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Popular Citrus Guide POPULAR CITRUS GUIDE If you’re considering planting a citrus tree on your property, be sure to get your plant from a reputable, licensed nursery in your area – and recognize you need to manage pests and diseases on your tree throughout its lifetime. Inspect for the Asian citrus psyllid and the deadly plant disease Huanglongbing (HLB) monthly or whenever watering, spraying or pruning trees. Pest and disease management is critical to protect not just your own tree, but also your neighbors’ trees and the state’s citrus. Visit CaliforniaCitrusThreat.org for tips on growing healthy backyard citrus. Here are some of the most popular varieties of citrus here in California. ••••••••••••••••• Popular Citrus Varieties and Peak Seasonality •••••••••••••••• ORANGE GRAPEFRUIT Washington Navel (January-May) Star Ruby (May-October) Good to eat fresh, easy to peel, seedless Few seeds, pinkish flesh Valencia (May-October) Oro Blanco Hybrid (March-July) Best for juice, hard to peel, few seeds Few seeds, juicy, grows well along the coast Blood Orange (February-May) Burgundy flesh, juicy, aromatic MANDARIN LIME Clementine (February-April) Bearss (August-March) Few to many seeds, juicy Larger fruit, distinct flavor, thornless, seedless, rind turns yellow when fruit ages Dancy (March-April) Seedy, moderately juicy, tangy Key Lime or Mexican Lime (Year-Round) Small, very juicy limes, seedy, thorny tree, Gold Nugget (March-July) complex flavor Juicy, easy to peel, seedless Kaffir Lime (Year-Round) Satsuma (December-April) Grown for leaves although fruits are edible Seedless, juicy, mild too LEMON TANGELO Eureka (Almost All Year) Minneola (February-April) Few seeds, acidic Juicy, tart, bell-shaped fruit Lisbon (Almost All Year) Few seeds, acidic, thornier than Eureka Improved Meyer (Almost All Year) Not a true lemon, few to many seeds, less acid than a traditional lemon KUMQUAT Meiwa (January-March) Few seeds, sweet rind Negami (December-March) Slightly tart rind Information provided by: Citrus for the Home Garden UC ANR ’s San Diego Cooperative Extension .
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