Citrus Division

Overview

Citrus Division

The City of Redlands owns 16 citrus groves throughout the City totaling 184 acres. They include Valencia Oranges, Naval Oranges, Ruby Star Grapefruit, and Rio Grapefruit.

The City’s citrus operation operates as an enterprise fund.  The revenue received from the harvesting of the crops is used to continue the care of maintenance of the groves.

City Owned Citrus Groves

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Oriental Fruit Fly quarantine lifted

Thanks to the cooperation of residents, local agricultural officials and federal partners, the Oriental fruit fly quarantine in Redlands and the surrounding areas has been lifted. The end of this quarantine signals the successful completion of a nearly year-long collaborative effort to eradicate four unique invasive fruit fly species from seven quarantine areas across California. However, the risk invasive species pose to our state’s environment, agriculture and economy remains.

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Huanglongbing (HLB) Citrus Quarantine
Asian Citrus Pysllid

Asian Citrus Psyllid pets on a citrus leaf
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has established a citrus quarantine area that includes all of San Bernardino County.

The quarantine prohibits the movement of all citrus fruit or plants out of the quarantine area. Provisions exist to allow the movement of commercially cleaned and packed citrus fruit.

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Citrus Heritage

It was in the spring of 1882 that Mr. E.J. Waite, a native of Wisconsin, planted the first orange grove in Redlands proper on two and a half acres on Center Street.

The City of Redlands was, for almost three-quarters of a century, at the heart of the largest navel orange producing region in the world, attracting people from all over the world from the late 1800’s to the late 1950’s.