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Citrus Fun Pageheadline bar Citrus    Did you know that Citrus: grew in asia 20 million years ago.in 2400 BC citrus was first mentioned in literaturewas thought very valuable for its golden colorfirst varieties of citrus were bitter and not edibleeach person in the U.S. eats about 12.5lb (5.6kilo) of citrus per year!!!is the most widely grown crop in the worldBrazil produces the largest amount of oranges and grapefruits in the worldin Florida there are approximately 10.3 million trees on 853,000 acres of land!there is more fiber in an orangethan in most other fruits and veggiesFlorida oranges may be greener than California oranges because the night temperatures in Florida are warmer which causes more chlorophyll to migrate into the peel, they are still ripe and sweet though.British sailors used to be called "Limeys" because they ate citrus to prevent scurvy on long sea voyagesif you plant a single seed from an orange you will probably get more than one plant growing from it.immature growth on most citrus trees will have sharp thorns, these tend to break off as the wood gets older yellow 3D line fading to white at right


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