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Citrus
| Variety |
Fruits |
Tree
Size |
Remarks
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| Calamondin |
Dec-Aug |
5'-8'
shrub |
ornamental,
bearing hundreds of small, sour orange-like fruit.
Very cold hardy, nearly thornless compact fruit. Popular
in the Philippines |
| Calamondin,
Variegated |
Everbearing |
6'
shrub |
Similar
to Calamondin but fruit and foliage have variegation |
| Citron,
Fingered |
Semi-
everbearing |
4'-6'
shrub |
aka
Buddha's Hand Citron. Aromatic fruit with finger-like
sections. Fruit rind can be candied |
| Grapefruit,
Cocktail hybrid |
Jan-June |
6'-8'
shrub |
Grapefruit
and sweet orange cross. Pale orange flesh is sweet
and juicy. Fruit contains many seeds. Spreading shrub |
| Grapefruit,
Oro Blanco |
Dec.-May |
6'-8'
shrub
15' + tree |
Sweet,
seedless fruit. Excellent for fresh eating or juice.
Vigorous, spreading plant |
| Grapefruit,
Rio Red |
Mar.-Sept. |
6'-8'
shrub
15'x10' tree
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Red-fleshed
commercial grapefruit. Thick skinned, seedless fruit
with flesh that ripens in areas with high summer heat.
Attractive & vigorous grower |
| Grapefruit,
Ruby Star |
Feb.
-Sept. |
6'-8'
shrub |
Excellent
for coastal areas. Seedless fruit ripens with red flesh |
| Kumquat,
Nagami |
Nov.-Mar. |
4'-6'
shrub
8' tree |
Heavy
producer of small, oval, bright orange fruit. Excellent
for fresh eating or marmalade. Compact & ornamental
plant |
| Lemon,
Eureka |
Everbearing |
6'-8'
shrub
15'x10' tree |
#1
commercial lemon variety. Excellent lemon with medium
thick skin and few to no seeds. Vigorous upright tree
is nearly thornless |
| Lemon,
Meyer (Improved) |
Semi-
everbearing |
4'-6'
shrub
8'x'5' tree |
High
quality, juicy fruit is less acidic and sweeter than
Eureka. Highly productive compact growing tree that
is cold hardy. Excellent choice for small backyards
or grown in a container |
| Lemon,
Pink Lemonade |
Semi-
everbearing |
6'-8'
shrub |
Unique
variegated Eureka-type fruit. Flesh is pale pink when
fully ripe. Foliage is variegated ivory and green.
Attractive, upright habit |
| Lemon,
Pomona Sweet |
Everbearing |
6'-8'
shrub |
A
true sweet lemon. Excellent for juice and cooking.
Vigorous upright tree with few seeds in the fruit.
Beautiful flowers are blushed pink |
| Lime,
Bearss |
Everbearing |
6'-8'
shrub
15'x10' tree |
aka
Tahitian or Persian lime. Seedless commercial variety
with juicy acidic flesh. True lime flavor on a hardy,
vigorous, upright plant |
| Lime,
Mexican |
Semi-
everbearing |
5'x7'
shrub
12'x8' tree |
aka
Key or Bartender's Lime. Yellow-green, thin skinned
fruit is juicy and aromatic, few seeds. Attractive
shrubby grower with many thorns |
| Lime,
Thornless Mexican |
Semi-
everbearing |
5'-7'
shrub
12'x8' tree |
A
thornless version of the Mexican lime. Tree has a more
upright growing habit and has larger leaves than the
Mexican lime |
| Lime,
Kaffir |
Oct.-Mar. |
5'-7'
shrub |
aka
Citrus hystrix. Small, orange, bumpy, seedy, thick
skinned, very acidic fruit. Unique double-lobed leaf
is used in Middle-Eastern and Asian cooking. Flowers
can be used in tea. Compact globe shrub. |
| Lime,
Sweet |
Everbearing |
5'-7'
shrub |
aka
Palestine or Indian Sweet lime. Medium sized round
fruit often with a nipple on the blossom end. Fruit
is orange-yellow when mature |
| Mandarin/Tangerine
Algerian (Clementine) |
Dec.-Apr. |
6'-8'
shrub
13'x9' tree |
Excellent
early tangerine. Attractive red-orange, thin skinned
fruit. Sweet, juicy & aromatic. Fruit holds well
on plant. Compact globe. |
| Mandarin/Tangerine
Dancy |
Dec.-Apr. |
6'-8'
shrub
13'x9' tree |
Leading
commercial tangerine variety. Reddish-orange, thin
skinned flavorful fruit that is easy to peel. Attractive,
upright plant |
| Mandarin/Tangerine
Honey |
Jan.-Apr. |
6'-8'
shrub |
Excellent
mandarin. Extremely sweet, flavorful, thin skinned
fruit that is easy to peel. Productive, attractive,
upright shrub |
| Mandarin/Tangerine
Pixie |
Mar.-July |
6'-8'
shrub |
Great
choice for a late-season tangerine. Seedless, thin
skinned, mild, sweet, easy to peel. Excellent vigorously
upright growing variety |
| Mandarin/Tangerine
Satsuma |
Dec.-Apr. |
4'-6'
shrub
8'x7' tree |
Favorite
mandarin for home gardens. Sweet, juicy, medium sized,
seedless, easy to peel. Very cold hardy plant with
naturally dwarfed habit |
| Naval
Orange, Cara Cara |
Jan.-Mar. |
6'-8'
shrub |
Thick
skinned, seedless, deep pink, flavorful, sweet and
juicy flesh. Great addition to any backyard |
| Naval
Orange, Fukumoto |
Dec.-Mar. |
6'-8'
shrub |
Early
naval variety with deep red-orange, thick skin. Seedless
with sweet, juicy flesh. Tree has an attractive, dense
canopy |
| Naval
Orange, Lane Late |
Mar.-June |
6'-8'
shrub |
Excellent
late ripening variety. Thick skinned, seedless similar
to Washington Navel |
| Naval
Orange, Washington |
Dec.-May |
6'-8'
shrub
10'x8' tree |
#1
commercial variety. Thick skinned, large, seedless,
sweet and juicy. Excellent for fresh eating |
| Orange,
Midnight Valencia |
Mar.-Oct. |
6'-8'
shrub |
Vigorous,
highly productive, seedless cultivar of Valencia Orange.
Large, thin skinned fruit with high juice content.
Excellent for eating or juicing |
| Orange,
Valencia |
Mar.-Oct. |
6'-8'
shrub
15'x10' tree |
Best
orange for juice. Thin skinned, medium large, sweet,
high juice content. Fruit holds well on tree and tolerates
the intense desert heat |
| Blood
Orange, Moro |
Jan.-Apr. |
6'-8'
shrub
13'x9' tree |
#1
commercial blood orange. Thick skinned, medium-large
fruit, rich flavored, burgundy-red flesh. Excellent
choice for all citrus climates. |
| Blood
Orange, Sanguinelli |
Jan.-May |
6'-8'
shrub |
Best
tasting blood orange. Oblong, medium thick skin, strawberry-red
flesh. Highly productive, medium-sized plant with few
thorns |
| Blood
Orange, Tarocco |
Jan.-May |
6'-8'
shrub |
Largest
blood orange. Rich, reddish-orange flesh has high juice
content with berry overtones and few seeds |
| Pummelo,
Chandler |
Jan.-May |
6'-8'
shrub |
Very
sweet flavored, pink-fleshed fruit is larger than a
grapefruit with very thick rind. Vigorous, spreading
shrub is highly productive thick rind. Vigorous, spreading
shrub is highly productive |
| Tangelo,
Minneola |
Feb.-May |
6'-8'
shrub
15'x10' tree |
Delicious
mandarin and grapefruit hybrid. Unique, medium-thick
skin, rich, flavorful, aromatic, extremely juicy. Reddish-orange
with a distinct neck |
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