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CITRUS VARIETY COMMENTS
ORANGES AVERAGE HEIGHT:  20 - 25 '    AVERAGE WIDTH:  15'
HAMLIN OCT - JAN Sweet Orange, Medium Fruit, Juicy, Good Flavor, Seedless
NAVEL SEPT - JAN Seedless sweet orange.  Easily peeled, low acid content.  Most popular eating orange.  Can be juiced.
PAGE OCT - FEB Small, High Quality Fruit, Excellent Juice, Few Seeds , Good Flavor 
PARSON BROWN
PINEAPPLE JAN - MAR Sweet Orange, Medium Fruit, Juicy, Sweet Flavor, Seedless
RED NAVEL (Cara Cara) SEPT - JAN Seedless sweet orange.  Easily peeled, low acid content.  Most popular eating orange.  Can be juiced.  Pronounced red internal color.
TEMPLE JAN - MAR Mid-season.  Easily peeled.  More acid than other oranges and most desirable flavor.  Excellent eating or juice orange.  Seedy.
VALENCIA MARCH - JUNE Late season.  Seedless sweet orange.  Represents 50% of the oranges grown in Florida.  Good eating and juice orange.
TANGERINES AVERAGE HEIGHT:  20 - 25 '    AVERAGE WIDTH:  20'
SUNBURST OCT - DEC Peels easily, loose skin.  Excellent fruit color and eating.
DANCY DEC - FEB Heavy bearer.  Peels easily, loose skin and sections very easily.  Beautiful color when mature and good eating.
MURCOTT HONEY JAN - APRIL Very cold hardy.  Heavy bearer.  Excellent eating quality with high sugar content and good internal color.
PONKAN DEC - JAN Large fruit that peels easily.  Very cold hardy.  Low acid.  Excellent eating.
SATSUMA SEPT - NOV Very cold hardy.  Excellent eating.  Can be eaten before fully colored on outside
KING MANDARIN MAR-MAY Large fruit.  Excellent eating, rich and spritely, Easily peeled. Some Seeds
ROBINSON OCT - DEC 2 1/2 tp 3" in diameter very easy to peel 
CLEMENTINE NOV - APRIL Seedless, Sweet, Very Juicy - Holds well to tree, Easy to Peel 
TANGELOS AVERAGE HEIGHT:  20 - 25 '    AVERAGE WIDTH:  20'
HONEYBELL DEC  - FEB Very cold hardy tree.  Seedless, sweet fruit.  Peels easily.  Open sparse growth.
ORLANDO TANGELO NOV - JAN Large fruit. Few Seeds. Good Flavor. Juicy
GRAPEFRUIT AVERAGE HEIGHT:  25'    AVERAGE WIDTH:  20'
DUNCAN DEC - MAY Large white grapefruit.  Cold hardy.  Very seedy.  Extremely high quality and very sweet & Juicy
MARSH WHITE NOV - MAY White seedless grapefruit.  Excellent quality, but slightly less sugar content than Duncan.
RUBY RED NOV - MAY Seedless.  Pink flesh.  Excellent quality.
FLAME (Star) RUBY NOV - MAY Seedless.  Red flesh.  Excellent quality.
PUMMELO NOV - FEB Very Large Fruit -  Low Acid - Seeds
LEMONS AVERAGE HEIGHT:  15 - 20'    AVERAGE WIDTH:  10 - 20'
MEYER EVERBEARING Cold hardy.  High juice content.  Lower acidity than other lemons, less bitterness and more sweetness.  Smooth skin. Size of an Orange
PONDEROSA EVERBEARING Very large Bumpy Skinned Lemon usually weighing 2-4 pounds. 
VARIGATED PINK  EVERBEARING Varigated Leaves and Fruit, pink lemon, seedless
SANBOKAN (Sambo) NOV - APRIL Like biting into a glass of sweet lemonade.  Terrific Flavor 
EUREKA Spring Regular Lemon - Tender Juicy Very Acid.  Medium size Tree, almost Thornless, Heavy Bearer, Cold Sensitive
BUDDA's HAND
LIMES AVERAGE HEIGHT:  10 - 15'    AVERAGE WIDTH:  5 - 10'
PERSIAN (Tahitian) EVERBEARING Seedless.  Fruit is still green when mature.  Large acidic fruit.  Cold sensitive.  Good patio plant.
KEY LIME SEPT - DEC Semi-everbearing.  Small fruit used for pies and juice.  Cold sensitive.  Good patio plant.
INDIAN SWT  Mildly sweet with no acid flavor - Very Prolific - medium size 
KAFFIR Both the rind and the leaves are widely used in cooking and for medicinal purposes
MISCELLANEOUS AVERAGE HEIGHT:  15'    AVERAGE WIDTH:  5'
NAGAMI KUMQUAT NOV - APRIL Bright oblong; about 1 3/4 in long; Tart acidic taste.  Kumquats are Cold hardy.  Beautiful, compact landscape or patio plant.
MARUMI KUMQUAT NOV - APRIL Bright Round - about 1 1/4 in, thin peel, very Cold Tolerant, Spicy
VARIGATED KUMQUAT
MEIWA KUMQUAT NOV - APRIL Short-oblong to Round; about 1 1/2 in wide; peel very thick, sweet; pulp relatively sweet or subacid; best for eating fresh
CALAMONDIN NOV - APRIL Acidic fruit used for cooking, drinks, marmalade and jelly.  Beautiful compact landscape or patio plant.
This is a generic price list - Some individual trees or varieties are priced differently.  Use this only as a general guide. 
All prices are subject to change and items are subject to availability. 
 
Multi Grafted - "Cocktail" Trees
15 Gal   $219.95  On Sale $150
30 Gal   $419.95  On Sale $350
Most have five varieties grafted
onto one trunk.
"Patio" Trees - Not Grafted
1 Gal   $14.95 
3 Gal   $24.95 
Lemon or Lime Only
Grafted Trees
  5 Gal   $  49.95  On Sale $40
10 Gal   $  99.95  On Sale $65
25 Gal   $289.95  On Sale $185
45 Gal   $499.95  On Sale $370
 Buy your tree from us and we will be there to answer any questions that you may have.  We have been in the citrus business for over 70 years. Let us help you grow your own Citrus tree.
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