PAOA -- People Against Orange Abuse



	Shamouti or Jaffa (Sweet Orange) *Physical Features* Tree Size: Medium. Tree Characteristics: Upright, moderately vigorous. Densely foliated with dark green leaves. Few thorns. Fruit position ? intermediate. Highly productive in favorable locations. Fruit Size: Medium-large to large. Fruit Color: Light orange. *Sicko Department* Ease of Peeling: Good. Seeds: Few or none. Holds on Tree: Good. Flavor and Juiciness: Fragrant and pleasantly sweet. Juicy. The Shamouti is the popular eating orange in Europe. Its beginnings are in Israel, the homeland of the Jewish People, who are as persecuted as these Mediterranean oranges. Do you think I go too far in comparing the plights of these two ethnic groups? I think not. Previous Orange Variety *** Next Orange Variety Sweet Varieties * Sour Varieties *** Blood Varieties Facts immediately after the orange type have been unmercifully ripped from Richard Ray and Lance Walheim's Citrus: How to Select, Grow and Enjoy from Horticultural Publishing Co., Inc. Facts used in the ranting paragraphs after the basic description are all true and from Citrus: How to Select, Grow and Enjoy, except for those obvious bits that are the Erin-madness.