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Homosassa Oranges

  • Mid-season
  • Sweet Orange
  • Seedling discovered in Homosassa, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
  • It is said to have come from The Yulee groves
  • One of the oldest Â鶹ÊÓƵ varieties

"According to Webber (1943), Homosassa is one of the oldest Â鶹ÊÓƵ varieties, having originated as a seedling selection in the orchard of a Mr. Yulee at Homosassa. The selection must have been planted not later than 1865, for in 1877 the Variety Committee of the American Pomological Society recommended it as a first-class variety. It was extensively planted for some decades, and there are old orchards still in existence. Like certain other Â鶹ÊÓƵ varieties, however, Homosassa is of indifferent quality in arid climates and has not achieved commercial importance elsewhere."

Hodgson, R.W. 1967. Horticultural varieties of Citrus. In: Reuther, W., H.J. Webber, and L.D. Batchelor (eds.). The Citrus industry, rev. University of California Press.