Dwarf Washington Navel Orange
Citrus sinensis 'Dwarf Washington Navel'
Delicious, easily peeled, seedless fruit is produced by this dwarf-sized tree. Fragrant flowers in spring and handsome foliage, year round. Adapted to most areas, except desert and cool coastal areas. Grafted onto Flying Dragon rootstock. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | SIT-rus si-NEN-sis |
| Key feature: | Edible |
| Plant type: | Citrus |
| Garden style: | Mediterranean |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Fragrant |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Dwarf Plant, Edible, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Espalier |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 2610 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
Keep this delicious navel orange close at hand in a container where you can admire its handsome foliage and enjoy the fragrant flowers. Also easy to use as an informal hedge.
Companion Plants
Purple QueenTM Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea 'Moneth'), with its purple blooms and deep-green foliage, makes a showy statement when planted with this dwarf Citrus. Use the purple new growth and lilac-pink flowers of Herrenhausen Oregano (Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen') to the same effect. White Lightnin' TM Trailing Lantana (Lantana sellowiana 'Monma') gives year-round interest as a groundcover.
History
The first navel orange was imported into the U.S. from Brazil in 1873, and from this the first named cultivar was 'Washington. Navel oranges have revolutionized the commercial orange industry placing emphasis on the fresh eating option. This plant has been grafted onto Flying Dragon rootstock.
Delicious, easily peeled, seedless fruit is produced by this dwarf-sized tree. Fragrant flowers in spring and handsome foliage, year round. Adapted to most areas, except desert and cool coastal areas. Grafted onto Flying Dragon rootstock. Evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
Keep this delicious navel orange close at hand in a container where you can admire its handsome foliage and enjoy the fragrant flowers. Also easy to use as an informal hedge.
Companion Plants
Purple QueenTM Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea 'Moneth'), with its purple blooms and deep-green foliage, makes a showy statement when planted with this dwarf Citrus. Use the purple new growth and lilac-pink flowers of Herrenhausen Oregano (Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen') to the same effect. White Lightnin' TM Trailing Lantana (Lantana sellowiana 'Monma') gives year-round interest as a groundcover.
History
The first navel orange was imported into the U.S. from Brazil in 1873, and from this the first named cultivar was 'Washington. Navel oranges have revolutionized the commercial orange industry placing emphasis on the fresh eating option. This plant has been grafted onto Flying Dragon rootstock.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | SIT-rus si-NEN-sis |
| Key feature: | Edible |
| Plant type: | Citrus |
| Garden style: | Mediterranean |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Fragrant |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Dwarf Plant, Edible, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Espalier |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 2610 |
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