My Edible Fruit Trees: Dwarf Orange Trees

Orange - Tarocco Blood Orange

Planted: 2021

Dwarf Orange - Cara Cara (Grafted)

Comments: -

Plant arrived in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates.

May 2020 - Has had one flush of growth since potting - new growth was damaged by citrus leafminer. 

Sping 2020 - Flowered & set fruit which later dropped.

September 2021 - Is now in 25L pot. Has put on a flush of new growth and flowers (will knock these off). Has grown the fastest of my dwarf citrus - likely would have grown more if not allowed to set fruit last year. Has survived 2x Toowoomba winters outside (under shade cloth so frost couldn't settle).

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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

Planted: 2012

Pollination: No

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted) ^10/10

Planted: 2012

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

Dwarf Orange - Cara Cara (Grafted)

Comments: -

Sept 2010 - Top dressed last year & was well worth it.  Now is looking vigorious & healthy.  No flowers yet

Planted: 207

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted)

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Osmocote Fruit Trees - Worm Castings

Dwarf Orange - Valencia Seedless (Grafted)

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Orange - Tarocco Blood Orange (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Very tasty fruit and the kids love it. Juice is very nice as well.

Also the fruit can be used in a lot of cooking recipes.

I am also curious as to how well it dehydrates.

Height 1 metres

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Orange ^10/10

Comments: - Beautiful oranges, big crop of about 30 every year

Fruiting Months June, July, August

Planted: 2013

Height 1.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control: Home made white oil (cooking oil, dishwashing liquid & dried chilli flakes)

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Orange - Valencia Seedless (Grafted)

Comments: -

Plant arrived in May 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. 

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Orange - Navelina (Grafted)

Comments: - good little tree for a pot. Need to move it up a pot size soon.

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Dwarf Orange (Grafted)

Comments: -

This tree finally started flowering this year (2013) and looks amazing. Full of lovely smelling white flowers (September) with tiny small fruit forming. Going to give it a dash of liquid pottash today.

2014: Still in its pot and has 10 little fruit on it. (Nov) It has now dropped half of its fruit and had to treat scale problemm some new growth appearing on plant,

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Certified

Dwarf Apple - Cox Orange Pippin

Dwarf Orange - Valencia Seedless ^5/10

Comments: -

Planted December 2015. Too young to review. 

It's currently in full sun. I water almost daily depending on weather. I planted in a 75 litre planter bag with a BIG bottom layer of course grade pine bark then kind of equal amounts of good quality potty mix, coir peat, perlite and a shovel of organic pellets mixed through. A really good layer of small pine bark on top. 

Planted: 2015

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic pellets or citrus slow release

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Winter, Spring

Pest Control: none as yet

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel ^5/10

Comments: -

Planted December 2015. Too young to review. 

It's currently in full sun. I water almost daily depending on weather. I planted in a 75 litre planter bag with a BIG bottom layer of course grade pine bark then kind of equal amounts of good quality potty mix, coir peat, perlite and a shovel of organic pellets mixed through. A really good layer of small pine bark on top.

Height 60 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: citrus slow release or organic pellets

Pest Control: none as yet

Dwarf Orange - Valencia ^5/10

Comments: -

Planted November 2015. Too young yet. 

It's currently in full sun. I water almost daily depending on weather. I planted in a 75 litre planter bag with a BIG bottom layer of course grade pine bark then kind of equal amounts of good quality potty mix, coir peat, perlite and a shovel of organic pellets mixed through. A really good layer of small pine bark on top.

Planted: 2015

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic pellets and citrus slow release

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control: none as yet

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Orange - Cara Cara

Dwarf Orange - Valencia ^8/10

Comments: - A multi graft dwarf Valencia, Lemonade, Pummelo seems like a reasonable container idea

Dwarf Orange - Navelina

Comments: -

Purchased Oct 2018.

Planted in ground April 2019.

Has lots of trouble with Citrus Leaf Miner.

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Fertilised with Scotts Organic Fruit and Citrus

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: Eco Oil - weekly - for CLM

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Orange - Valencia Seedless (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Espaliered, holds fruit for long period

Fruiting Months September, October, November, December

Planted: 2013

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Certified

Dwarf Orange (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Be nice to have my own oranges not sure how it will handle the ballarat winter but it loves the summer! unlike my grass 

Planted: 2018

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Dwarf Orange - Cara Cara ^9/10

Comments: - nice Orange with red flesh juicy and sweet .

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Bio oil

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted)

Comments: - Nice orange fruited in second year 3 nice oranges , this will be 3rd year ,first in ground so maybe next year I will get more .

Planted: 2016

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pest Control: bio oil 

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Orange - Valencia Seedless

Comments: - Wanted to add an orange to my citrus grove and a seedless variety is perfect. Love juicing oranges so Valencia variety made sense.  Was in blossom upo receipt from Daleys so lopped all flowers off (after enjoying their fragrance for a few days first, admittedly).

Height 1 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Orange - Cara Cara (Grafted) ^6/10

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Dwarf Orange - Valencia Seedless (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2014

Height 0.8 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel ^10/10

Comments: -

I have tried growing this variety previously with no luck, however I now understand that my efforts were doomed to failure because I was trying to grow them in the wrong location. A different home and an appropriate location should serve the new tree well.

 April 2015. This tree is now going full steam ahead and I am really hopeful that I will see some fruit on it this season. It is now significantly larger with a lot of new growth.

 June 2016 A successful crop of 30 really sweet navels. I feel happy now :) I can't believe how juicy and sweet this crop is compared to shop bought fruit.

Dec 2016 This tree is now 2 metres  tall and has a great crop on it. Really looking forward to harvest time next year.

 A couple of things that I think have contributed to the harvest over the past 2 years: Clearing the ground of grass out to the drip line, mulching heavily, fertilising at the change of each season and regular watering from the first blossom.

May  2017. A crop of over 50. Interestingly the tree has provideed 2 crops, one to ripen earlyJune and one to ripen about a month later as a result of a second flush of blossom

Dec 2017 A similar sized crop to its last one. Wonderful fruit

Fruiting Months June and July

Planted: 2013

Height 2.4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: citrus mix,chook poop

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:  White oil for leaf miner, fruit are bagged for Qld fruit fly

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:  

Dwarf Orange - Lanes Late (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Because I enjoy eating navel oranges so much I am looking to get as long a fruit in season as I can. I now have Washington Navel, Navelina and Lanes Late Navel. So that should wrap the season up pretty well. April 2015: New growth and small flowers. The growth will stay but the flowers will be taken off.

June 2016.This tree has struggled since it was planted and I have now removed it from the ground and placed it in the tub and treated it with root rot killer. It has taken a while to recover (Dec 2016) but is now doing well, puttiing on new growth.

Time to go back in the ground

Dec 2017 It is still in its pot but this year has set fruit.. about a dozen.

Planted: 2015

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 12 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2017 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: citrus food

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: You will be netted once fruiting

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Orange - Navelina (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

I tasted one of these in Atherton earlier this year and was most impressed by both the fruit and its flavour

June 2016 I had 1 piece of fruit this year in April. More orange inside than the Washington and amazingly sweet

Dec 2016 This tree is going great guns and it has a nice crop on it. It seems as though it will be slightly ahead of the Washington navel by about 2 weeks as it was last year

April 2017 This year the tree has been heavily hit with gall wasp whilst the other citrus have missed out entirely

Dec 2017 This is a great tree.. over 40 young oranges on it for 2018 harvest.Last year's crop was wonderful

Fruiting Months June and July

Planted: 2014

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: citrus fertilizer at the change of each season

Pest Control:

I will use white oil for leaf miner and bag the fruit for fruit fly

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

How does the taste compare to Washington Navels?

Hi Swoon, I am of the opinion that it is seeter than the WN, probably better than it. The home grown fruit of both varieties leaves shop bought fruit for dead... Mick

Thanks heaps Mick. Looking forward to it!

Dwarf Orange ^1/10

Comments: -

It's either the Mandarin or the Orange. One of them got lost during the drought and the tags fell off ages ago so we can't remember which one... It's covered in fruit, though, so not too long of a wait.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination