I've never seen yuzu for sale in Beaumont or Houston. Good luck for Dallas. I've had to graft my own. I've found yuzu to be less cold hardy than satsuma. My yuzu tree has partially defoliated the last two winters while the satsumas have not dropped a leaf. My yuzu is about 8 feet tall and 3 years in the ground.

Here is a link that might be useful: mrtexas

Mrtexas,

Did you graft your Yuzu to a Poncirus trifoliata or another relatively cold hardy stock?

Cath

I think they are supposed to lose some of their leaves in the winter, even in milder climates. A woman in San Francisco said hers drops about half every winter.

Not much for eating; but if you want to make your own Ponzu sauce, it is essential. As an amateur chef, I would love to have access to the fruit which is not known or available in Guatemala, but luckily I can buy Ponzu sauce for my Lemon Tako, thin sliced octopus with a thin slice of Meyer lemon between each one and a secret sauce over it all, for which Ponzu is a key ingredient, notwithstanding the Meyer lemon, of course.

I was able to get a Yuzu in North Texas last year and it produced 3 fruit. I was told they can survive 10 degrees, but found this last Winter was too brutal and they did not survive. I am not sure if my Bamboo will recover either.

23 Yuzu seeds have sprouted. It is interesting that a single seed may sprout two plants.

I am working to build a North Texas Yuzu farm

well... 20 of my sprouted Yuzu have survived. One is still questionable. I am re-potting when they seem to need an outside environment. Six have been re-potted and outside as I post this. Humidity is great for them, but I watch them and the 'little' ones not quite ready.

Anyone have a yuzu plant I could buy? Laura In Houston

I'm in Olympia, WA, and found Yuzu to be hardier than Satsuma, both a grafted tree and experimentation with seedlings. The Satsuma died, even despite being covered.

I know these reports are just anecdotal, but this is to counter the report from mrtexas in the second post.

However, that being said, I also know of someone in South Carolina who grew several Yuzu trees, and then chopped them down because the fruits were not to his liking. Yuzu is not a fruit for out of hand eating, and he ignorantly planted the trees before learning that.

If you don't know how to properly put them to use, they're going to be useless to you.

Contact the Texas Citrus Budwood Certification Program.

Thanks- I do know how to use Yuzu. Unfortunately not available through the budwood program- that’s why I’m looking specifically for someone who already has plants in Texas since they can’t be shipped in.