Trovita
Variety of Sweet orange · Citrus sinensis
Heat-tolerant blond orange for desert and inland climates.
Also known as: Trovita
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
mildjuicysweetaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Saemling aus einer Washington-Navel-Anlage in Kalifornien
- Breeder
- USDA (Riverside)
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 160 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium, thin-skinned fruit with few seeds and mild, balanced flavour.
Growth
Tolerates heat and drought better than navel; also popular in container culture.
Yield
Fruits well in climates where navel oranges struggle.
Notes
A popular home-garden and container variety in hot regions.
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