Trovita Orange
Citrus sinensis 'Trovita'
A widely adaptable orange which develops excellent flavor without the heat required by other varieties. Also produces heavy crops of fruit in desert heat. Great for juice or eating. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | SIT-rus si-NEN-sis |
| Key feature: | Edible |
| Plant type: | Citrus |
| Garden styles: | Mediterranean, Tropical |
| 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: | Tall, upright growing to 20 to 25 ft. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Fragrant |
| Special features: | Edible, Year-round Interest |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 2682 |
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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.
Design Ideas
This large vigorous citrus makes a fine small scale shade tree or an accent with high degree of fragrance and fruit color. Grow in a citrus orchard or insert into existing landscape. Great long range focal point or position to screen off undesirable land uses with it's evergreen foliage.
Companion Plants
A lively contrast to the orange fruit is a trellised planting of the magenta-red Oo-La-La TM Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea 'Monka'). The low shrub Mt. Tamboritha Woolly Grevillea (Grevillea lanigera 'Mt. Tamboritha'), with its lovely red and cream flowers, add an exotic touch to the drier side of the citrus planting. The deep gold of Starburst TM Double Gold Monold Evergreen Daylily (Hemerocallis hybrid 'Monold') reflects the color of the fruit.
History
Although naval oranges are seed free, there occurs an occasional seeded fruit, and from one came this unique orange that bears very few seeds. Its parent is the Washington Naval orange, the hybrid of C. sinensisand x Citroncirus webber. It was imported into the United States in 1873 from Brazil.
Lore
Washington was the first naval orange, and this cultivar is the second.
A widely adaptable orange which develops excellent flavor without the heat required by other varieties. Also produces heavy crops of fruit in desert heat. Great for juice or eating. 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.
Design Ideas
This large vigorous citrus makes a fine small scale shade tree or an accent with high degree of fragrance and fruit color. Grow in a citrus orchard or insert into existing landscape. Great long range focal point or position to screen off undesirable land uses with it's evergreen foliage.
Companion Plants
A lively contrast to the orange fruit is a trellised planting of the magenta-red Oo-La-La TM Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea 'Monka'). The low shrub Mt. Tamboritha Woolly Grevillea (Grevillea lanigera 'Mt. Tamboritha'), with its lovely red and cream flowers, add an exotic touch to the drier side of the citrus planting. The deep gold of Starburst TM Double Gold Monold Evergreen Daylily (Hemerocallis hybrid 'Monold') reflects the color of the fruit.
History
Although naval oranges are seed free, there occurs an occasional seeded fruit, and from one came this unique orange that bears very few seeds. Its parent is the Washington Naval orange, the hybrid of C. sinensisand x Citroncirus webber. It was imported into the United States in 1873 from Brazil.
Lore
Washington was the first naval orange, and this cultivar is the second.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | SIT-rus si-NEN-sis |
| Key feature: | Edible |
| Plant type: | Citrus |
| Garden styles: | Mediterranean, Tropical |
| 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: | Tall, upright growing to 20 to 25 ft. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Fragrant |
| Special features: | Edible, Year-round Interest |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 2682 |
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