FRUIT

SEASON

SEED/FRUIT

CULTIVAR CONSIDERATIONS

ORANGES:

1. Navels

Early (Oct-Jan)

0-6

Shy Bearers, susceptible to Postbloom Fruit Drop (PFD)

2. Hamlin

Early (Oct-Jan)

0-6

Fruit drop late in season

3. Parson Brown

Early Mid (Oct-Jan)

10-20

Not as productive as Hamlin

4. Pineapple

Midseason (Dec-Feb)

15-25

Alternate bearing, fruit drop & black rot

5. Midsweet

Midseason (Jan-Mar)

6-24

Less susceptible to preharvest drop than pineapple

6. Valencia

Late (March-June)

0-6

Postbloom. Fruit Drop (PFD) Susceptible

GRAPEFRUIT:

7. Marsh (White flesh)

Midseason (Nov-May)

0-6

Scab, Greasy Spot & Melanose fungus disease susceptible

8. Duncan (White flesh)

Midseason (Dec-May)

30-70

Scab, Greasy Spot & Melanose fungus disease susceptible

9. Redblush or Ruby Red (Red flesh)

Midseason (Nov-May)

0-6

Scab, Greasy Spot & Melanose fungus disease susceptible

10. Thompson or Pink Marsh (Pink flesh)

Midseason (Dec-May)

0-6

Scab, Greasy Spot & Melanose fungus disease susceptible

11. Star Ruby (Red flesh)

Midseason (Dec-May)

0-6

Scab, Greasy Spot & Melanose fungus disease susceptible

12. Rio Red (Red flesh)

Midseason (Nov-May)

0-6

Scab, Greasy Spot & Melanose fungus disease susceptible

13. Flame (Red flesh)

Midseason (Nov-May)

0-6

Scab, Greasy Spot & Melanose fungus disease susceptible

SPECIALITY:

14. Satsuma

Very early (Sept-Nov)

0-6

Self fruitful. Scab & Alternaria Susceptible

15. Robinson

Very early (Oct-Dec)

1-20

Requires pollenizer, fruit dryout on vigorous rootstocks, limb dieback, limb breakage, fruit splitting/thin skin

FRUIT

SEASON

SEED/FRUIT

CULTIVAR CONSIDERATIONS

16. Sunburst Tangerine

Early (Nov-Dec)

1-20

Requires pollenizer, limb breakage, foliage susceptible to rust mites and Texas citrus mites

17. Orlando Tangelo

Midseason (Nov-Jan)

0-35

Requires pollenizer like Temple or Sunburst, Alternaria & Greasy Spot susceptible, leaf cupping characteristic

18. Minneola Tangelo (Honeybell)

Midseason (Dec-Feb)

7-12

(Duncan grapefruit x Dancy Tangerine) cross, requires pollenizer like Temple, Sunburst, tall vigorous tree, shy bearer, very susceptible to Alternaria & Scab fungus diseases

19. Temple Tangor

Late Mid (Jan-Mar)

15-20

Both fruit and foliage very susceptible to scab fungus disease, very good pollenizer, susceptible to aphids, self fruitful

20. Ponkan

Midseason (Dec-Jan)

3-7

Alternate bearing

21. Dancy

Midseason (Dec-Jan)

6-20

Alternate bearing, both leaf & fruit susceptible to alternaria, self-fruitful

22. Murcott

Late Mid (Jan-Mar)

10-20

Susceptible to scab fungus and alternaria fungal diseases, fruit subject to sunburn, limb breakage, alternate bearing, self fruitful

ACID:

23. Persian Lime

(June-Sept)

0-1

Susceptible to Postbloom Fruit Drop (PFD)

24. Key Lime

Everbearing

3-8

Susceptible to Scab, Anthracnose, Aphids, cold sensitive

25. Lemon

July-Dec

1-6

Susceptible to Scab, Greasy Spot, Melanose

26. Calamondin

Nov-Apr

3-5

Cold hardy

27. Kumquat

Nov-Apr

0-5

Cold hardy

28. Limequat

Nov-Mar

2-5

Susceptible to Scab

Year Since Planting

Number of fertilizer Applications per Year

Pounds Nitrogen per Tree

per Year

Pounds of Fertilizer per Tree

per Application

6-6-6

8-8-8

10-10-10

First

6

0.15 - 0.30

0.4 - 0.8

0.3 - 0.6

0.3 - 0.5

Second

5

0.30 - 0.60

1.0 - 2.0

0.8 - 1.5

0.6 - 1.2

Third

4

0.45 - 0.90

1.9 - 3.8

1.4 - 2.8

1.1 - 2.3

Fourth

3

0.80 - 1.0

4.4 - 5.6

3.3 - 4.2

2.7 - 3.3

Fifth & Higher

3

1.1 - 1.4

6.1 - 7.8

4.6 - 5.8

3.7 - 4.7