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Southeastern Citrus Exposition 2006 |
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Fruit of the cold-hardy Rusk Citrange
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The Southeastern Citrus Exposition is now in its forth year! Aimed at both the home gardener and the serious enthusiast, the Expo features expert speakers who will provide information on the growing cold-hardy citrus in the Southeast—in ground or in containers—advice on choosing citrus varieties, cold-protection methods, grafting and selection of rootstock, and many other informative tips. And the citrus fruit contest, plant sale and tours of citrus trees growing in Virginia Beach are not to be missed. WHEN: Saturday, November 18, 2006, from 10:00 am until around 4:30 pm. (Entries for the fruit contest must be received between 9.00 am and 10:00 am—no later. See below for citrus contest rules.) WHERE: The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, 717 General Booth Boulevard, Virginia Beach, Virginia. For directions and more information, visit the Aquarium online at www.vmsm.com.
2006 Citrus Expo Agenda 7:30–9.00 am • Pre-Expo Plant Sale Early-bird plant sale at Pungo Palms Nursery. (Vendors may set up at 7:00 am.) For directions, visit Pungo Palms online at www.pungopalms.com. 9:00–10:00 am • Registration and Admission Admission to the aquarium (normally $12) will be free for those attending the Citrus Expo. (A group admission rate is available for those who also wish to tour the aquarium.) Anyone may enter citrus fruit for the Expo's annual contest at this time. (See contest info below.) Please note that we absolutely cannot accept entries for the contest after 10:00 am. Raffle tickets for the plant giveaway will be available before the lectures and during the display of the fruit in the competition. Raffle tickets are $1 and will benefit the Citrus Expo. Plants for the raffle are donated by the coordinators and vendors, and include cold-hardy citrus, cold-hardy palms and other rare plants. Speakers and Activities 10:00-11:45 • Marsh Pavilion Auditorium
12:00-1:00 • Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean Pavilion's Promenade Room
1:15-2:15 • Lunch on your own (a list of nearby restaurants will be provided) Afternoon Citrus Grove Tours Just in case there are any doubters that citrus trees will grow as far north as Virginia, there will be two tours of Robert Motyca's citrus grove (one of the largest and most fruitful hardy citrus collections outside of the Deep South) at 2:20 and 3:15, followed by an end-of-day citrus tour and plant sale at Pungo Palms Nursery. Transportation For anyone from Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, Stan McKenzie (“Stan the Citrusman”) is offering a surprisingly affordable bus-and-hotel package to the Expo from Charleston and Florence, South Carolina, and Fayetteville, North Carolina. The trip includes ocean view rooms and hotel-to-Expo transportation. Contact Stan for details and reservations at citrusman99@hotmail.com or by phone at 843-389-4831. In Addition Hosts for this year’s Expo are Ralph and Kathy Denton, Gaylord Ventura and Lisa Zimmer. Any vendor or individual selling plants is kindly asked to donate at least one plant for the drawing. This will be considered the vendor fee. Southeastern Citrus Exposition organizer, chief judge and contact: Gaylord Ventura, phone 757-567-4141, or e-mail ggvm30@aol.com.
Sponsors The Artist in the Garden, Virginia Beach, Virginia Scott Dilatash is The Artist in the Garden, and the purveyor of unusual custom landscapes in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Phone: 575-696-7263. Flying Dragon Citrus Nursery, Jacksonville, Florida Specializing in many varieties of citrus which are grafted on Flying Dragon rootstock. Contact Flying Dragon by phone at 904-880-5026, or visit online at www.flyingdragoncitrusnursery.com. Gary's Nursery, New Bern, North Carolina Wholesale and retail grower of cold-hardy palms, bananas, citrus and other plants since 1975. Gary will have plants available for purchase at the plant sale. Visit Gary's Nursery online at www.garysnursery.com. McKenzie Farms Nursery, Scranton, South Carolina Stan "The Citrusman" McKenzie sells many varieties of cold-hardy citrus trees, palms, traditional fruit trees, vegetables and other plants. Stan will sell citrus trees at the plant sale. Visit McKenzie Farms online at www.mckenzie-farms.com. Email Stan at citrusman99@hotmail.com. Pungo Palms, Virginia Beach, Virginia Retailer of cold-hardy palms, desert plants, eucalyptus, citrus, bananas and many other subtropical plants. The nursery is located in the Back Bay area, and owners Ralph and Kathy Denton will participate in the plant sale. Visit Pungo Palms online at www.pungopalms.com, or contact by phone at 575-426-3677. Rahn's Plant Connection, Port Royal, South Carolina Ned and Faye Rahn sell a large variety of citrus trees and other rare plants and flowers not commonly found in garden centers. Their plants will be available at the plant sale. E-mail Ned and Faye at plantfolks@yahoo.com. The Southeastern Palm Society The Southeastern Palm Society is a chapter of the International Palm Society, Members are devoted to growing hardy palms and other extraordinary plants, including hardy citrus. Visit the Southeastern Palm Society online at www.sepalms.org. Southern Fruit Fellowship The Southern Fruit Fellowship is an informal organization of amateur fruit growing enthusiasts throughout the southern United States. Membership is open to all. The organization has a quarterly newsletter and has meetings at different locations in the Southeast. For membership information contact Retta Davis by phone at 318-686-4249, or by e-mail at davisd_r@hotmail.com. The Virginia Beach Master Gardeners A fellowship of Certified Master Gardeners in the city of Virginia Beach, sponsored by the Virginia Polytechnic Extension Service. Virginia Greenhouse Association, Hampton Roads Chapter Members are greenhouse owners who love plants and want to share their knowledge and experiences with other plant lovers.
The Forth Annual Southeastern Citrus Exposition Fruit Competition Rules and Procedures
Fruit Preparation 1. All fruit entered must be grown by the entrant, either in a container or in the ground. 2. Before submission, fruit should be washed and prepared for eating. Remove any pesticide residue. Judges may have to taste fruit in case of a tie. 3. A minimum of three fruit of a specific cultivar must be donated per entry; for example, three Satsuma fruit are required to qualify as one entry. One of the fruit must be cut in half “against the grain” (as you would a grapefruit) to show the inside of the fruit. (See the illustration above for an example.) Fruit can be returned at the request of the entrant. 4. Fruit must contain at least ½ inch of stem attached; one fruit should have a leaf attached to the stem. 5. Check the category sheet to determine proper entry. At the Expo 1. Entries must be completed between 9:00 am and 10:00 am. After 10:00 am, entries will not be accepted. 2. At registration, you will be given an entry number to ensure anonymity. Make sure you keep this number with you until the award ceremony. 3. An entry card must be filled out for each entry. Be sure to put your entry number on each card. 4. Blue, red, and white ribbons will be awarded for each category. In addition, there will be a “Best in Show,” “Honorable Mention,” and “Most Unusual” award.
Citrus Categories for the Contest Any cultivars not listed here will be assigned to a category by the judging coordinator. There will be a grown-in-ground category and a container-grown category.
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Sweet Orange Ambersweet Cara Cara navel Hamlin Navel Parson Brown
Sour Orange Abers Narrowleaf Bergamot Bigaradier Apepu Boquet des Fleurs Chinotto Citrus neoaurantium Gou Tou Nansho Daidai (Citrus taiwanica) Sauvage Seville Smooth Flat Seville Willowleaf Zhu Luan
Mandarin Changsha Clementine Clem-Yuz 2-2 Clem-Yuz 3-3 Dancy Juanita Keraji Minneola Tangelo Nasnaran Orlando Tangelo Ponkan Satsuma Shekwasha
Kumquat & Hybrids Chang Shou Fukushu Hong Kong Lemonquat Limequat (Eustis, Lakeland, Tavares) Marmaladequat Meiwa Nagami Nippon Orangequat Procimequat Sunquat
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Trifoliate Orange Standard Flying Dragon Rubidoux
Trifoliate Hybrids Citrange (Morton, Troyer, Carrizo, Benton, Rusk, etc.) Citrumelo (Dunstan, Swingle, USDA 80-5, etc.) Citradia Citrandarin (CiClem #10, Citsuma, Changsha x English Large, etc.) Dragon Lime
Complex Hybrids Citrangequat (Thomasville, Sinton, etc.) Glen Citrangedin Razzlequat SanCitChang US 119
Lemon Lisbon Meyer Ponderosa Sanbokan Ujukitsu
Lime Bearss Persian
Grapefruit/Pummelo Bloomsweet Duncan Golden Marsh Oroblanco Pink Marsh Ruby Red Thompson
Ichangensis Hybrids Ichang Papeda Ichang Lemon Sudachi Yuzu Yuzuquat Yuzvange |
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