Citrus Guide

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BEARSS SEEDLESS LIME
Lagre fruit, very juicy and seedlaee. This is the most commonly grown commercial variety. Most be protected from severe frosts. Crop heaviest in fall, although fruit stores on tree finally turning from green to yellow before falling off.

MEXICAN LIME
Known as 'Key Lime in Florida, this is the most tender citrus. Fruit much smaller than 'Bearss' with many seeds. Strong lime flavor and Juicy

RANGPUR LIME
In reality this orange-colored fruit is a sour mandarin. Its juice combines mellow lime sourness with mild orange flavor. Closed blossoms are purple in color.

CALAMONDIN
Prized fruit of the Philippines, know as 'Kalamansi'. Small orange fruit, sour in taste, can be used as a lime or to make marmalade. Spectacular ornamental. Upright habit. Early bearing and highly productive.

EUREKA LEMON
Produces large crops of 'Sunkist' type fruit all year near the coast. Prune tree to keep compact and to keep from becoming leggy. Has fewer thorns than 'Lisbon'. Handsome as individual specimen or patio container tree.

LISBON LEMON
Major commercial variety worldwide. Originated in Portugal. Thornier than 'Eureka'. Does well in warmer desert regions and the interior valleys where it tends to fruit year-round.

MEYER LEMON
Thin-skinned fruit that is less tart than 'Eureka' or 'Lisbon'. Plant has a mounding habit. Nearly thornless. Fruits abundantly in winter but can have some fruit most months of the year. Mature fruit turns from yellow to slightly orange in color.

EUSTIS LIMEQUAT
Fruit gets it's shape from Kumquat and it's flavor from 'Mexican Lime'. Everbearing and highly producttive. Somewhat more cold hardy than lime parent. Small foliage. Needs occasional pruning to keep full.

MINNEOLA TANGELO
A tasty hybird turns bright red-orange color in winter. Fruit must ripen slowly on tree during spring for best tangerine flavor. Very sweet and juicy upon maturity, even in summer months.

DANCY TANGERINE
Best known of the Mandsrins. Winter-ripening fruit. Easy to peel. Some seeds. Tree has fine foliage and upright habit. Good flavor.

SATSUMA MANDARIN
Hardiest of all mandarins. Seedless and easy to peel. Excellent flavor when ripe in winter months. Stores well when refrigerated but not well on tree. A very slow grower.

CLEMENTINE MANDARIN
From North Africa. Fruit is spring ripening, is slightly larger than Dancy and has fewer seeds. Yeilds best production in desert. Also produces well in coastal climates.

FREMONT MANDARIN
Bright reddish-orange peel, rich flavor, tender and juicy. Some seeds, heavy bearer. Fruit holds well on tree until spring. Where protected from cold, fruit flavor is unsurpassed.

KUMQUAT
Small orange fruit that are eaten peel and all. Will store on trees for months without loss of flavor. Needs lots of heat to produce very fragrant blossoms in summer. Plant is very cold hardy. Very ornamental with small foliage. Native of China, it is a symbol of prosperity and good luck.

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BEARSS SEEDLESS LIME Lagre fruit, very juicy and seedlaee. This is the most commonly grown commercial variety. Most be protected from severe frosts. Crop heaviest in fall, although fruit stores on tree finally turning from green to yellow before falling off.
MEXICAN LIME Known as 'Key Lime in Florida, this is the most tender citrus. Fruit much smaller than 'Bearss' with many seeds. Strong lime flavor and Juicy
RANGPUR LIME In reality this orange-colored fruit is a sour mandarin. Its juice combines mellow lime sourness with mild orange flavor. Closed blossoms are purple in color.
CALAMONDIN Prized fruit of the Philippines, know as 'Kalamansi'. Small orange fruit, sour in taste, can be used as a lime or to make marmalade. Spectacular ornamental. Upright habit. Early bearing and highly productive.
EUREKA LEMON Produces large crops of 'Sunkist' type fruit all year near the coast. Prune tree to keep compact and to keep from becoming leggy. Has fewer thorns than 'Lisbon'. Handsome as individual specimen or patio container tree.
LISBON LEMON Major commercial variety worldwide. Originated in Portugal. Thornier than 'Eureka'. Does well in warmer desert regions and the interior valleys where it tends to fruit year-round.
MEYER LEMON Thin-skinned fruit that is less tart than 'Eureka' or 'Lisbon'. Plant has a mounding habit. Nearly thornless. Fruits abundantly in winter but can have some fruit most months of the year. Mature fruit turns from yellow to slightly orange in color.
EUSTIS LIMEQUAT Fruit gets it's shape from Kumquat and it's flavor from 'Mexican Lime'. Everbearing and highly producttive. Somewhat more cold hardy than lime parent. Small foliage. Needs occasional pruning to keep full.
MINNEOLA TANGELO A tasty hybird turns bright red-orange color in winter. Fruit must ripen slowly on tree during spring for best tangerine flavor. Very sweet and juicy upon maturity, even in summer months.
DANCY TANGERINE Best known of the Mandsrins. Winter-ripening fruit. Easy to peel. Some seeds. Tree has fine foliage and upright habit. Good flavor.
SATSUMA MANDARIN Hardiest of all mandarins. Seedless and easy to peel. Excellent flavor when ripe in winter months. Stores well when refrigerated but not well on tree. A very slow grower.
CLEMENTINE MANDARIN From North Africa. Fruit is spring ripening, is slightly larger than Dancy and has fewer seeds. Yeilds best production in desert. Also produces well in coastal climates.
FREMONT MANDARIN Bright reddish-orange peel, rich flavor, tender and juicy. Some seeds, heavy bearer. Fruit holds well on tree until spring. Where protected from cold, fruit flavor is unsurpassed.
KUMQUAT Small orange fruit that are eaten peel and all. Will store on trees for months without loss of flavor. Needs lots of heat to produce very fragrant blossoms in summer. Plant is very cold hardy. Very ornamental with small foliage. Native of China, it is a symbol of prosperity and good luck.