The end purpose for the citrus trees doesn’t matter.  Trees that have been exposed to disease and pest pose a risk to Alabama’s citrus industry and to the many homeowners with citrus trees. It is also a risk to your investment.  The proper operation of a citrus grove can be expensive, and an outbreak of a citrus disease can result in your entire grove being condemned and destroyed. Therefore, buying your citrus from a clean source is not only practical business sense, it a state requirement.