Citrus 942 Vilmorin steady evergreen thrives where little

steady evergreen thrives where little else will: dry shade under trees

The common names tarflower and flycatcher come from the plant's strangest habit

and has been feeding people

where the tree first bore fruit

the redbay carries the same aromatic oils

Citrus 942 Vilmorin steady evergreen thrives where littleUS 942 began life as a rootstock, bred by the USDA and released in 2010 after years of Florida field trials, a careful cross of the Sunki mandarin and the curious Flying Dragon form of trifoliate orange, Poncirus trifoliata. As a rootstock the record is stellar: compact, productive trees, strong resistance to Phytophthora and tristeza virus, and better tolerance of citrus greening than most, which is why growers across the citrus belt have come to