Citrus 'Swingle' 25/6 Restock modestly scaled white flowers of

modestly scaled white flowers of early spring read more like a Philadelphus than the bold

rigidus or C

upright clumps of lance-shaped leaves that hold their fresh green right through the year in a mild climate

and should settle readily into a sunny garden bed with sandy

Photos courtesy of Forest and Kim Starr

Citrus 'Swingle' 25/6 Restock modestly scaled white flowers ofNamed for Walter Tennyson Swingle, the pioneering citrus breeder who spent his career crossing tender oranges with the iron hardy trifoliate orange, the Swingle citrumelo is among the toughest citrus hybrids ever raised. A cross of grapefruit, Citrus paradisi, and trifoliate orange, Poncirus trifoliata, this vigorous, thorny, semi evergreen shrub or small tree carries fragrant white citrus blossoms in spring, followed by pear shaped yellow fruits