The Navelina orange is a good-sized orange with fleshy pulp and a large amount of very sweet juice. It is also a seedless variety.
Old, vigorous, early maturing variety up to 10m high. Reddish orange fruit of medium size and rounded shape. White, fragrant blossom. Resistant to frost and chalky soil.
It can be stored preserving all its qualities for about two months.
Rootstock Macrophylla. (Sensitive to tristeza if grafted on orange trees, but tolerant if grafted on lemon trees. Hybrid widely used nowadays for its fast and good production. Suitable for all types of soil.)
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Flowering |
Flower colour | White |
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Foliage | Evergreen |
Foliage color | Green |
Fragrant | Flower, Fruit |
Fruit color | Brown, Green |
Hardiness | Hardy (-5ºC) |
Plant use | Culinary, Fruit production |
Soil - Moisture | Well-drained |
Soil - Type | Fertile |
Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
Watering | Moderate, Regular |