The first mandarins in season after summer, just in time for the winter holidays! These juicy treats are packed with their own distinctive almost-tropical flavor. * Satsuma Mandarins: ripe in winter, usually starting around Thanksgiving Blood oranges make excellent and attractive juice especially when mixed with other citrus. Of the varieties Friend’s grows the Moros have the reddest flesh and Taroccos the best flavor.

They have a strong aroma and a spicy taste, fresh and pleasing in the winter months. Varieties we grow include Moro, Tarocco and Sanguinelli.Īll varieties have a red pigmented flesh due to more natural pigments with antioxidant qualities. Y z Blood Oranges: ripe in winter (mid-January-April) Late-summer Valencias are the best oranges we grow! Midknight Valencias are a seedless variety. Valencias can regreen during the hot weather of summer, so don’t be fooled by bad looks. Y z Valencia Oranges: ripe in the early spring to early winter (April-December)Ĭonsidered the “juice orange”, these oranges are packed with juice, making peeling them messy best to cut up for eating. Varieties we grow include Washington, Cara Cara, and Late Navel.Ĭonsidered the “eating orange”, these oranges are seedless and easy to peel and are a favorite snack in the winter! They have a thicker peel and lower juice content than Valencias making them superb for eating and using in salads. The Cara Cara variety has a red hue. * z Navel Oranges: ripe in winter months December-April Z indicates an excellent peel flavor, choice for zest Mother Nature can cause seasonal variations from year to year. We grow many varieties of citrus & have made this chart to help you understand their seasons.

Summer cuties mandarins