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About the Immokalee Budwood Foundation Screenhouses The Immokalee Budwood Foundation Screenhouses were built in South Florida to provide a second source of citrus budwood for Florida citrus nurseries, and to provide large quantities of budwood to commercial nurseries. The screenhouses exclude the Brown Citrus Aphid, which is the vector for severe strains of Citrus Tristeza Virus. The Southwest Florida Education Foundation, Inc., administers the budwood screenhouses, which are located on land at the University of Florida, IFAS (Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences) Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee. Eleven varieties of citrus are maintained in two screenhouses at SWFREC. They are tested annually for strains of the citrus tristeza virus and for the citrus exocortis viroid. Budwood meets the standards of the Quality Tree Program. Budwood is available of the following Citrus varieties: Early Season Oranges
Midseason Oranges
Late Season Oranges
Mandarins
Grapefruit
Budwood inquiries from nurseries in Florida may be directed to: Southwest Florida Research & Education Center Other inquiries for budwood should be directed to: Immokalee Foundation Grove The Immokalee Foundation Grove was established in 1989 at the Southwest Florida Research & Education Center to provide a southern source of citrus budwood to the citrus industry as a precaution against future freeze losses to the more northern budwood sources. Although budwood cutting was suspended in 1996 due to introduction of the brown citrus aphid and the resulting increase in decline strain of Citrus Tristeza Virus, the grove remains a valuable collection of citrus varieties. The grove contains 48 varieties of citrus. Citrus Varieties Early Season Oranges Midseason Oranges Late Season Oranges Navel Oranges Mandarins
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