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Sunkist Naval Orange Tree
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Posted by scubastan So. Cal (My Page) on Tue, Jan 26, 10 at 1:33
| Anyone know where or how I can get a Sunkist Naval Orange Tree? I just love their naval oranges and want to grow a tree. Any help is greatly appreciated. |
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RE: Sunkist Naval Orange Tree
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There isn't a 'Sunkist' cultivar, at least not that I know of. They are simply Navel oranges grown by contract growers in Arizona and California.
It's the sticker that makes a 'Sunkist' a Sunkist. The most commonly grown and favored Navel cultivar is the 'Washington' Navel. I'd suspect that most Sunkist are Washingtons. Purchase a nice, grafted Navel orange at one of your local nurseries. |
RE: Sunkist Naval Orange Tree
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Scubastan get a Washington Navel and grow it.
I suspect any fruit ripened on the tree will
blow you away with new found flavor and sweetness.
Maybe Sunkist picks them extra unripe for export.
They cant be as bad locally sold or you
wouldnt want one. After the 83 freeze we only had Sunkist in Texas.
I hope we never see that again. Better yet find a local Master Gardener and get their
recs on an orange. Maybe a non blood colored Moro?
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RE: Sunkist Naval Orange Tree
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Dittos that Sunkist is the name of the grower's co-operative, not the variety. I believe they grow a lot of Washington, also called Parent Washington, because many of the other varieties came from Parent Washington. There are now varieties that are a little earlier and some that are a little later. And of course the novel CaraCara which gets a little pink color. Most are "sports" where a branch from a certain tree, for what ever reason, just started growing differently, and someone noticed and started propagating it. Parent Washington seems to do this rather freely.
So, for best quality/flavor, some say the Fukumoto is the best, and it is an early one. For a late variety, Lane Late is good and well proven. All are very similar fruit, really only very subtle differences. I have:
Atwood
Desert
Fukumoto (early)
Lane Late
Thompson Improved (early)
Parent Washington
Cara Cara pink |
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