Grapefruit and lemon

GRAPEFRUIT

This is a fruit with a high resistance to high temperatures.

The fruits, of a large size, are highly appreciated due to their refreshing properties and slightly bitter taste.

There are two main types of grape fruit that can be found in Italy:

the Marsh seedless, a yellow-pulp grape fruit of a more bitter taste.
the Star Ruby, a pink-pulp grape fruit of a bit sweeter taste.

Grapefruits a yellow-pulp ~ Sicilian fruits

The picking up of the first type takes place between November and the end of January.The fruits are big and with a pale yellow thick peel. Generally, they are seedless.

Grapefruits a pink-pulp ~ Sicilian fruits

The second type ripens from mid November until April. The fruits are big and they have a pink-yellow thin peel. They are also generally seedless.

LEMON ~ Primofiore - Bianchetti - Verdelli

The growing of lemons, specially disseminated throughout the coasts, is highly affected by commercial difficulties due to foreign competitiveness.

The plant is characterized by its capacity to blossom and produce fruits several times during the year.

The spring blossom produces the lemons that are picked between October and April (the earlier are known as primofiore). A second blossom falls in July and the fruits -called bianchetti- ripen between January and May.

The third blossom takes place in September and October and the fruits produced -verdelli- are commercially valuable.

Lemons ~ Primofiore - Bianchetti - Verdelli ~ Sicilian products of the Organization producers Rossa di Sicilia

The most spread and highest quality types are the lemons that belong to the "Femminello" group, where we can find the Common Femminello and the Femminello Siracusano.

THE PRODUCTS OF THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCERS

RED ORANGES

Tarocco ~ Moro ~ Sanguinello

BLONDE ORANGES

Navel ~ Ovale ~ Valencia Late

MANDARIN AND CLEMENTINE

OTHER HYBRIDS

Such-mandarin