The invention discloses an efficient cost-saving citrus cultivation method. The efficient cost-saving citrus cultivation method comprises the steps: a method for reserving fruiting flower buds and fruiting mother branches in the next year is carried out, specifically, spring shoots are sprouted and picked once every year, and the fruiting flower buds are reserved; the shoots are sprout once, specifically, flower-free spring shoots are cultured as fruiting mother branches in the next year; a fertilizing method comprises the steps of applying root fertilizer and spraying foliar fertilizer, specifically, as for root fertilizer application, the root fertilizer is applied once within 20 days after blossom fall every year in the summer shoot period, as for foliar fertilizer spraying, the foliarfertilizer is sprayed in the spring shoot stage so as to promote and strengthen flowers and reduce the nutritional growth requirements of the spring shoots, the foliar fertilizer is sprayed in the summer shoot stage to supplement tree nutrition and reduce summer shoot sprouting, the foliar fertilizer is sprayed in the autumn shoot period and the winter shoot period so as to increase tree nutrition, control the shoots and promote blossom; and a pruning method comprises the step that uniform pruning is conducted once from October every year to February next year before the flowers bloom. Finally, eight outstanding effects of 'being free of sunlight bactericides, organic nutrient sources, young tree pruning, fruit bearing supporting, whitewashing, girdling, drip irrigation equipment and herbicides' and the like are achieved.