My Edibles: Orange Trees NSW

Grumichama - Orange

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Small dark red, almost black colored berry with soft, juicy pulp tasting like a cherry. Flavor is quite good, fruits are usually 1/2-3/4" wide.

Description: Medium sized tree or bush to as high as 30ft, but often much lower. Can be grown as a bush.

Hardiness: Trees are subtropical or tropical and can survive to 26F. Also seems to grow fairly well in warm tropical climates.

Growing Environment: Generally a slow grower, the grumichama likes year-round water and care should be taken to avoid periods of drought. Can be grown in sun or in shade.

Propagation: By seeds, which can take up to 4 years to begin bearing.

Uses: Eaten fresh. Also used to make desserts.

Native Range: Native to coastal areas of Southern Brazil. The grumichama is cultivated in parts of South America.

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Orange (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 18 Inches

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Orange - Hamlin

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Orange - Pere

Planted: 2011

Dwarf Orange - Cara Cara

Dwarf Orange - Lanes Late

Planted: 2012

Dwarf Apple - Blenheim Orange

Dwarf Orange - Navelina (Grafted)

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A lovely dense compact tree, I grow it in a row with dwarf citrus.  Beautiful scented flowers int he spring followed by high quality fruit.  Easy to peal, large juicy oranges.

Planted: 2003

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

I have problems with Californian red scale on this tree, it was saved from a cheap reject bin during the drought.   I spray with eco oil and I have cut it back hard to produce a flush of vigorous new growth. 

Orange - Valencia (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Tough, easy to grow, small tree.

Fruiting Months April and May

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost, Dynamic Lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Tough, easy to grow trees

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Horse manure, worm castings and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Vegetable oil in autumn for leaf miner, scale and aphids

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Arnold Blood (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - putting on a flush of new growth

Planted: 2011

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Winter, Spring

Pest Control: pest oil

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Thyme - orange

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Autumn 2011: still has small leaves like normal thyme but completely different shape. Much lower growing. Had a beautiful orange and thyme fragrance (as the name suggests). It's not big enough to harvest yet but I am keen to cook with it. Smells beautiful.

Because my normal thyme doesn't like competition from other ground covers I have put this one in the pot with the ice cream bean where it will act as living mulch.

Planted: 2011

Height 10 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Dwarf Orange - Navelina (Grafted) ^6/10

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Dwarf Orange - Valencia Seedless (Grafted) ^10/10

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From Daleys this spring. In a bonsai bag & very healthy. Lots of new growth, no blossoms yet

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, Seasol

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Tamarillo - Orange (Seedling) ^10/10

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Haven't tasted the fruit for years. This one is a freebie from Daleys. In a pot & looking great, look forward to some fruit next year

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, Seasol

Pest Control: none

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Orange - Hamlin (Grafted) ^10/10

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From Daleys this spring. In a bonsai bag, very healthy & has some fruit set already which I'll remove as the tree is quite small still

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, Seasol

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Tamarillo - Orange ^8/10

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Sounds nice...not sure for the red variety so hoping this one is a lot sweeter like they say.
Like the red- very fast growing..it's amazing to watch actually!

Planted: 2011

Height 0.1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Tomato Fertiliser

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

Orange- Rough Seville ^7/10

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Don't know yet as Julie sent the seeds and Mary T did the hard work of growing into a seedling :P but it looks beautiful ! Thanks Julie and Mary!! :)

Height 35 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Orange - Lanes Late (Grafted) ^7/10

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Growing well...looks nice..looking forward to having oranges late in the season

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Eco Oil

Dwarf Orange - Hamlin ^7/10

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Looks happy...has started to really flower

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Eco Oil

Orange - Navelina (Grafted)

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New. Flowered profusely last year, but I remaved all the flowers.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Orange - Valencia

Planted: 1983

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 100% in

Orange - Washington Navel (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: - Beautiful tasting fruit, also fantastic for privacy from neighbours, with beautiful smelling flowers

Planted: 1983

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 100% in

Orange - Washington Navel ^7/10

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Slow growing, drops fruit regularly, fruit that is left gets scarred??  All this rain we have had has really helped this little fella.  Is flowering again as well.  Got two fruit in 2009/10

September 2010 has put on a fair amount of growth in a year and is now full of flowers. Going to fertilise now.

Got two fully ripened oranges which were delicious.  For some reason most of the fruit fall off soon after developing.

Planted: 2005

Height 125 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: banana special/seasol

When I Fertilise: Spring

Question:

Orange - Valencia

Orange - Lanes Late ^9/10

Comments: - You cant go wrong with citrus here in Wollongong.  Easy to grow, wonderfull fruit!

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost, Dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: White oil in autumn for leaf miner

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Arnold Blood (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - are doing very well but keep them out of wind got about 6 fruit last year very deep red flesh!

Fruiting Months March and April

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 12 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Washington Navel ^10/10

Comments: -

Great tasting oranges. Good looking tree.

Fruiting Months July and August

Planted: 2005

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pruned By: 10% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: citrus

Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted) ^10/10

Planted: 1998

Orange Berry

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I love native food plants and am keen to taste these.