Variety
|
Fruit
Season
|
Skin
|
Hold to Trees
|
Seeds
|
Remarks
|
Calamondin
|
Dec-Aug
|
Thin
|
Excellent
|
Few
|
Spectacular
ornamental,
bearing hundreds
of small,
orange-like fruit.
|
GRAPEFRUIT
|
|
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|
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Oro Blanco
|
Dec-May
|
Medium
|
Excellent
|
None
|
Hybrid cross
between grapefruit
and pummelo.
Sweeter than most
white grapefruit,
great juicing.
|
Rio Red
|
Jan-May
|
Thin
|
Good
|
Few-None
|
Good commercial
variety. Deep red
internal color, juicy,
excellent flavor.
|
Star Ruby
|
Jan-May
|
Thin
|
Good
|
Few-None
|
Deep, red internal
color with excellent
quality. Less acidic
than other
grapefruit.
|
Minneola
Tangelo
|
Feb-May
|
Medium
|
Good
|
Few
|
Cross between
grapefruit and
mandarin. Unique
flavor, rich and
aromatic, very juicy.
|
KUMQUAT
|
|
|
|
|
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Meiwa
|
Jan-Apr
|
Thick
|
Good
|
Few
|
Spicy, sweet rind
and flesh. Round
fruit is great for
eating. Highly
ornamental.
|
Nagami
|
Nov-Mar
|
Thin
|
Excellent
|
Few
|
Very ornamental.
Bright orange,
sweet rind, sour
interior.
|
LEMONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eureka
|
Year-Round
|
Medium
|
Good
|
Few-None
|
#1 commercial
variety. Excellent
true lemon. Juicy
and strongly acidic.
|
Lisbon
|
Year-Round
|
Medium
|
Good
|
None-Few
|
Juicy, highly acidic.
Vigorous. Hardier
and more
productive than
Eureka.
|
Meyer
|
Year-Round
|
Thin
|
Good
|
Few
|
Less acidic than
Eureka, with
flowery flavor. Can
be used as
espalier.
|
LIMES
|
|
|
|
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|
Bears
|
Year-Round
|
Thin
|
Good
|
None
|
Excellent
commercial variety.
True lime flavor.
Juicy and acidic.
Can be picked
green or yellow.
|
Mexican (Key)
|
July-Aug
|
Thin
|
Fair
|
Few-Many
|
Known as the
bartender's lime.
Very aromatic, juicy
and acidic. Can be
used green or
yellow.
|
Sweet
(Palestinian)
|
Year-Round
|
Thin
|
Good
|
Few
|
Juicy but not sweet.
Lacks acidity, and
has insipid flavor.
Used for medicinal
purposes.
|
MANDARINS
|
|
|
|
|
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Algerian
|
Dec-Apr
|
Thin
|
Excellent
|
Few-Many
|
Small-medium fruit.
Rich, aromatic,
juicy.
|
Dancy
|
Dec-Apr
|
Thin
|
Fair
|
Many
|
Small and seedy.
Bright fruit,
excellent flavor.
|
Gold Nugget *
(Pixie Like)
|
Jan-Jun
|
Medium
|
Excellent
|
None
|
Excellent, rich,
sweet taste, light
orange rind. Easy
to peel.
|
Honey
|
Jan-Apr
|
Thin
|
Good
|
Many
|
Rich, sweet fruit
with yellow-orange
rind.
|
Lee
|
Dec-June
|
Thin
|
Fair
|
Many
|
Sweet, aromatic
flavor, very juicy.
Hardy tree with few
thorns.
|
Page
|
Dec-Feb
|
Thin
|
Good
|
Few-None
|
Excellent flavor,
very juicy. Highly
ornamental.
|
Pixie
|
Feb-Apr
|
Medium
|
Good
|
None
|
Mild, sweet flavor,
easy to peel.
Large, vigorous
tree.
|
Satsuma
|
Dec-Apr
|
Medium
|
Good
|
None
|
One of the most
popular mandarins.
Sweet, juicy fruit.
Very hardy tree.
|
ORANGE
|
|
|
|
|
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Moro Blood
|
Jan-Apr
|
Thick
|
Good
|
Few-None
|
Deep red to dark
purple flesh. Rich,
distinctive flavor.
Bears heavily in
alternate years.
|
Cara Cara
Navel
|
Nov-Mar
|
Thick
|
Good
|
None
|
Reddish pink
internal flesh, good
navel flavor. Same
characteristics of
Washington navel.
|
Washington
Navel
|
Dec-may
|
Thick
|
Fair
|
None
|
Best commercial
navel, unmatched
in flavor.
Moderately juicy,
easy to peel and
segment.
|
Valencia
|
Mar-Oct
|
Thin
|
Excellent
|
Few
|
Best juice orange,
Sweet and juicy.
Tree is taller than
navel. Very
productive.
|
PUMMELO
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chandler
|
Jan-Aug
|
Medium
|
Fair
|
Many
|
Pink-fleshed, a
unique sweet flavor
and chewy texture.
Fruit can be as
large as a
volleyball.
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