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Lemon · Olive · Orange
📍 W9F8+RQ Albuñuelas, Spain
🗓 Season: November · December · January · February · March · October
🔍 When is it ripe?
Lemon: Fully yellow with no green remaining; skin slightly glossy and gives a little when squeezed. Heavy for its size indicates juiciness. Unlike most fruit, lemons can hang on the tree for months once ripe without deteriorating.
Olive: Harvest time depends on intended use: green olives (October, firm, very bitter — require curing); turning olives (November, red-purple, half-ripe — for oil or eating); black olives (December, fully ripe, shrivelling — sweeter, for oil). All must be cured before eating — never eat straight from the tree.
Orange: Fully orange skin (can be green-tinged in warm climates and still ripe). Heavy for its size, with a smooth, slightly glossy skin. Scratch and sniff — a sweet orange smell confirms ripeness. Navel oranges develop the distinctive navel opposite the stem.
The village is surrounded by orange and lemon trees. When hiking it is acceptable to pick the fruit that has fallen on the ground or pick fruit to eat while hiking. For large quantities ask the owner of the orchard. Many of the trees that are far from the village are left unharvested because it is not economically viable for the owners of the orchard to take them to market.
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