Many citrus have seeds, even those citrus that are supposedly "seedless". Oranges, many mandarins, kumquats (which are pretty seedy), grapefruits, pummelos. Not all citrus will come true from seeds, though, and it can take anywhere from 5 to even 20 years for a citrus seedling to produce fruit. Just so you know :-)

Patty S.

Thanks. Yes, I know - and you are even less likely to see fruit in the UK, as you have to keep them cut back so they can come in out of the cold.

But seedlings are still fun!

My tangerine tree is from seed from a store bought fruit. It sprouted 1-7-12 If that is what you are looking for. citrus trees from seed grow better than grafted trees if you are looking for foliage and keep them in containers.

Steve

This post was edited by poncirusguy on Tue, Sep 2, 14 at 15:14

Thanks. I have half a dozen fruiting, grafted citrus in containers and lots of lemon and chinotto seedlings which I want to add to - but all supermarket fruit in uk appears to be seedless - even lime which surprised me

unfortunately for those of you who want to plant your own seeds, most consumers prefer seedless; so that is what the producers make. FYI "seedless" means, commercially seedless, meaning 6 or fewer seeds per fruit. Many of the "seedless" varieties have seeds; you just may have to sort through a number of them to find a seed.

I usually find these with seeds...

Valencia Orange
Pomelos
Seville/sour/bitter orange
Lemons
Tangerines
Blood oranges

Of these, Seville oranges are easiest for whatever reason! Have so many, don't know what to do with them other than offer them to friends as gifts.
Pomelos is relatively easy as well.

What John said. And, Bearss limes are quite seedless, as is the Seedless Kishu. All the rest that are marketed as "seedless" are really as John states. Njoasis gave you some suggestions, just know that pummelos are monoembryonic, and will always produce some sort of hybrid. A few mandarins as well. So, it just means continuing to carefully look for seeds as you eat your citrus.

Patty S.

njoasis thanks for the tip on Valencias, averaging 6 seeds/fruit.