Favorite Citrus

[Richard]

Gold Nugget mandarin.

Gold Nugget Mandarin

The Gold Nugget Mandarin is a product of Howard Frost’s breeding program started at the Riverside Citrus Research Station over a century ago. I purchased one in a 5-gallon pot shortly after moving in 2013 to my present home in Vista, CA. A year later I repotted it in this 25 gallon tub: [image] Two years later I planted it in the ground. Today we harvested some fruit: [image] It’s been struggling against an gamut of pests. Here it is after the latest round of attack from baby snails: [imag…