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2. Murcott (fruit) - Wikipedia

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   The Murcott arose out of citrus pioneer Walter Tennyson Swingle's attempts to produce novel citrus hybrids. Its seed parent has been identified as the King tangelo; the pollen parent remains to be identified. [4] About 1913, he gave a hybrid tree he had produced at a US Department of Agriculture planting to R. D. Hoyt at Safety Harbor, Florida ...

3. Tangerine - Wikipedia

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   The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in color, that is considered either a variety of Citrus reticulata, the mandarin orange, or a closely related species, under the name Citrus tangerina, [1] [2] [3] or yet as a hybrid (Citrus × tangerina) of mandarin orange varieties, with some pomelo contribution.

4. Citrus County, Florida - Wikipedia

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   Citrus County was created in 1887. The Citrus County area was formerly part of Hernando County. It was named for the county's citrus groves. [5] Citrus production declined dramatically after the "Big Freeze" of 1894-1895: today, citrus is grown on one large grove, Bellamy Grove; additionally, some residents have citrus trees on their personal ...

5. When the Government Came for Florida's Orange Trees - AOL

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   The state cut down private fruit trees and offered gift cards as compensation. It didn't solve the citrus canker problem. When the Government Came for Florida's Orange Trees

6. Owners to get $42 million for citrus trees Florida destroyed

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   More than 60,000 healthy, uninfected trees were destroyed in Orange County between 2002 and 2006 as part of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' efforts to eradicate citrus ...

7. Tangelo - Wikipedia

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   The tangelo (/ ˈ t æ n dʒ ə l oʊ / TAN-jə-loh, / t æ n ˈ dʒ ɛ l oʊ / tan-JEL-oh; C. reticulata × C. maxima or × C. paradisi), Citrus × tangelo, is a citrus fruit hybrid of a Citrus reticulata variety, such as mandarin orange or tangerine, and a Citrus maxima variety, such as a pomelo or grapefruit. The name is a portmanteau of ...