In the time since my first visit to the Citrus Variety Collection, I have learned so much more about the pummelo varieties available in California. All of this could have been avoided if the smugglers had been aware of the pummelos already available to them. This disease has caused billions of dollars in economic damage in Florida and threatens all other citrus states. Propagative material of pummelos smuggled from Asia is believed to have brought the tree-killing citrus greening disease to the United States. Pummelos (also spelled pomelos) are originally from Asia where they are very popular unfortunately, in the United States the allure of pummelos has turned deadly. At the Citrus Variety Collection, not only was I able to taste pummelos, but I was also able to taste the very best of them. Most Americans have never even heard of pummelos. I tasted citrus more delicious than any that I had previously tasted. At the Citrus Variety Collection I tasted so many citrus varieties that I had never even heard of. I toured the Citrus Variety Collection in Riverside which is sort of like a Noah's Ark for citrus in the United States they have two of each of hundreds of kinds of citrus trees. I wanted to learn all that I could about citrus and I made the pilgrimage to Riverside, the mecca for California citrus lovers. When I moved to California in 2000, I was quite excited to be living in a citrus state for the first time. I have been a citrus lover from early childhood when I visited my grandparents in Florida and ate oranges right off of their tree.
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