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817 N. Hollywood Way

Burbank, CA 91505

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The Citrus

Variety	Fruit Season	Description
Calamondin	December - August	Spectacular ornamental bearing hundreds of small, orange-like fruit. Very cold hardy. Nearly thornless Plant.
Calamondin Variegated	Everbearing	Highly ornamental plant similar to Calamondin, however, both fruit and foliage are variegated.
Fingered Citron	Everbearing	AKA Buddha's Hand. Very aromatic fruit with finger-like sections. Intense Citrus fragrance.
Cocktail Hybrid Grapefruit	January - June	A grapefruit with sweet orange cross. Pale orange flesh is exceptionally sweet and juicy.
Marsh Grapefruit	February - September	Excellent quality white grapefruit. Very vigorous grower.
Melo Gold Grapefruit	November - April	Delicious, sweet, seedless, large fruit grows to several pounds. A very vigorous grower.
Oro Blanco Grapefruit	December - May	Delicious, sweet, seedless fruit. Excellent for fresh eating or juice. Very vigorous grower.
Rio Red Grapefruit	March - September	A favorite red-fleshed commercial grapefruit. Attractive, vigorous grower.
Star Ruby Grapefruit	February - September	Fine flavored fruit develops deep red flesh color near coast and inland.
Nagami Kumquat	November - March	Heavy producer of small, oval, bright orange fruit. Excellent for fresh eating or marmalade. Very compact and ornamental.
Eureka Lemon	Everbearing	#1 commercial variety. An excellent true lemon on a nearly thornless tree.
Lisbon Lemon	Semi-Everbearing	High quality juicy, acidic fruit. Vigorous. Productive tree is very cold-hardy.
Improved Meyer Lemon	Everbearing	Very juicy, orange-yellow skinned fruit is sweeter and less acidic than eureka. Commonly used for cooking. Cold hardy.
Pink Lemonade Lemon	Semi-Everbearing	Unique variegated eureka-type fruit; flesh is pale pink when ripe. Foliage is streaked green and ivory.
Pomona Sweet Lemon	Everbearing	A true sweet lemon - excellent for juice and cooking. Vigorous tree. Beautiful flowers are blushed pink.
Bearss Seedless Lime	Everbearing	AKA Tahitian or Persian Lime. Excellent commercial variety with juicy, acidic flesh. True lime flavor on a hardy, vigorous tree.
Mexican Lime	Semi-Everbearing	AKA Key or Bartender's Lime. Excellent commercial variety with juicy, acidic flesh. True lime flavor on a hardy, vigorous tree.
Rangpur Lime	November - December	A unique fruit with both lime and mandarin traits. Reddish, round, flavorful fruit is excellent for use in punches and drinks.
Sweet Lime	Everbearing	Medium-sized, round fruit is sweet with a slight acid flavor. Flowers are pure white.
Kaffir Lime	October - March	Small, orange, bumpy, very acidic fruit. Unique, double-lobed leaf is used in middle eastern and Asian cooking. Flowers can be used in tea.
Algerian (Clementine) Tangerine	December - April	An excellent early tangerine. Attractive, reddish-orange fruit is sweet, juicy and aromatic; holds well on the tree.
Dancy Tangerine	December - April	AKA Christmas Tangerine. A leading commercial tangerine variety. Reddish-orange, flavorful fruit is easy to peel.
Honey Mandarin	January - April	Extremely sweet, flavorful fruit is easy to peel. Productive tree is very ornamental.
Pixie Tangarine	March - July	Late season, mild, sweet fruit is easy to peel. Excellent, vigorous variety for home.
Satsuma Mandarin	December - April	A favorite for home gardens. Easy to peel, medium-sized fruit is very sweet and juicy. Very cold hardy to 18 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cara Cara Navel Orange	January - March	Unique Navel orange has deep pink flesh. Fruit is excellent tasting, sweet and juicy.
Fukumoto Navel Orange	December - March	Early Navel variety has attractive deep reddish-orange skin with sweet, juicy flesh.
Lane Late Navel Orange	March - June	Excellent late ripening navel variety. Same fruit and growth characteristics as Washington Navel.
Washington Navel Orange	December - may	#1 commercial navel orange. Large, juicy, sweet fruit is excellent for fresh eating.
Midknight Seedless Valencia	March - October	Vigorous, highly productive, seedless cultivar of Valencia. Large fruit has high juice content.
Valencia Orange	March - October	Best juice orange. Medium-Large, sweet fruit has high juice content; holds well on tree. Vigorous, attractive plant.
Moro Blood Orange	January - April	Most popular commercial variety. Juicy, rich flavored fruit has burgundy-red flesh. Good flesh color from desert to coast.
Sanguinelli Blood Orange	January - May	Early-ripening, oblong fruit has strawberry red flesh. Highly productive, medium-sized tree has few thorns.
Tarocco Blood Orange	January - May	Largest blood orange with high juice content. Rich, reddish-orange flesh has berry-flavored overtones.
Chandler Pummelo	January - August	Sweet flavored, pink-fleshed fruit is larger than a grapefruit. Heavy producing, vigorous tree.
Minneola Tangelo	February - May	Mandarin X Grapefruit Hybrid. Unique flavored fruit has a rich, aromatic taste. Reddish-Orange fruit has a distinct neck.