Navelina
Variety of Sweet orange · Citrus sinensis
Early navel orange and Spain's most-planted commercial variety.
Also known as: Navelina ISA 315, Smith's Early
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
juicysweetaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Frueh reifende Navel-Mutation (Washington Navel-Gruppe)
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 180 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Slightly smaller and more oval than Washington Navel, with a small navel; seedless, sweet and juicy.
Growth
Compact, productive tree; entering harvest early in the season.
Yield
High, regular yields; the leading early-season table orange in the Mediterranean.
Notes
Selected in the USA as 'Smith's Early', it became the leading variety in Spain as Navelina.
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