Satsumas ripen late summer through early winter depending on the cultivar.
—LSU AgCenter/Heather Kirk-Ballard
It’s satsuma time in Louisiana. Some plants began ripening in late September while other varieties will continue to mature through late November on into early December.
This trifoliate orange sucker has grown so large it produced fruit and large thorns. Remove suckers like this to conserve energy for fruit production of the desired tree.
—LSU AgCenter/Anna Ribbeck
Citrus holds year-round interest in the garden and landscape. For starters, citrus are evergreen trees and shrubs native to subtropical and tropical regions of Asia.
Now is the time to do some maintenance on your tree to ensure fresh fruit this fall and winter.
—LSU AgCenter/Craig Gautreaux
NEW ORLEANS — Many people in Louisiana have their own citrus tree.
In Mexico, the dish known as cochinita pibil is made by rubbing a whole suckling pig with warm spices and juice from bitter oranges, then wrapping it in banana leaves and slowly pit-roasting it unt
Terrebonne Parish citrus grower Terry Breaux, left, and LSU AgCenter horticulture agent Barton Joffrion test satsumas for sweetness in Breaux’s grove near Houma.
—LSU AgCenter/Johnny Morgan
HOUMA — With the first cool front of the fall, many people will start looking for the delicious Louisiana citrus.
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