I have 3 older Valencia orange trees and I eagerly await when my oranges get ripe nough to pick. Valencias make poor eating oranges because they contain too much juice and are hard to peel cleanly. But they make excellent juice oranges. The oranges keep for up to a month after picking so I have fresh orange juice for weeks!

On the other hand, living in Southern California, we can't take produce on flights unless we have a receipt due to fruit fly problems.


Steve