Satsumas - Louisiana Grown Satsuma Oranges

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	Satsumas - Louisiana Grown Oranges

Certified Louisiana Tree Ripened Louisiana Satsumas - We are no longer shipping satsumas. Please check back in mid-October 2012!

The fruit of the Satsuma mandarin is sweet and usually seedless. It is smaller than the orange with unique color stages as it ripens. The first signs of ripening are a slight yellow blush on the green skin. They turn completely yellow, before turning bright orange at full maturity.. The Satsuma has a distinctive thick skin which is loosely attached to the fruit. They are very easy to peel.

Unlike most oranges, the fruit is often ripe before the skin turns fully yellow. A light green or slight orange tint may be the only indication they are ready to harvest.

Satsuma Orchard - Louisiana Oranges - Satsuma oranges

Crop Louisiana Satsumas - Cypress trees in background behind orchard.

Caution: Tree ripened fruit has a relatively short shelf life and can't be stored for extended periods without refrigeration.

Louisiana grown tree ripened Satsumas!

NOTE: We ship only to continental USA, not including CA, WA, and OR.

Shipping is *NOT* included in the price below. Shipping will be calculated during checkout after entering your shipping address. You can cancel at any time during the checkout process. Remember, you are shipping a large, heavy package and it is expensive! If you fail to click on the shipping option radio button during checkout no shipping is added to your order. Your order will be delayed until shipping is resolved.

We only ship on Mondays and Tuesdays to avoid fruit sitting over the weekend in a shippers terminal. Orders placed late in the week will likely *NOT* ship until the following Monday depending on volume or orders. Our fruit is not picked until orders are in hand. The time required to wash, dry, box, and pack for shipping requires 24 hours or more depending on order backlog. We advertise the boxes as 18 lbs and 40 lbs, but so far this year the smaller boxes have weighed around 23 lbs and the larger boxes around 44 lbs.

Damage: The soft skin of satsumas makes them very easy to peel, a characteristic loved by all. Unfortunately that characteristic makes the satsuma susceptible to damage in transit. Shippers drop, throw, and bang around boxes violently during loading and unloading, then the boxes are bounced along miles and miles of highways. This may cause the skin on some of the satsumas, especially those on the bottom of the box to rupture. You should expect some damaged fruit, or perhaps be surprised if there is not. There are several pounds of extra fruit in each box to mitigate any loss. If your loss is severe, please let us know and we will ship replacements.

We ship only on Mondays for orders placed the previous week. This is to make sure the fruit arrives the same week it was picked. Orders placed late in the week may take over 7 days to ship depending on order volume. We fill orders first come first served.

Click here to check FedEx transit time map. Transit Map

NOTE: We ship only to continental USA, not including CA, WA, and OR (transit time too long).

Order 1/4 bushel box here - 10 lb box - $14.50 (NO LONGER SHIPPING)

Order 1/2 bushel box here - 18 lb box - $27.50 (NO LONGER SHIPPING)

Satsumas are too ripe to survive the rigors of shipping. As an alternative, please see mixed fruit boxes below!

Holiday Citrus Combo Box - Ruby Red Grapefruit, Red Navel, Tangelos, and Louisiana Sweet oranges. We'll even include a few satsumas until they are too ripe to ship. These oranges have seeds. We only ship on Mondays for orders received before noon Sunday!