Record Number of Home Growers Enter Exhibits

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service — Galveston County Office

Area citrus growers submitted 182 en- tries for display and competition at the December 12, 2012 2012 Upper Gulf Coast Citrus Show held on November 29. Dr. James Carthel (pictured above left) of League City was awarded the Reserve Champion Rosette for his Meyer and Chris Anastas of Santa Fe was awarded the Best of Show Rosette for her Rio Red .

PHOTO BY Dr. William M. Johnson

Area residents who attended City: Reserve Champion place Bloomsweet Grapefruit, the Upper Gulf Coast Citrus , second place second place Republic of Show held on November 29 Rio Red Grapefruit, third Texas , third place were delighted to view the place Satsuma. Wekiwa . array of locally grown citrus Dr. William Johnson is a on display. Several residents Rudy Altamirano, Galves- horticulturist with the expressed surprise upon enter- ton: first place Bearrs , James Edwards, Nassau Galveston County Office ing the display room and second place Sunquat, second Bay: third place Rio Red of Texas A&M AgriLife comments ranged from "It place Nagami . Grapefruit Cluster. Extension Service. Visit smells wonderful!" to "What a his website at delightful range of fragrance!" Edward Anderson, Friends- Nancy Ferverda, Dickinson: http://aggie- wood: first place Navel Or- first place Mexican Lime, first horticulture.tamu.edu/ Thirty-two home citrus grow- ange. place Panzarella Lemon Clus- galveston. ers (a new show record) sub- ter, second place Chandler mitted 182 entries for display. Jackie Auer, Texas City: Pummelo. News column printed in If you would like to know first place Golden Grapefruit, the Galveston Daily what types of citrus can be third place Satsuma. Gene & Janie Flores, Texas News, The Post, and grown here, look over the City: second place Cara Cara other Galveston County following list of ribbon and Emmett Brandon, San Navel Orange. Newspapers. rosette winners. Leon: first place Grapefruit. Gilbert Livanec, Sr., Man- Chris Anastas, Santa Fe: Dick Carter, League City: vel: first place Hamlin Or- Best of Show Rio Red Grape- second place Ruby Red ange, first place Meyer , first place Ruby Red Grapefruit. Lemon, first place Cara Cara Grapefruit, second place Sour Navel Orange, second place Orange. Terry Cuclis, Alvin: first Rio Red Grapefruit, second place Meiwa, first place Cara place Raspberry , third Dr. James Carthel, League Cara Navel Orange, second place Bloomsweet Grapefruit, Page 2 Record Number of Home Citrus Growers Enter Exhibits

third place Dancy . second place Clementine Mandarin, sec- ond place Brown Select Satsuma, second Terry Matherne, Matagorda: first place place Moro , second place Nagle's Seedless Kumquat, first place x Tangelo, third place Tavares , first place Golden Eureka Lemon, third place Everhard Na- Grapefruit, first place Atlas x Koa Man- vel Orange. darin, first place Changshou Kumquat, second place Orange, Don Seeley, League City: first place second place Indio Mandarinquat, second Tangelo. place Meiwa Kumquat, second place Page Mandarin, second place Vermillion Sat- Mike Shoup, Santa Fe: first place Rio suma, second place Henderson Grape- Red Grapefruit Cluster, second place Sat- fruit, second place Kishu Mandarin, third suma Cluster, second place Navel Or- place Washington Navel Orange, third ange, third place Meyer Lemon. place Sunquat, third place Nagami Kum- quat, third place Republic of Texas Or- Luke Stripling, Dickinson: first place ange, third place Cara Cara Variegated Rio Red Grapefruit, first place Honey Navel Orange, third place Bloomsweet Tangerine, second place Meyer Lemon, Grapefruit. second place Satsuma, third place Sun- quat. Ray Michalik, Brazoria: first place Mandarin, first place Pummelo, first place Bill Verm, Santa Fe: second place Ruby Meyer Lemon, first place Dwarf Satsuma, Red Grapefruit, third place Satsuma Sat- first place Mandarin, second suma, third place Meyer Lemon. place Orange, third place Ruby Red Grapefruit, third place Rio Red Grape- Daryl Wilson, Santa Fe: first place fruit. Marrs Orange.

Loretta Osteen, Galveston: third place E. F. Zimmerman, La Marque: third . place Satsuma Satsuma.

Bernard M. Patten, Seabrook: second Frank Zimmerman, Texas City: third place Meyer Lemon, second place Key place Meiwa Kumquat. Lime, third place Grapefruit Cluster, third place Unknown Grapefruit, third place Blood Orange.

Butch Roden, Clute: first place Sunburst Tangerine, first place Tarocco Blood Or- ange, first place Sanguinelli Blood Or- ange, second place Hamlin Orange, sec- ond place Orlando Tangelo, second place Sweet Orange, third place Republic of Texas Orange.

Dan Sebesta, Bellaire: first place Page Mandarin, first place N-33 Navel Orange, first place Cara Cara Navel Orange, first place Owari Satsuma, second place Rio Red Grapefruit, second place Mandarin, second place Satsuma Satsuma Cluster, second place Dancy Tangerine,