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Green Thumb Nursery offers the public the following 23 varieties of citrus: Navel oranges:  cara cara, n-33, Washington   Valencia Oranges:  Standard Sweet oranges:  Hamlin, marrs, pineapple Blood oranges:  Moro, tarocco Grapefruit:  redblush (Ruby red) Lemons:  frost eureka, improved Meyer lemon (valley lemon), Pomona seedless, seedless Lisbon, ponderosa Limes:  bearss(Tahiti/Persian), thornless Mexican, Mexican Mandarins:  clementine, ponkan Satsuma:  early st. Ann Tangelos:  minneola, pearl We welcome you at Green  Thumb Nursery located at 3716 Mile 13 North in Mercedes.

Valley Lemons for Sale

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Valley Lemons - Valley Lemons - Valley Lemons for Sale at Green Thumb Nursery - 3716 Mile 13 N - Mercedes, TX                                 330 - 2764/607 - 0003

The Growth of a Citrus Plant

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I start as a seed.  I'm planted. I am now a small plant. I am now ready for the budding.  The bud determines what kind of citrus I will be...a lemon, a lime, an orange, a grapefruit or a mandarin. I am (the bud) covered with plastic. This is me, the bud, as a baby plant. I have now taken over. Now I am a beautiful plant ready for you!

Valley Lemon Tree

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I am Paco, owner of Green Thumb Nursery.  I am selling my citrus trees and sharing my knowledge about growing them at Jackson Street Market Days in Harlingen, Texas, on April 1, 2017. It's Spring time, and there is no better thing to do than to plant a citrus fruit tree in the back yard of Texas lawns.  And, I know where you can go in the Rio Grande Valley to get some pretty citrus fruit trees of different sizes.  Visit my Green Thumb Nursery in Mercedes, Texas.   There are so many different fruits under the citrus category, and it is difficult to write about all types of citrus fruits in one article.  However, I can write a series of articles on this blog and give you information about each one.  You can learn about different citrus fruits with me. The Valley Lemon, also known as the Meyer Lemon, is probably one of the most popular due to its size and delicious taste.  These lemons are a cross between the mandarin orange and lemon making it juicy and tart an