
FILLMORE, CA - JANUARY 17: Lemons hang on a tree at sunrise after another night of cold weather on January 17, 2007 near Fillmore, California. Because record-setting cold temperatures have destroyed an estimated 70 percent of California?s citrus crop. Ventura County is counted among ten that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared disasters, with hopes of receiving federal emergency assistance for hard-hit farmers. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — A non-profit will plant dozens of lemon trees in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood as part of a broader push for self-sufficiency.
Organize estimate the city needs at least 12,000 lemon trees are needed to meet yearly demand in the city.
A group called ‘Just One Tree’ plans to put in many more, and register existing lemon trees that have never been counted.
The group plans to plant 50 trees in the Tenderloin with help from a donation by Cole Hardware.