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Juicer, zester, or picker
A backyard sweet orange is three jobs, not one gadget. Gardening Solutions calls Valencia the king of juice oranges; Hamlin juices most; navels eat or juice. Juice wants a press. Peel flavor wants a rasp. Fruit above the ladder wants a pole with a basket. Citrus Culture in the Home Landscape is the planting paper. The tool is how you use what the tree actually makes.
| Job | What you pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Juice | A citrus press or juicer | Hamlin and navel come in first. Valencia hangs late. A press handles the bowl without tearing the pith into the glass. |
| Peel | A rasp zester | Most of the flavor people throw away is in the colored peel. Leave the white pith. |
| Reach | A fruit picker pole | Fruit above a standing reach wants a basket on a pole, not a shaken limb. |
Press Hamlin or navel juice without pith in the glass. Get this. Zest the colored peel people usually throw away. Get this.
Planting stays on Grow. Harvest order stays on Sets.
Sources
- Citrus Culture in the Home Landscape (HS132), UF/IFAS
- Citrus, UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions