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TONGVA LIVING HISTORY GARDEN
Plants
of the
Pioneer
Citrus
Garden
WHAT
Kumquat
WHERE
Pioneer
Citrus
Garden
(front box)
The first citrus arrived with the Franciscan padres from the Baja California missions. These orange trees were called the Mediterranean sweet orange. Local citrus groves became abundant in the late 1800s when the transcontinental railroad was completed, making Washington state the navel orange 'king'.
WHAT
Strawberry
WHERE
Pioneer
Citrus
Garden
(front box)
WHAT
Kumquat
WHERE
Pioneer
Citrus
Garden
(hillside)
WHAT
Eureka Lemon
WHERE
Pioneer
Citrus
Garden
(hillside)
8 trees
WHAT
Bearss
Seedless
Lime
WHERE
Pioneer
Citrus
Garden
(hillside)
3 trees
WHAT
Meyer
Lemon
WHERE
Pioneer
Citrus
Garden
(hillside)
2 trees
WHAT
Navel
Orange
WHERE
Pioneer
Citrus
Garden
(hillside)
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