ORANGES


MORO BLOOD ORANGE

Tree – Medium, vigorous growing, slightly spreading tree. It is not uncommon for young trees to be slow to begin bearing fruit.

Fruit – Small to medium with a thin orange rind becoming bright red blushed at maturity. Flesh is juicy with few seeds and can range from light orange/red early to almost purple later in the season. Flavor is rich and distinctive at peak maturity. Ripens early to mid January.  Holds well on the tree until March.


NAVEL ORANGES
Tree Medium to large, round headed tree with deep green foliage

Fruit
Large with moderately thick, orange rind and pronounced navel at blossom end. Rich flavor, with nicely balanced sugar and acid.  Very juicy and seedless. Moderately easy to peel and separate into segments. Ripens early to mid November and holds well on the tree until end of January.

REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
Tree – Medium to large sized with deep green foliage and many thorns. A cold hardy sweet orange dating back to the 1800’s.

Fruit
– Medium sized round orange. Highly flavorful, sweet, juicy and slightly seedy. Ripens November through December.

PINEAPPLE ORANGE
Tree
This variety of orange has been grown extensively in the citrus area of Louisiana and is considered by most growers the best of the medium early maturing types. Pineapple Sweet is ready to market by December 1. The trees are highly productive and bear heavy crops every year. Not self-pollinating

Fruit – Medium large sized , somewhat flattened on both ends, with a moderately thick, smooth peel that develops good orange
color under cool night conditions. Juice color and quality are very good. It usually contains 15-25 seeds.

 


CARA CARA - Pink Navel
Tree – Medium sized, round headed tree. Foliage is sometimes vaguely variegated.

Fruit – Medium size, deep orange rind with a small navel at blossom end. Flesh is reddish pink with a good navel flavor. Very juicy and usually seedless.  Mod
erately easy to peel and separate into segments. Ripens mid to late November and holds well on the tree until end of January.

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