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Sumo Citrus is available from January through April every year. Our Sumo Citrus Australian fall harvest is available in limited quantities during September and October.

Sumo Citrus is only grown in the San Joaquin Valley of California and in the Riverland, Sunraysia, and Riverina regions in the southern part of Australia.

These regions offer the ideal conditions for growing citrus due to their hot dry conditions during the summer months, cool winter nights, and ample water supply for irrigation. Learn more about our growing cycle here.

Sumo Citrus love to be stored at cooler temperatures with good air circulation. They’ll keep for a few days on the counter or up to four weeks in the fridge.

This unique and delicate fruit may demonstrate the following slight variations, which do not affect the quality or flavor in any way:

• Slight blemishes like discoloration, scarring or spotting.
• Shape variations from a large to small Top Knot^®. In some cases early in the season when the fruit is smaller, the Top Knot is less noticeable.
• Peel variety from bumpy and coarse to smooth.
• Loose-fitting, “squishy” rind or soft texture. Hint: the looser the rind, the easier they are to peel.

Sumo Citrus comes off the tree only when it’s perfectly ripe. While the size may vary, thanks to Mother Nature, the flavor will be consistent because we screen every piece of fruit for optimal flavor (by measuring sugar and acid levels). If the flavor isn’t up to our high quality standards, it doesn’t make it to the store!

We do not sell Sumo Citrus trees to the public but we hope you will continue to enjoy the fruit from our official Sumo Citrus groves and growers through your local grocery store.

Sumo Citrus come in many shapes and sizes! While every Sumo Citrus delivers the same incredibly sweet flavor, some shoppers love to search through the bulk display bins to find the most enormously delicious fruit to indulge in, while others prefer fruit on the smaller side to pack in their kids’ lunch boxes. We have found that our 2 lb. bag is the perfect way for shoppers to stock up and save on multiple pieces of Sumo Citrus to share… but we won’t blame you for keeping them all to yourself either.

Sumo Citrus is a non-GMO fruit certified by the non-GMO Project. If its seedless nature gives you pause, know that seedless fruit can happen naturally and doesn’t always mean it was modified in a laboratory.

In our case, a seedless Sumo Citrus was produced by hand crossing the Kiyomi Tangor with the Ponkan Mandarin. The pollen from the Ponkan was gently brushed into the flowers of the Kiyomi. The seeds produced from this hand pollination in 1972 resulted in the Shiranuhi, which was carefully imported to California in 1998 and the first Sumo Citrus orchards were planted by our expert farmers in 2008. Learn more about our origin story here.

It’s possible that you may find a seed or two in your usually seedless Sumo Citrus. While our growers work very hard to avoid seeds, they can form naturally in some pieces of fruit when a busy bee cross-pollinates a regular mandarin blossom with a Sumo Citrus tree blossom. And, we find it’s tough to get mad at the bees.

Sumo Citrus is easy to love but is the most difficult citrus to grow. It takes four years of constant love and care before a Sumo Citrus tree produces any fruit. Despite its rugged appearance, this delicate fruit requires far more expertise and gentle handling than any other piece of citrus.

Each tree is carefully pruned by hand every year and then hand-picked and hand-packed. Even the trailers used to transport Sumo Citrus are designed to use special air bags that avoid jarring or bumping the fruit and give it a smooth and safe ride to your local store.

# Serving Size: 1 Sumo Citrus# (235g)

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Our team is more than happy to answer any additional questions you may have. Please feel free to contact us at info@sumocitrus.com.