WASHINGTON NAVEL ORANGE – A VERY POPULAR HEIRLOOM VARIETY!!! Botanical Name: Citrus x sinensis cultivar “WASHINGTON”
Description: Produces large, round fruit with slightly pebbled, orange skin. The rind is medium thick and easy to peel. The juicy flesh is orange in color with an exceptionally good, sweet taste. It is seedless.
Ripens: From May to mid-June (dependent on 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.
- A semi-dwarf growing tree with compact, rounded to slightly droopy canopy
- The fruit holds well on the tree and has an exceptionally good cold storage abilities
- 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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