LANE LATE NAVEL ORANGE – GOOD TASTING, LATE RIPENING NAVEL ORANGE!!! – (Originated as a natural bud-sport from the “Washington Navel”, located on the land of Mr. L. Lane, Mildura, Victoria, Australia in 1950)
Botanical Name: Citrus x sinensis cultivar “LANE LATE”
Description: Medium to large sized, rounded fruit of high quality. The light orange skin is thin and slightly pebbled. The orange flesh has well balanced sweet-tart taste with high juice content. It is seedless.
Ripens: From July to August (dependent on local climatic conditions)
Height & Spread: 3m x 3 m (approximately 10 ft x 10 ft), mainly dependent on pruning practices.
General:
- Navel oranges have a distinctive round “mini orange” protrusion at the lower
end of the fruit.
- Produces good sized fruit with excellent eating quality
- A very productive tree with reliable crops
- The fruit can last for a long time on the tree and has particularly good cold storage ability.
- A vigorous, compact, and slightly upright growing tree with some spines on the lower branches
- Remarkably similar to the “Washington Navel”, except it ripens much later. Produces fragrant white flowers in summer
- Suited to frost-free areas only. It will tolerate light to moderate frost when established and if planted in a protected spot.
- Can be used as an evergreen, ornamental shade tree in smaller gardens.
- Can be grown exceptionally well in containers/pots.
Care:
- Very well drained, light aerated soil is essential. Avoid clay soils.
- When planting in pots, ensure that adequate drainage is provided and use a good quality bark based potting soil with added river sand. Best fruit production is in full sun but tolerates semi-shade as well.
- Citrus are heavy feeders, so apply 6:1:5 or 20-20-20 fertilizer monthly, or use your choice of organic fertilizer option. They will also benefit from regular applications of magnesium sulphate (epsom salts) and iron chelates.
- Keep plants moist but be careful of over watering.
- Keep an eye out for aphids, scale. Mealy bugs and citris pslla (treat with any product containing imadacloprid).
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