My Edible Fruit Trees: Orange Trees SA

Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted) ^8/10

Planted: 2018

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Orange - Washington Navel

Tamarillo - Orange

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel ^8/10

Comments: -

I've noticed that the branches of my Dwarf Washington Navel has a different formation to the Seedless Valencias. This is interesting because they have a graceful habit it seems. This disturbed me at first but then I remembered how lovely my mother's established Washington Navel looks (20yrs) It has the nicest sweet juicy oranges. It is watered with a slow running hose for an hour each week. This has been her favorite and most successful prize tree - the best she had when she was here in SA. 

Washington Navel is a heavy producer and the Oranges have a superb taste! If however you live in an area with extended weather that is freezing, you may be better going with a summer variety like Valencia Seedless avalable in dwarf variety. You don't want to lose your whole crop if weather conditions are unsuitable (minus Oc) They need about six months above 14c most of the time I found out. I'm about to place some excerpts of Info about Washington Navels on my hobby-site (re About Me) that is really nice and the best YouTube ever, I've found on their interesting history. You'd be amazed. I loved it!

Planted: 2015

Height 30 Inches

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: SOILCHARGE (organic)

Pest Control:

ECO-OIL (organic) as a precaution.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Can other gardeners relate to what I said about the graceful habit of our Washington Navels?

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

Comments: -

My Dwarf Valencia Seedless is really nice....a beautiful upright shape and healthy leaves. It was grown by Brunswick BWP but is worth mentioning. I was looking for several months for a nice one and a staff member at Bunnings I'm friendly with found it among the other citrus. I have purchased 6 other dwarf fruit trees from them but I want to go Daleys now because I'm after specialty trees they do not sell. DALEYS has them! I thought I would have to pay Perry's nursery prices for Dwarf Persimmon (non-astringent) etc but I have seen excellent INFO on this website several times, so I checked their prices now I am ready to grow fruit trees. I've been undecided about planting them here but the 50cm Pots are great in case I need to shift at some stage. Besides, the soil here is shale after the first 6 inches....not very encouraging. There's always a way......hey?

Planted: 2015

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: SOILCHARGE (organic)

Pest Control:

ECO-OIL (organic) as a precaution against problem insects such as aphids, mites, scale and leafminers!

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Valencia

Planted: 2008

Height 5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 100 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Unbelievably sweet, luscious and flavoursome fruit. Why anyone bothers to eat store bought oranges is beyond me. Flowers itself half to death each year, so I will be ruthless next year. Early heatwave and severe winds caused havoc this season, with most fruit dropped. Flowers now budding in February. 

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow manure, blood and bone

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Cara Cara Blood Navel (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - i love oranges, and especially blood oranges. i'm hoping that this one will give me the best of both worlds :)

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: - fruit most of the year good for juicing in the mornings

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Turmeric - Orange ^6/10

Comments: -

YET TO CONSUME RHIZOME

DIES BACK IN WINTER

GREAT LOOKING FLOWERS

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Orange - Washington Navel ^6/10

Comments: -

Not sure if this one will fruit. Its in competition with neighbour's paperbark.

Planted: 2010

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Orange - Valencia (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

leaves start to drop. there is not discolouration of leaves or any sign of pests. I have improved the soil thoroughly before planting. Don't know why, hopefully it is not serious.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow manure, fish guts

Pest Control:

not yet

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel ^10/10

Comments: -

I would like to buy any orange seeds, that I can get going in my garden

Orange - Valencia Seedless (Grafted)

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Orange - Washington Navel ^10/10

Fruiting Months June, July, August

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 kilograms per Year