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Most of the citron trees in the area are grafted onto foreign citrus rootstock, in order to save them from frost and disease. This practice renders their fruits non-kosher for the Sukkot ritual, and therefore in order for mashgichim to certify a citron as kosher, they must first carefully inspect the tree to confirm it was not grafted.
A double graft union of diamante citron upon sour orange rootstock. Sour orange: the only rootstock that truly is an orange (the Citrus × aurantium or bitter orange). It is vigorous and highly drought-resistant. Poncirus trifoliata: a close relative of the genus Citrus, sometimes classified as Citrus trifoliata.
A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida's signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes and tree diseases.
A look at total Florida citrus-growing acreage provides a tangible impression to the hardships citrus greening provides; in 2000 there was 665,529 commercially producing citrus acres, while in 2011 there were 473,086 commercially producing citrus acres in Florida. [17] Every year citrus reports indicate a continued loss of citrus production.
Florida growers are expected to produce 12 million boxes of oranges during the 2024-2025 season which would be the lowest since 1930. Florida’s citrus growers brace for smallest production in 95 ...
This has led some farmers to sell their land for real estate, further reducing citrus acreage in Florida. The overall harvest in 2024–2025 would be the lowest for Florida since the 1921-1922 ...