Eliza Tibbets - Navel Introduction

Navel Introduction

Introduction of these oranges, later called the Washington navel orange, proved to be the most successful experiment of Saunders's tenure, and one of the outstanding events in the economic and social development of California. For the next 60 years and more, a great industry was built up from the two small trees planted by Tibbets.

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