edge of the farthest reaching branches) free from weeds, fallen leaves, and other material. Never allow fallen citrus to collect under the tree. Also, remove any pruned branches from the immediate area under the tree. Doing this will minimize the instances of pests, molds, and fungi that could damage the tree or fruit.
Audrey –
The tree I received was healthy and looked great. After transplanting it into the air pruning pot it has really settled in and now has new growth popping up all over it. Really happy with the quality of the tree and and how nice the pot looks on our back patio. Can’t wait to pick some fresh clementines.
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
We are happy that your tree is flourishing so well. Thanks for the review and your business. Enjoy your Clementines!
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Tyler (verified owner) –
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Jaclyn U. (verified owner) –
FedEx banged up the box but fortunately did not damage this tree. This Nules Clementine arrived healthy looking.
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Faisal Idris (verified owner) –
Very well packaged and nice size
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Colin (verified owner) –
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Kristin S. (verified owner) –
Tree came delivered completely bent in a right degree angle and leaves are still brown with white spots a month or more since I received it. I emailed with pictures and was told to wait… still not happy with this tree. Have received other trees from other companies in much better shape
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Margarita Teplitskiy (verified owner) –
Very good packaging; the little tree is amazing; love it❤️
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James Anderegg (verified owner) –
Beautiful trees, great expectations!
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MARION (verified owner) –
Ordered the 3 gallon so it was taller but rather than putting it in a box that fit it, they bent the tree over. Some of the branches were broken and it is still bent over after being outside and repotted. I have added a piece of bamboo next to it and tied it up to straighten but still not yet. A bit annoying that they could not have packaged this better. Other than that, it is a nice tree.
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jeffrey b. (verified owner) –
Healthy tree with lots of green and around 25 buds on it. Watered, fertilized, and put under grow light. 2 weeks later there were 40 flowers opening up. Going to be a great tree.
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Claire Himmel (verified owner) –
They came in so healthy
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Jodie R. (verified owner) –
Last year we ordered a Meyer Lemon tree and it is thriving. This year we ordered an orange tree. What arrived is a beautiful specimen. We look forward to future orders from Citrus.com
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thank you very much for your positive review. We greatly appreciate your business, and we know that you will enjoy your trees.
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Akanksha Dua (verified owner) –
Ordered a clementine tree but FedEx lost my package and damaged it in recovery. I emailed citrus.com and they sent me fresh new tree right away! Love the additions to my home!
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thank you for the nice review. We are happy that you are enjoying your new tree, and we appreciate your business.
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Nick (verified owner) –
Awesome customer service!!! We ordered 3 trees. All looked great, but our Meyer Lemon started to look unhealthy after a couple of weeks. I sent 1 email with a picture of the tree and I received a response in 5 minutes saying they were shipping a new tree the next day! All trees are looking awesome. We cannot wait to get fruit.
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thank you for your terrific review! We are happy that you are pleased with your trees, and we are grateful for your business.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Shipped with black mold on leaves.
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Please send a photo to customercare@citrus.com so that we can remedy this for you.
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Linda Lawing (verified owner) –
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thank you for the positive review. Enjoy your tree.
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Marcus J. (verified owner) –
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Citrus Customer Care (store manager) –
Thanks for the 5-star review! We appreciate your business.
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Erik (verified owner) –
My tree was delivered on time but the package disappeared. I guess is may have been stolen. I contacted Citrus.com and they immediately sent a new one. I really appreciate the great customer service!
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