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Default Temple oranges - what happened?

On Jan 13, 12:08*pm, spamtrap1888 > wrote:
> On Jan 13, 9:00*am, sf > wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:17 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888

>
> > > wrote:
> > > On Jan 12, 3:39*pm, Lenona > wrote:
> > > > I haven't seen them at my supermarket here in Massachusetts this
> > > > winter. What gives? They're the best!

>
> > > Ask your produce man, but I don't think the season has started yet.

>
> > Have you seen them in California? *I see they're a Florida orange. *I
> > usually miss Ruby Red grapefruit season due to not paying close enough
> > attention for the minute and half that they're in the stores.

>
> A Temple orange is a tangerine hybrid, AKA a tangor. California has a
> tiny number of acres planted in tangors, mostly Royal Mandarins.
>
> http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_.../Publications/...


Today I saw Cara Cara oranges for 95 cents each. They are delicious,
but jeez.

--Bryan