The title of Lemon Capital of the World has been give to these places, for growing large amounts of lemons:
- South Riverside Land and Water Company now Corona, California. (1887 to 1980s).
- Chula Vista, California (1888 to present)
- Ventura County, California (1938 to present)
- Santa Paula, California (1938 to present) also called Citrus Capital of the World
- Saticoy, California (1938 to present)
- Florida
- Mexico
- India
Lemons need a minimum temperature of around 7 °C (45 °F), so the list is all places with mild winters.
See also
Gallery
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Flower
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Lemon seedling
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Mature lemons
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Full-sized tree
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Variegated pink lemon
References
- "The History That Inspired the #CoronaCitrusChallenge". April 3, 2015.
- "Corona, California, Citrus Industry Heritage.:: Corona Historic Preservation Society". www.corona-history.org.
- "The history of citrus in California". California Bountiful.
- History Of Riverside County California, By Elmer Wallace Holmes, page 201
- seecalifornia.com, Chula Vista, California Lemon Festival
- "All about lemons in Chula Vista". San Diego Union-Tribune. August 8, 2016.
- A Life Of Lemons: Founder Of One Of The World's Largest Citrus Farms' Granddaughter On Pivoting In The Pandemic And Growing Up Farming In Ventura County, KCLU, By Caroline Feraday, October 1, 2021, kclu.org
- [https://spcity.org/156/About-Us City of Santa Paula, about us'
- "Saticoy Lemon". saticoylemon.com.
- "In the Land of Lemons : Agriculture: The largest grower of the county's biggest crop turns 100. Farms of all sizes are optimistic about the future". Los Angeles Times. January 14, 1993.
- "Lemons in Florida: Something New Under the Sun?". Citrus Industry Magazine. August 6, 2018.
- Chaires, Peter (August 22, 2017). "More Florida Citrus Producers Pondering the Lemon Pledge".
- "Mexico is the leading lemon and lime producer and exporter". www.freshplaza.com.
- "The Leading Producers Of Lemons In The World". WorldAtlas.