Citrus Trees - Now Contracting for 2017 and 2018
Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery employs the latest horticultural techniques to produce genetically identical trees with disease-resistant characteristics.
Learn MorePeach Trees - Now Contracting for 2017-2018
Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery is an exclusive grower of Flordaguard Peach rootstock developed by the University of Florida. We are now contracting for 2017-2018.
Learn MoreEucalyptus Trees - Natural Windbreaks
The rapid growth of Eucalyptus trees make them ideal for quickly establishing effective windbreaks around citrus and vegetables and as a renewable bioenergy crop.
Learn MoreCitrus Greening: Propagating Escaped Trees Can Buy Time in War on HLB
In the News
Citrus Greening: Guidelines to Help Make Your Grove Prosper
Central Florida Ag News, October 2014, By Phillip RucksIf citrus greening has got you down, and you just want to hide until it’s all over, think again. Read more>>
Planning Ahead to Maximize Your Success
Central Florida Ag News, September 2014, By Phillip RucksI can’t stress how important it is to plan ahead. Read more>>
Citrus Growers Planting Denser to Boost Yields
Central Florida Ag News, August 2014, By Phillip RucksEvery citrus tree is like a factory producing a product. Read more>>
Healthy Citrus Trees may Hold Answer to Greening Disease
Central Florida Ag News, June 2014, By Phillip RucksWe’re in a war. Although our weapons are insecticides and nutritional sprays instead of rifles and grenades, the battle against the greening disease is real. Read more>>
Citrus Growers Need to Weigh Options
Central Florida Ag News, May 2014, By Phillip RucksCitrus groves are becoming living laboratories, according to Dr. Jude Grosser, a University of Florida (UF) professor at Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred. Read more>>
Planning is Critical for Citrus Growers Today
Central Florida Ag News, April 2014, By Phillip RucksThe nursery industry sure has changed. Since I opened Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery 17 years ago, citrus canker and greening disease have taken a tremendous toll on nursery businesses. Read more>>
What Growers Need to Know: Emerging Greening Tolerant Cultivars, Part I
Central Florida Ag News, March 2014, By Phillip RucksCitrus varieties more tolerant of citrus greening disease are heading for large- scale field trials as early as March. University of Florida (UF) researchers have identified 16 rootstalks showing a lower rate of infection and more tolerance to greening, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB). Read more>>
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Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery protected culture facility is home to the largest citrus nursery in the United States
Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery is home to one of the largest citrus nurseries in the country.
Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery is also has a large selection of low chill peach trees propagated for the Florida climate .
