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The oroblanco, oro blanco, or sweetie (Citrus grandis Osbeck × C. paradisi Macf.) is a citrus hybrid, resulting from a cross between an acidless pomelo and a Marsh grapefruit. Its fruit is oblate and mostly seedless, with a thick rind that remains green long after it has already matured. It has a sweet, mild taste, and lacks the bitterness ...
A Melogold citrus tree. Similar to oroblanco, Melogold can be eaten with a grapefruit spoon, or peeled as an orange.They turn from green to yellow during ripening. Melogold was once said to be preferred as a cash crop over oroblanco, since melogold has thinner skin, which is preferred by consumers.
Grapefruit growing in the grape-like clusters from which their name may derive. The evergreen grapefruit trees usually grow to around 4.5–6 m (15–20 ft) tall, although they may reach 13.7 m (45 ft). [1] The leaves are up to 15 cm (6 in) long, thin, glossy, and dark green. They produce 5 cm (2 in) white flowers with four or five petals.
Tachibana Unshū Iyokan Dekopon (Hallabong, Sumo Citrus). Japanese citrus fruits were first mentioned in the Kojiki and Nihonshoki, compiled in the 700s, and the Man'yōshū and Kokin Wakashū, poetry anthologies compiled in the 700s and 900s, mention the Tachibana orange as a subject of waka poetry and describe its use as a medicinal, ornamental, and incense plant.
“Old vine” is a commonly used term in the world of high-end wine. It seems to imply something regal about a wine, a greater sense of depth, concentration or profundity of character.
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Citrumelo is widely employed as a citrus rootstock, [1] being resistant to the severe citrus tristeza virus and to phytophthora root rot as well as to blight, cold, and citrus nematode. [2] The trees can survive temperatures into the teens ( Fahrenheit ); [ 3 ] one specimen in North Carolina reportedly survived temperatures below zero Fahrenheit.
The tree is very productive, producing its fruit in clusters from November to February. [3] They vary from the size of an orange to the size of a grapefruit. [1] The fruit has a thin, easy-to-peel, smooth, yellow rind. Its flesh is seedy, bright yellow [2] or yellow-orange in color, and very juicy. The flavor is sub-acid-like. [3]