Lindcove REC offers fruit display and tasting Dec. 13-14

Visitors can taste different citrus varieties at Lindcove REC on Dec. 13-14.

You are invited to Lindcove Research and Extension Center for its annual fruit display and tasting on Dec. 13 and 14.

On Friday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon, growers are invited to meet UC researchers to discuss low-seeded citrus varieties, new varieties, pest and disease management issues and horticultural issues. They may also take tours of Lindcove REC facilities and fields.

On Saturday, Dec. 14, Lindcove REC opens the free event to the public from 9 a.m. to noon to taste and see more than 100 citrus varieties grown at the center. Citrus enthusiasts can have their citrus horticulture and pest management questions answered at the UC Master Gardener booth as well as by UC Cooperative Extension scientists.

“We will have bagsof freshly picked citrus for sale for $10,” said Jasmin Del Toro, Lindcove Research and Extension Center business officer.

Fruit display tables will be set up outdoors for both days.

Lindcove REC fosters research, education and outreach programs focused primarily on citrus crops, but also has projects on avocado, olive and pomegranate. The staff support research projects by University of California academics as well as local and regional partners' projects that address critical needs in horticulture, pests and diseases and breeding new crop varieties.

Lindcove REC is located at 22963 Carson Avenue in Exeter.

For more information, contact Del Toro at zdeltoro@ucanr.edu.  

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