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Purple clematis trained in a château garden

Clematis · Clematis L.

Agapanthus in pots on an elegant garden terrace

Agapanthus · Agapanthus

Small rounded bergamot tree planted in open ground bearing yellow-green bergamots

Bergamot Orange · Citrus × bergamia

Buddha's Hand citron shrub planted in open ground, bearing three yellow and yellow-green fruits with naturally varied fingers in an estate garden

Buddha’s Hand · Citrus medica 'Sarcodactylis'

Pink-flowered camellia beside the weathered stone wall of an old house

Camellia · Camellia

Whole Clausellina satsuma tree planted in open ground in the estate orchard, with a compact natural crown and a moderate irregular crop of small-to-medium orange, yellow-green and green fruit.

Clausellina satsuma · Citrus unshiu 'Clausellina'

Whole Clemenules clementine tree planted in open ground with about seven medium-sized orange fruits

Clemenules 2026: verified size and maturity figures · Citrus × clementina 'Clemenules'

Whole Dancy tangerine tree planted in open ground in the estate garden with seven naturally varied reddish-orange fruit

Dancy tangerine · Citrus reticulata 'Dancy'

Eureka lemon tree planted in open ground beside a stone country house, with elongated yellow lemons and one still green fruit

Eureka Lemon · Citrus × limon 'Eureka'

Sicilian Femminello lemons on the everbearing tree, at several green and yellow ripening stages

Femminello Lemon (group) · Citrus × limon 'Femminello' group

Whole mature Ichang papeda shrub planted in open ground in a heritage garden, with thorny natural branching, very broadly winged petioles and a moderate crop of small yellow-green fruit

Ichang papeda · Citrus cavaleriei

Purple and pink bearded irises in a formal garden border

Iris · Iris Tourn. ex L.

Red-orange Japanese maple in a shaded courtyard

Japanese maple · Acer palmatum

Whole mature Meiwa kumquat tree planted in open ground in a heritage garden, bearing a moderate crop of round orange fruit, with a few cut fruits showing the thick rind.

Meiwa kumquat tree · Citrus japonica 'Meiwa'

Menton lemons on the tree in a terraced restanque garden, Riviera maritime light

Menton Lemon PGI · A Protected Geographical Indication product

Whole Nova/Clemenvilla mandarin tree planted in open ground with several naturally varied orange fruits

Nova mandarin tree (Clemenvilla) · Clementine × Orlando tangelo

Whole Okitsu Wase satsuma tree planted in open ground in the estate garden, with a vigorous natural canopy and a moderate irregular crop of slightly flattened, early-colouring fruit.

Okitsu Wase satsuma · Citrus unshiu 'Okitsu Wase'

Pink herbaceous peonies flowering in a château garden

Peony · Paeonia spp.

Pink rhododendrons flowering in the dappled shade of a woodland garden

Rhododendron · Rhododendron L.

Whole Iwasaki satsuma tree planted in open ground in the estate garden, carrying flattened, easy-peel fruit colouring early in autumn.

Satsuma ‘Iwasaki’ · Citrus unshiu 'Iwasaki'

Whole Washington Navel orange tree planted in open ground, carrying a moderate crop of naturally oriented oranges of varied sizes in the estate orchard

Washington Navel orange tree · Citrus × sinensis 'Washington Navel'

Whole Fortune mandarin hybrid tree planted in open ground in the estate garden, carrying a moderate irregular load of medium orange fruit with naturally uneven coloration in late winter light.

Fortune mandarin · Citrus reticulata hybrid 'Fortune'

Whole mature Fukushu kumquat tree planted in open ground in a heritage garden, bearing a moderate crop of relatively large round-to-obovate orange fruit among broad separate leaves.

Fukushu kumquat tree · Citrus japonica 'Fukushu'

Glossy Abelia · Abelia

Lunario lemon tree planted in open ground by the estate orangery, with white blossom and lemons at different stages of ripeness

Lunario « Four Seasons » Lemon · Citrus × limon 'Lunario'

Makrut lime planted in open ground by the estate, with double leaves and knobbly green fruit

Makrut Lime · Citrus hystrix

Whole Oroval clementine tree planted in open ground, with about six slightly flattened fruits of varied colour

Oroval Clementine · Citrus × clementina 'Oroval'

White panicle hydrangeas in a fresh border beside an old chateau garden

Panicle hydrangea · Hydrangea paniculata Siebold

Whole Ponkan tree planted in open ground, carrying a moderate crop of oblate orange fruit in the estate garden

Ponkan mandarin · Citrus reticulata 'Ponkan'

Whole Miyagawa Wase satsuma tree planted in open ground in the estate garden, featuring a balanced crown and a modest crop of slightly flattened orange fruit in autumn light.

Satsuma ‘Miyagawa Wase’ · Citrus unshiu 'Miyagawa Wase'

Whole Marisol clementine tree planted in open ground, with five orange fruits at slightly varied stages of ripeness

‘Marisol’ clementine · Citrus × clementina 'Marisol'

Large rough thick-skinned citrons on a thorny shrub in a sheltered Mediterranean garden

Corsican Citron · Citrus medica

Whole mature Hong Kong kumquat tree planted in open ground in a heritage garden, with a dense thorny crown, very small separate leaves and a moderate crop of tiny round orange fruit.

Hong Kong kumquat · Citrus japonica wild group

Blue hydrangeas along a stone wall in a chateau garden

Hydrangea · Hydrangea

Meyer lemon tree planted in open ground in a walled garden, with round yellow-orange fruit, white flowers and purple-tinged buds

Meyer Lemon · Citrus × limon 'Meyer'

Whole Minneola tangelo tree planted in open ground with a few red-orange fruits showing visible stem-end necks

Minneola tangelo (Honeybell) · Minneola tangelo

Whole Nadorcott mandarin tree planted in open ground with about eight orange fruit in the estate orchard

Nadorcott (Afourer) mandarin · Citrus reticulata 'Nadorcott'

Whole Imamura satsuma tree planted in open ground in the estate garden in late autumn, with a rounded natural crown and a restrained irregular crop of orange and partly green fruit.

Satsuma ‘Imamura’ · Citrus unshiu 'Imamura'

Whole Hernandina clementine tree planted in open ground in soft winter light, with about five orange fruits

‘Hernandina’ clementine · Citrus × clementina 'Hernandina'

Calamondin in a pot covered with small orange fruit, with a dense compact habit

Calamondin · Citrus × microcarpa

Trained Diamante citron tree planted in open ground in a walled garden, carrying six large elongated citrons from green to yellow

Diamante Citron · Citrus medica 'Diamante'

Flowering English lavender in a sunny, free-draining gravel border

English lavender · Lavandula angustifolia Mill.

Fino Primofiori lemon tree planted in open ground beside the estate house, with yellow lemons and one still green fruit

Fino / Primofiori Lemon · Citrus × limon

Whole Owari satsuma tree planted in open ground in the estate garden, with a spreading, gently drooping habit and a moderate crop of flattened orange fruit.

Owari satsuma · Citrus unshiu 'Owari'

Garden Rose in a refined chateau garden setting

Ruby Red grapefruit cut open and halved on a garden table, showing juicy pink-to-red flesh, natural segment variation and realistic rind thickness.

Ruby Red grapefruit · Citrus × paradisi 'Ruby Red'

Whole Tango mandarin tree planted in open ground in the estate orchard with moderately flattened fruit distributed irregularly

Tango mandarin · Citrus reticulata 'Tango'

Clipped common box edging in a structured garden

Common box · Buxus sempervirens

Clementine tree laden with small thin-skinned orange fruit on a small rounded tree

Common Clementine (Fine de Corse) · Citrus × clementina

Oval Etrog citron with a thick bumpy peel and a persistent pitam (nipple), on a thorny citron tree

Etrog Citron · Citrus medica

Marsh Seedless grapefruit cut open and halved on a garden table, showing pale yellow juicy flesh, almost no seeds and realistic rind thickness.

Marsh Seedless grapefruit · Citrus × paradisi 'Marsh Seedless'

Whole Naveline orange tree planted in open ground at the estate, carrying a moderate crop of naturally varied early oranges

Naveline Navel orange tree · Citrus × sinensis 'Naveline'

Whole Orri mandarin tree planted in open ground in the estate garden with four orange fruit

Orri mandarin 2026: checked evidence · Citrus reticulata 'Orri'

Verna lemon tree carrying large thick-skinned yellow lemons in spring

Verna Lemon · Citrus × limon 'Verna'

Whole Willowleaf mandarin tree planted in open ground, with narrow leaves and three small flattened orange fruits

Willowleaf mandarin · Citrus reticulata / Citrus deliciosa

Chinese Wisteria in a refined chateau garden setting

Wisteria · Wisteria

Clipped common yew hedges lining a formal garden walk

Common yew · Taxus baccata

Whole Navelate orange tree planted in open ground in the estate orchard, bearing a moderate uneven crop of late oranges

Navelate navel orange tree · Citrus × sinensis 'Navelate'

Oroblanco Sweetie fruit cut open and halved on a garden table, showing pale juicy flesh, thick white pith, few visible seeds and naturally uneven segments.

Oroblanco (Sweetie) · Citrus hybrid 'Oroblanco'

Whole Cara Cara orange tree planted in the estate garden with eight intact orange-skinned fruits irregularly distributed on the branches

Cara Cara orange tree · Citrus × sinensis 'Cara Cara'

Mature olive tree in a large terracotta pot on a sunny terrace

Olive tree · Olea europaea

True pummelo Citrus maxima fruit cut open and halved on a garden table, showing very thick white pith, large firm segments, a few natural seeds and realistic scale.

Pummelo (Citrus maxima) · Citrus maxima

Whole Valencia Late orange tree planted in open ground in the estate orchard, bearing a moderate crop of oranges at varied stages of colouring

Valencia Late orange tree · Citrus × sinensis 'Valencia Late'

Whole mature yuzu tree in a heritage garden with thorny natural branches, a moderate crop of small rough-skinned yellow fruit and one cut fruit showing many pips and little juice

Yuzu citrus tree · Citrus × junos

Whole Salustiana orange tree planted in open ground in the estate garden, bearing nine naturally varied oranges in size, colour and orientation

Salustiana orange tree · Citrus × sinensis 'Salustiana'

Whole mature sudachi tree planted in open ground in a heritage garden, bearing a moderate crop of small round to flattened green fruit with thin peel and one fruit cut open to show its juicy flesh

Sudachi citrus tree · Citrus sudachi

Whole thorny Key lime shrub planted in an estate garden, bearing a moderate crop of small round green fruit and one ripe yellow fruit, with one cut fruit showing abundant juice and pips

Key lime (Mexican lime) · Citrus × aurantiifolia

Mature Tarocco blood orange tree planted in open ground in a heritage Mediterranean orchard, with five ripe fruits naturally spaced through the canopy in winter light.

Tarocco blood orange tree · Citrus × sinensis 'Tarocco'

Whole mature Moro blood orange tree planted in open ground in a heritage Mediterranean garden, with a natural dense canopy and a few ripe fruits irregularly spaced in winter light.

Moro blood orange tree · Citrus × sinensis 'Moro'

Whole lightly thorned Persian lime tree planted in an estate garden, carrying a moderate crop of medium smooth green fruit, one ripe yellow fruit and one cut juicy seedless fruit

Persian lime (Tahiti lime) · Citrus × latifolia

Whole mature Sanguinello blood orange tree planted in open ground in a heritage orchard, with a natural irregular canopy and a moderate crop of variably blushed fruit.

Sanguinello blood orange tree · Citrus × sinensis 'Sanguinello'

Round yellow-green Indian sweet limes among distinct leaves on a vigorous whole tree planted in the warm estate garden

Sweet lime (Mosambi) · Citrus limettioides

Whole vigorous thorny Faustrime shrub in an estate garden bearing long fruit and pale green juice pearls

Faustrime finger-lime hybrid · Hybrid involving Citrus australasica and limequat ancestry

Whole mature Maltaise demi-sanguine blood orange tree planted in open ground in a heritage orchard, with a natural canopy and a moderate crop of variably blushed fruit.

Maltaise demi-sanguine blood orange tree · Citrus × sinensis Maltaise Group

Whole vigorous Eremolemon tree planted in an estate garden with single leaves and a modest crop of small yellow flattened fruit

Eremolemon · Citrus glauca × Meyer lemon

Whole mature Nagami kumquat tree planted in open ground in a heritage garden, bearing a moderate crop of small oval orange fruit in varied positions.

Nagami kumquat tree · Citrus japonica 'Nagami'

Whole wild-looking Eremorange tree planted in an estate garden with a modest crop of small irregular yellow-orange fruit

Eremorange · Citrus glauca × Citrus × sinensis

Whole trifoliate orange shrub planted in the estate garden with white flowers on bare green thorny shoots, trifoliate leaves and small downy yellow fruit

Trifoliate orange (Hardy orange) · Citrus trifoliata

Japanese pieris flowering beside copper-red new shoots in light woodland shade

Japanese pieris · Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D.Don ex G.Don

Purple ornamental alliums flowering in a château garden

Ornamental allium · Allium L.

Our method. Each profile follows the Châtelain Method: observe the site, diagnose the plant, correct at the right time, prevent rather than treat.

Directory

80 published profiles

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AgapanthusPlant

B

Bergamot OrangePlant Buddha’s HandPlant

C

CalamondinPlant CamelliaPlant Cara Cara orange treePlant Clausellina satsumaPlant ClematisPlant Clemenules 2026: verified size and maturity figuresPlant Common boxPlant Common Clementine (Fine de Corse)Plant Common yewPlant Corsican CitronPlant

D

Dancy tangerinePlant Diamante CitronPlant

E

English lavenderPlant EremolemonPlant EremorangePlant Etrog CitronPlant Eureka LemonPlant

F

Faustrime finger-lime hybridPlant Femminello Lemon (group)Plant Fino / Primofiori LemonPlant Fortune mandarinPlant Fukushu kumquat treePlant

G

Glossy AbeliaPlant

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Hong Kong kumquatPlant HydrangeaPlant

I

Ichang papedaPlant IrisPlant

J

Japanese maplePlant Japanese pierisPlant

K

Key lime (Mexican lime)Plant

L

‘Hernandina’ clementinePlant ‘Marisol’ clementinePlant Lunario « Four Seasons » LemonPlant

M

Makrut LimePlant Maltaise demi-sanguine blood orange treePlant Marsh Seedless grapefruitPlant Meiwa kumquat treePlant Menton Lemon PGIPlant Meyer LemonPlant Minneola tangelo (Honeybell)Plant Moro blood orange treePlant

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Nadorcott (Afourer) mandarinPlant Nagami kumquat treePlant Navelate navel orange treePlant Naveline Navel orange treePlant Nova mandarin tree (Clemenvilla)Plant

O

Okitsu Wase satsumaPlant Olive treePlant Ornamental alliumPlant Oroblanco (Sweetie)Plant Oroval ClementinePlant Orri mandarin 2026: checked evidencePlant Owari satsumaPlant

P

Panicle hydrangeaPlant PeonyPlant Persian lime (Tahiti lime)Plant Ponkan mandarinPlant Pummelo (Citrus maxima)Plant

R

RhododendronPlant RosePlant Ruby Red grapefruitPlant

S

Salustiana orange treePlant Sanguinello blood orange treePlant Satsuma ‘Imamura’Plant Satsuma ‘Iwasaki’Plant Satsuma ‘Miyagawa Wase’Plant Sudachi citrus treePlant Sweet lime (Mosambi)Plant

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Tango mandarinPlant Tarocco blood orange treePlant Trifoliate orange (Hardy orange)Plant

V

Valencia Late orange treePlant Verna LemonPlant

W

Washington Navel orange treePlant Willowleaf mandarinPlant WisteriaPlant

Y

Yuzu citrus treePlant