Citrus nursery near Toulouse – Lavernose-Lacasse, France

Greffeur d’agrumes is a grafted citrus nursery in Lavernose-Lacasse, in the Haute-Garonne department, south-west of Toulouse, between Muret and Carbonne. All our plants are grafted and grown here. Living in or near Toulouse? Order online and collect your plants at the nursery, by appointment.

Collecting your plants at the nursery (Click & Collect)

1. Choose your plants on the website, then at the delivery step select “Click & Collect”, collection at the nursery. It is available for orders with an address in France.
2. Call Coralie on Show phone number to arrange a collection appointment together.
3. Come to the nursery at the agreed time: it is also a chance to see the plants before taking them home.

Collection is by appointment only. Orders are paid online by card when you order. Professional customers and large orders: reservations are possible from 25 plants at the trade price (see the FAQ).

Getting to the nursery

Lavernose-Lacasse lies south-west of Toulouse, between Muret and Carbonne. The distances and driving times below are approximate and for guidance only: they vary with the route and traffic.

For the exact route, open our address in Google Maps.

Which citrus trees grow around Toulouse?

Laurent studied twenty years of records from the Toulouse-Blagnac weather station (details in our guide Choosing a citrus rootstock): the area is in hardiness zone 8b; winter lows are usually -7 or -8 °C, with two cold peaks, -10 °C in 2001 and -12 °C in 2012, and up to ten days below -5 °C in some years. For his own garden he chose -7 to -8 °C as the hardiness limit for planting out, protecting the most tender trees when needed.

• Frost first: for planting out, our varieties rated to -10 °C and below are gathered in Hardy citrus. Satsumas are the hardiest mandarins. A more tender variety can be grown in a pot and brought in for the winter.
• Then the rootstock: Poncirus is the hardiest; on limestone soil, FA5 is suitable; on clay, Poncirus and FA5 are, 4475 and C35 much less so. Take the online test: Which rootstock should you choose?
• Planting: in spring. On clay-limestone soil, dig a hole of more than one cubic metre, improved with compost and sand.
• Mulch: in summer only, against drought, never touching the trunk. Pull it away from the base at the end of autumn: the moisture it holds in winter encourages phytophthora.
• Winter: protect young plants below -5 °C. Put the winter fleece on at each frost and remove it as soon as the frost is over. From September, no fertiliser and no pruning; after a frost, wait for spring before pruning.

To find out more: Understanding citrus hardiness.

Why come to the nursery?

• You see the plants before taking them home.
• No shipping cost, and no journey in a box for the plant.
• Our plants are grafted and grown here, in our tunnels and outdoors, a short drive from Toulouse.

Not in the area? We ship on Mondays within mainland France and to twelve European Union countries: see Delivery. To get to know us: About us.