Orange
Cara Cara Navel
Cara Cara navel orange, a mutation that occurred on a Washington navel orange tree, was discovered in 1976 at Hacienda Cara Cara in Venezuela. From Venezuela, it was brought to Florida and then introduced into California, where it is well-adapted. Season is from November to January.
Moro Blood
The tree is of moderate vigor and size with a round and somewhat spreading growth habit. The fruit is round, of moderate size, and frequently borne in clusters. The orange-colored peel is commonly blushed with a burgundy color. Moro is the most highly-colored of the blood oranges, owing its distinctive flesh color and rind blush to the presence of anthocyanin, the same pigment that colors purple grapes. Moro is also the earliest ripening of the blood oranges and is usually mature at Riverside in January. The fruit is usually low-seeded with a flesh that can become very dark red late in the season. The fruit holds well on the tree, but develops an off-flavor if held too long. The color and flavor develop best in the warm inland valleys. Season December to February.
Parent Washington Navel
Parent Washington navel Navel orange trees, in general, and Washington navel orange trees in particular, are not very vigorous trees. They have a round, somewhat drooping canopy and grow to a moderate size at maturity. The flowers lack viable pollen so the Washington navel orange will not pollinate other citrus trees. Because of the lack of functional pollen and viable ovules, the Washington navel orange produces seedless fruits. These large round fruits have a slightly pebbled orange rind that is easily peeled, and the navel, really a small secondary fruit, sometimes protrudes from the apex of the fruit. The Washington navel orange is at its best in the late fall to winter months, but will hold on the tree for several months beyond maturity and stores well. Season November to January.
Valencia
The Valencia or Murcia orange is one of the sweet oranges used for juice extraction. It is a late-season fruit, and therefore a popular variety when the navel oranges are out of season.
Lane Late
Lane Late navel orange, is a late maturing bud sport of Washington navel orange, and was the first of a number of late maturing Australian navel orange bud sport selections of Washington navel imported into California. It was discovered in Australia in1950 and is named for the tree’s owner. The tree characteristics are very similar to those of Washington navel orange. The fruit is of similar size and shape, but it has a smoother peel and a slightly smaller navel. The fruit matures four to six week later than the Washington navel orange and stores on the tree for several months after reaching maturity before the quality deteriorates.
Newhall
The fruit of Newhall mature slightly earlier and are slightly smaller in size with deeper rind color and flesh color than Washington navel orange. Newhall navel orange trees are somewhat less vigorous and have leaves that are slightly darker in color than Washington navel orange trees. Season November to January.
Atwood Navel Orange
Autumn Gold Orange
Cambell Valencia Orange
CRC Tarocco Blood Orange
Fisher (VI 106) Navel
Fukumoto Navel (VI 430)
Midknight Valencia Ornage
Navelate Navel Orange
Navelina Navel Orange
Olinda Valencia Orange
Pehrson Valencia
Powell Late Navel
Rush T.I Orange
Sanguinelli Blood Orange
Smith Red Blood Orange
Thomson T.I. Navel Orange
Delta Valencia Orange
Cutter Valencia Orange
Frost Valencia
Mandarin
Clementine De Nules
Also known as ‘Clemenules’, ‘Nulesina’, ‘Clementina Reina’, ‘Clementina Victoria’, and ‘Reina y Gorda de Nules’. A mutation of ‘Fina’ found in Nules, Castellon de la Plana, in 1953. Larger and a few days earlier than ‘Fina’; seedless and high quality; hangs moderately well but tends to puff in held too long. This is the most widely grown ‘Clementine’ in Spain. Season is October to December.
Daisy Mandarin
Produces a medium-large, mid-season mandarin with an attractive dark orange rind. It peels and sections moderately well. The tree produces a heavy crop with the fruit held in large clusters, but has a strong tendancy to be highly alternate bearing. Daisy is moderately seedy with one to three seeds per section. Season January to March.
Fairchild
Trees are vigorous with a wide-spreading habit. For best fruit production, a pollinator is necessary. The fruit is medium-sized, oblate in shape, and has a thin, slightly pebbled, dark orange rind. Fairchild is not especially easy to peel and the fruits typically contain many seeds, but the flesh is quite juicy and the flavor is rich and sweet. Season is from November to January.
Kinnow
Kinnow is the most widely-planted mandarin in Pakistan. The tree grows vigorously and has an upright form, with a strong tendency to alternate bearing. The fruit is oblate with a smooth orange rind that does not peel especially well for a mandarin. The flesh is orange, seedy, and has a rich distinctive flavor. Kinnow is mid-season in maturity and holds well on the tree. Season January to March.
Miyagawa Satsuma
‘Miyagawa’ is an early maturing satsuma that has been grown in New Zealand for many years and was the basis of its satsuma industry. In a trial in California conducted by Thomas Chao, UC Riverside, ‘Miyagawa’ (along with ‘Xie Shan’) developed brix earlier in the season. Projected harvest in the San Joaquin Valley was as early as mid-September. Trees are said to be vigorous and productive, fruit to be of high quality, early, and seedless. Season is October to December.
Owari Satsuma
Owari Satsuma mandarin this satsuma tree is more cold-hardy than other citrus, with established trees surviving temperatures of 15 degrees. Satsuma Mandarins are beloved for their wonderful sweet flavor and easy-to-peel zipper skin. The seedless fruit ripens in November and December and is usually picked before the first frost.
Okitsu-wase
Season is October to December.
Clementine Caffin
Clementine Fina
Clementine Marisol
Clementine Nour
Clementine Oroval
Clementine Sidi Aissa
Clemintine Sodea
Dobashi Beni Satsuma
Frost Owari Satsuma
Gold Nugget
Page
Pixie
Shasta Gold
Sudachi Hybrid
Tahoe Gold
Tango Mandarin
W. Murcott Afourer
Yosemite Gold
Lemons
Pink Eureka
Pink Eureka lemon leaves are variegated green and white, making the tree quite ornamental, and the tree grows a little less vigorously than a typical Eureka lemon tree. The rind is striped green and cream and is sometimes rougher than conventional Eureka. When fully ripe, the stripes fade, and the rind turns yellow with distinct pink oil glands. The flesh is light pink at full maturity, low-seeded, and very acidic.
Lisbon
Lisbon lemon is one of the most widely-grown lemons in California and is planted extensively throughout the citrus-growing regions of the world. It is believed to be a Gallego seedling selection of Portuguese origin. Lisbon lemon trees grow vigorously into large, thorny, upright but spreading trees. Due to their vigorous growth habit, the fruit is usually found within the canopy of the trees. The new leaves and flowers are tinged with purple. Lisbon trees produce several crops per year, but the main crop is winter and early spring. The fruits are medium in size, oblong, with a prominent nipple. The rind is slightly textured and yellow at full maturity. The flesh is pale greenish-yellow, low-seeded, and very acidic. There are many named selections of Lisbon lemon, with individual characteristics that distinguish them from the original clone. Lisbon trees produce several crops per year, but the main crop is winter and early spring.
Meyer
Meyer Lemon tree is moderately vigorous and cold hardy, shrubby, and relatively small in size at maturity. It is an attractive garden tree. Meyer lemon flowers intermittently throughout the year, but the main season is in the spring. The fruit is medium-sized, short-elliptical, with a smooth, thin, yellow-orange rind. The flesh is light orange-yellow, moderately seedy, juicy, and acidic. The aroma and flavor of Meyer lemon is distinctive and many find it especially desirable. Crop distributed somewhat throughout the year but mainly in winter.
Allen Eureka
Dr. Strong
Frost Lisbon (Nucellar)
Genoa Eureka
Limoneira 8A Lisbon
New Zealand Lemonade
Variegated Pink
Grapefruit
Flame
Flame Grapefruit trees grow vigorously to a large size and are reported to be more cold-tolerant than Star Ruby. The fruit has a smooth yellow rind and usually has a pink blush. The flesh is tender and juicy and has an internal color almost as dark as Star Ruby. Flame’s season is mid to late-season; the fruit holds well on the tree with some fading of the internal color when held past maturity. Season is February to June.
Chandler Pummelo
Cocktail Hybrid
Melogold
Oro Blanco
Red Blush
Rio Red
Star Ruby
Tahitian
Limes
Bearss
Bearss Seedless Lime is nearly-thornless and grows vigorously to a medium-large size with a spreading form and has white blossoms. Persian lime trees are more cold-hardy than Mexican lime trees and should do well in areas where lemons are successfully grown. The seedless flesh is pale greenish-yellow, acidic, juicy and finely-textured. Season is usually late autumn to early winter.
Australian Finger
Bearss Seedless Lime
Kiefer Lime
Mexican Lime
Persian Lime
Kumquat
Fukushu
Fukushu Kumquat is a naturally smaller tree and is very ornamental, it has a spreading form, and is thornless. The leaves are larger and broader than other kumquat species. The fruit is also larger and slightly different in shape. It is about one and one-half inches long and oval with a depressed apex. The rind is orange and thinner than Nagami or Meiwa. The flesh is orange, acidic, and contains a few seeds.
Nagami
Limequat
Eustis
Eustis Limequat is a fruit that closely resembles the West Indian lime in size, form, and composition and hence are reasonably acceptable substitutes. Eustis and Lakeland also closely approach the West Indian lime in color. All limequats are more cold-resistant than the lime parent but considerably less so than the kumquat. Eustis is a hybrid of the West Indian lime and the round kumquat
