Citrus Budwood Program

The Citrus Budwood Program was established in 1953 and became mandatory for all propagation of citrus in 1997. The objective of this program is to assist growers and nurserymen in the production of horticulturally superior citrus nursery stock that is believed to be free of viruses and other graft-transmissible diseases. 

Budwood is currently being distributed only to registered nurseries in Florida.

• Citrus Nursery Stock Certification Manual [ 1.4 MB ]

Budwood Orders

• Ordering Procedures

Foundation Groves

• Chiefland
• Dundee: The Dundee Foundation Grove is an 80-acre field planting of 510 different citrus clones and 184 different citrus varieties for horticultural evaluation. The field plantings use over 50 different rootstocks for comparison.
• Florida Citrus Arboretum

Citrus Budwood Annual Reports

• 2020–2021 Annual Report [ 2.2 MB ]
• 2019–2020 Annual Report [ 1.7 MB ]
• 2018–2019 Annual Report [ 1.4 MB ]
• 2017–2018 Annual Report [ 1.6 MB ]
• 2016–2017 Annual Report [ 2.2 MB ]
• 2015–2016 Annual Report [ 2.2 MB ]
• 2014–2015 Annual Report [ 1.6 MB ]
• 2013–2014 Annual Report [ 1.8 MB ]

Additional Resources

• Definitions
• Sterilization of Budding Knives, Clippers and Pruning Tools
• Technical Advisory Committee
• Citrus Germplasm Program