[Arid_gardener] RE: Recommendation for navel oranges

[Bill Woody]

In reply to jctea at aol.com, a Cara-Cara navel orange is very nice--excellent
flavor, blood-red so it has lycopenes.  From Wikipedia, "Lycopene is a
bright red carotenoid pigment and phytochemical found in tomatoes and other
red fruits."  It's a potent antioxidant and is being investigated for cancer
prevention.  But it's a fine fruit even apart from its health benefits.

You can find these oranges sometimes in grocery stores to sample their
flavor.

Bill Woody 

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   1. RE: Citrus varieities (Tyler Storey)
   2. RE: Question from Home-Hort WWW page (Chris Jones)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 20:03:15 -0700
From: "Tyler Storey" <tyler at tylerstorey.com>
Subject: RE: [Arid_gardener] Citrus varieities
To: <jctea at aol.com>, <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>
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Hello Anonymous,
Technically, which citrus variety is best is purely a matter of personal
taste, but never mind that.  The very best variety for the home garden in
Phoenix is the Minneola Tangelo.  They grow extremely well here, have
fragrant flowers, are very cold-hardy, and are prolific bearers.  The
loose-skinned peel makes them an excellent eating citrus, and they are
excellent when juiced, with a very rich flavor reminiscent of Tang.
Minneolas are also one of the citrus that is rather expensive in the grocery
store, so a much better deal to grow them at home.
If you decide to plant and grow a citrus of any variety, I strongly
recommend that you buy an Arizona-grown plant at a local nursery.  Citrus
quality can depend very much on the type of rootstock, and a local nursery
instead of a big-box store will have the right varieties on the right
rootstock for the Phoenix area.   
I hope this helps,
Tyler

tyler at tylerstorey.com
http://tylerstorey.com
602-738-2978

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85083
jctea at aol.com

Hi!  What is the very best naval orange or tanglo variety to plant in
Phoenix??? I live in Phoenix, I think zone 6??


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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:11:36 -0700
From: "Chris Jones" <ckjones at cals.arizona.edu>
Subject: RE: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page
To: <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>
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Dear Samantha - scotch thistle is a noxious weed -
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/scotchthistle.shtml. Please don't
grow it in Cottonwood. It will escape. 


Christopher Jones, Associate Extension Agent Agriculture and Natural
Resources Programs

University of Arizona
Gila County Cooperative Extension
5515 South Apache Avenue, Suite 600
Globe, Arizona  85501
U.S.A.

Phone: (928) 402-8586
FAX: (928) 425-0265
Email: ckjones at cals.arizona.edu



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Samantha Young
syoung at gkservices.com
syoung at gkservices.com

I am trying to find scotch heather and scotch thistle plants to establish at
my Cottonwood, AZ home.  Can you recommend a nursery (even online) that may
help me?


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