My Edible Fruit Trees: Orange Trees WA

Dwarf Jonathon and Granny Smith Apples, Washington Navel Orange, dwarf Mandarine, Black Passionfruit x 3, Big Boppa Passionfruit, Banana Passionfruit, Raspberries x 3 so far, immature Chokeberry, Eureka Lemon, Native Finger Lime, Doughnut Peach, Red Papay

Orange - Blood (Grafted) ^4/10

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Blood

orange Dwarf Navelina (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Nutrient deficient, cant remember or diagnose.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Partially Organic

orange-pineapple (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

It is just the name for the type of orange that it is, It has yet to have fruit so will have to let you know, It had a little trouble with mouldy mildue which I washed off and it seems to be going alot better, Lots of flowers now so Maybe fingers crossed I will get some fruit this year!

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Yearly

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Oranges (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Homegrown oranges taste fantastic and are one of my favourites. We have an Early Spanish Newhall navel (a beautiful tree with lovely fruit - my favourite - and in this picture) a Joppa and a Valencia - to spread out the fruiting season. They are all on full size rootstock as the semi-dwarf and dwarf rootstocks don't perform as well here, with the sands and tendency to alkalinity. All of our citrus get a dressing of sulphur in spring and sometimes iron sulphate during the year/winter, if needed. 
I love citrus and would always have them growing in the garden - and they taste great when homegrown. The trees are so handsome and the blossom smells divine also.

Planted: 2013

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Balanced Acid lovers alternating with organic chook manure pellets.

Valencia orange (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Seedless variety of Valencia. Took quite a while to get established but really took off once the vegetable garden was extended and it effectively "moved" from being in the lawn to being in the vege garden. Not suprising really- citrus have very shallow root systems and the grass competes with them a lot.

Extremely heavy crop this year (first year it's recovered from the vege garden being extended to include it) I'll have to load some photos up.

Pruning on this tree is mainly to avoid having it take over too much of the vege garden.

Winter of 2010 and continues to go strong- just starting to ripen now (mid July)

Update 2012 one of my most successful trees- very heavy cropper for the size and the fruit holds on the tree all winter (ready to eat) into spring.

Planted: 2003

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Fruit and Citrus fertiliser

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

White oil spray when pests are active (during growth flushes in spring and autumn)

Dwarf Orange - Cara Cara (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: -

Unfortunately it died!  Looked great on arrival, but seemd to get root rot after a couple of months and went slowly downhill till it died.  Very sad, but we want to try again soon!

Growing: In a Pot

Dwarf Orange - Cara Cara (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Slow grower, flowers fall off every time. planted 2007.

One in ground and one in pot.

Planted: 2007

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Rutheglen bug.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Looks good for 2009 lotsa flowers.

Put out a massive growth spurt.

Dwarf Orange - Navelina

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: -

Planted several years ago - hasn't done particularly well. (I've never had any fruit off it.) The mandarin and kaffir lime planted at the same time have done much better with equal levels of neglect.

Pollination: No

Grumichama - Orange (Cutting) ^8/10

Orange - Arnold Blood

Orange - Arnold Blood

Comments: -

I'm trying to espalier this orange along my wall.Has given me a few oranges but it doesn't get enough sun. I'm thinking of putting it in a wine barell.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Arnold Blood (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: - Love the look of red oranges

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Orange - Arnold Blood

Fruiting Months August and September

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol/chook

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Arnold Blood

Orange - Arnold Blood (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Mmm blood....

Planted: 2009

Height 40 Centimetres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Orange - Arnold Blood (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

This one has not flowered yet.

Is in the Biolytix zone - receives subsurface food n water also.

2010: ONE fruit! wow...

Aug 2010: Flowering like mad. Took awhile - but there u go.

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: See lemon - meyer

Pest Control:

See lemon - meyer

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Orange - Arnold Blood (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Tasty fruit, great colour, nice tree

Planted: 2006

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

White oil or pest oil when needed

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Orange - Arnold Blood

Orange - Cara Cara Blood Navel (Grafted)

Comments: -

The Cara Cara is a mutation of the Washington Navel, similar to this variety but with deep pink flesh. They are purported to be less acidic than the Washington Navel and to have slight berry or cherry tones, which should be interesting. In South Africa they ripen slightly earlier than the Washington Navel, which would be useful for extending our orange season, but I'm not sure if this will be the case here in Perth.

This tree is part of our citrus hedge - a row of citrus trees planted along a north-west facing boundary fence at 1m spacing. The plan is for the trees to grow into an effective hedge that will be kept pruned to about 2m high. We prepared the planting area for the citrus hedge by incorporating "fruit & veg" soil mix into our existing sandy soil. Mushroom compost was worked into the bottom of the planting hole which was then backfilled with more "fruit and veg" mix. The area was lightly mulched with mushroom compost, leaving the area about 8cm around the trunk clear.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Orange - Cara Cara Blood Navel

Orange - Lanes Late (Grafted)

Height 0.5 metres

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Orange - Lanes Late ^8/10

Comments: - finally getting fruit (if I beat the parrots!)

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Lanes Late

Orange - Midknight Seedless (Grafted)

Comments: -

The Midknight Seedless is a variety of valencia orange, which is well known for its high quality juice. The Midknight Seedless ripens slightly earlier than a standard valencia but later than our Washington Navel, which will help to extend the season.

This tree is part of our citrus hedge - a row of citrus trees planted along a north-west facing boundary fence at 1m spacing. The plan is for the trees to grow into an effective hedge that will be kept pruned to about 2m high. We prepared the planting area for the citrus hedge by incorporating "fruit & veg" soil mix into our existing sandy soil. Mushroom compost was worked into the bottom of the planting hole which was then backfilled with more "fruit and veg" mix. The area was lightly mulched with mushroom compost, leaving the area about 8cm around the trunk clear.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Orange - Valencia

Comments: -

Planted in a raised bed and pruned as a standard the older leaves often look a little dull, I've piled poo around it and added specialised fertiliser ... but it just seems a bit lack-luster. Hopefully it will soon obtain the zest for life. It is flowering - but doesn't seem to put on loads of lush new growth.

Approximately 2 months after the poo episode and some extra loving ... this plant is covered in flowers and new growth. I think WA soil (even improved) just does not have the nutrients many plants require and additional compost etc is requried

This plant suffered in summer with only a small amount of watering. I've sinced discovered that WA citrus need approximately 6 litres of water per day per square metre of canopy and the orange has responded very well to an almost 7-fold increase in water! It is still very prone to disease and struggles after a few hot days, but it is going to make it.

In June 2011 I transplanted this tree into better soil. So far the transplant has gone well with no apparent stress.

It hasn't flowered that much in the summer of 2012 - lot of green leaves. Come autumn I think I'll re-improve the soil (pig poo?) I've mulched with sweet straw.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Orange - Valencia

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Orange - Valencia