How to Choose When Your Citrus is Ripe - A Citrus Maturing Calendar
Nov 19, 2024
Maturity may vary by up to six weeks from what is shown here due to the area of the country the fruit is grown in and your own micro-climate. Rainfall and sunshine hours throughout the growing season also has an effect on maturity.
Remember, just because it looks ripe, it may not be ripe. Many mandarins and oranges are orange in colour at least a month before they are ripe. Limes on the other hand are unripe when they are bright green (In NZ). Limes need to be turning yellow to be nice and juicy.
Citrus Maturing Calendar- A Guide
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Valencia, Harwood L Lue Gim G.. |
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Golden SP Cutlers Red |
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Wheeney |
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Pomelo |
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Lisbon |
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Genoa |
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Villa Franca |
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Var Eureka, Eureka |
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Key,Mexican |
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Rangpur |
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Kusaie |
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Yuzu |
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Encore |
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Richard Sp |
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Satsuma*1 |
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Satsuma*2 |
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Corsica no2 Clemintine |
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Dweet |
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Afourer |
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Bay sweetie |
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Thorny, Willowleaf |
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Bay Zest |
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Tangelo |
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Ugli |
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Buddha’s H, Dweet |
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Chinotto |
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Limequat |
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Bay Gold |
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Satsuma*1 includes: Miyagawa, Miho, Kawano, Aoshima
Satsuma*2 includes: Okitsu, Silverhill
Photo Above: Some of the ripe fruit from our stock trees
