Farmer Details:

• Farm Name:
  Truman Ranch
• Name:
  James S. Truman
• Address:
  Greenway Road and 188th Ave (Perryville Rd), Surprise, Arizona

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• Email:
  jstruman@msn.com
• Phone:
  623.546.1715
• Saturday Hours:
  9:30am to 3:00pm, Sunday during same times.
• Farm Type and Features:
  • U-Pick
• Description:
  The University of Arizona's first citrus research ranch in the Valley sprouted lemons and oranges on land that lies under the Arizona Mills mall. The second, just outside Surprise in Waddell, is now a U-Pick farm that you can come enjoy.
  
  James Truman, the fourth-generation Arizona citrus farmer who managed the citrus grove when it was the university's Citrus Agricultural Center in Waddell since 1988, continues to nurture the 40 acres of groves that include varieties of oranges, tangerines, grapefuits, grapes, lemons, berries, peaches and more.
  
  
  
  The Citrus:
  Orange, Navel (Washington, Fukumoto, Newhall, Beck Earli, Spring, Robertson, Chet Hoel, Atwood, Cara Cara (world’s only red fleshed navel orange), Fisher, U of AZ #2,. Chislett, Lane Late, Powell)
  Orange, Sweet Trovita, Crescent
  Orange, Valencia Campbell Old Line
  Grapefruit, Red Rio Red, Flame Red, Texas Star Ruby
  Grapefruit, Pink Redblush or Ruby (same fruit, different name)
  Mandarin/Tangerine Fairchild, Kinnow, Dancy, Daisy, Pixie, Gold Nugget, Honey
  Kumquat Meiwa, Nagami
  Tangelo Minneola, Orlando, Allspice
  Lemon Lisbon, Eureka, Meyer
  Lime Mexican (Key), Bearss (Tahitian, Persian), Palestine Sweet
  Pummelo Sarawak (Tahitian, Moanalua), Chandler, Mato Buntan, Reinking
  Grapefruit Hybrid Oro Blanco, Melo Gold