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["Harrick, Barbara" <b.harrick@ilslaunch.com>]

Great!! Thanks Megan!! I had found one of those sites and will keep
researching on the others. Thanks for the quick response!

Barbara

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Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:24:20 -0700
From: Spidra Webster <spidra@speakeasy.net>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Ojai Pixie Tangerine
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On Mar 27, 2008, at 4:16 AM, Harrick, Barbara wrote:

> Hi all!  In yesterday Washington Post, there was an article about the
> Ojai Pixie Mandarin. I tried a brief internet search and came up with
> nothing in terms of finding these trees for sale.

Supposedly the Pixie isn't the easiest one to grow in the sense that  
they only achieve peak flavor in certain areas of the country, Ojai  
being one of those areas.  The grower who really brought the Pixie to  
fame (with the help of Bill Fujimoto of Monterey Market in Berkeley)  
is Churchill Farms.

http://www.tangerineman.com/

"The original Pixie was developed at the UC Riverside Citrus Research  
Center and released for commercial production some years back. The  
Pixie is "a fine piece of fruit," says Kahn, and seedless to boot."

http://www.seasonalchef.com/mandarins.htm

I would imagine that you can order germplasm from UC Riverside.



Citrus Treesource has Pixie but they're used to selling in bulk to  
agribusiness.

http://www.citrustreesource.com



Megan Lynch

Berkeley, CA

NAFEX: I'm in USDA Zone 9b

Treadle On: My current wishlist is a Bronze Embossed White, Kenmore  
De Luxe 551Matching Cabinet Chair, Singer 500 carrying case, Necchi  
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