Be sure which orange tree suits your area

The options of growing fruit trees expand immensely, if you live in places like Florida or California because fruit trees survive perfectly in such hot and humid sub-tropical zone. In fact, if you properly watch out for pests you can grow almost any type of fruit tree. Take all the necessary measures to prevent pests from taking over your beloved tree. Orange tree can be a great option to start with because they are very easy to maintain also because the fruit is very delicious. No fruit can compare orange fruit in its sweetness, juiciness and unique flavor.

Too much height:

A very important thing to consider while planning growing orange tree is its height. Remember, an orange tree can grow 50 feet in heights towards its later years. So always plant the little tree in an open area so that it always will have lot or room to expand in any way. I did not know that orange tree expands so much, so I made a very crucial mistake. I planted it in a very congested place and after few years I had to renovate my yard extremely. Readers will not believe, I took out a complete shed in order to provide room to my tree which it needed desperately. So proceed with caution right from the start.

Always plant the orange tree in fine sand with great drainage. Moreover, always keep the soil very deep because orange tree reaches un-imaginable size and thus it requires strong support from down below. Its roots develop extensively and if you have got shallow and easily saturated soil then modify it or skip this plan and move to another tree.

Let us expand on few great orange types:

• “Washington Navel” is the most famous orange type and it is actually a wonderful result of mutation of other oranges. It originated in Brazil around 1820, and had moved on to Florida within fifteen years. It is widely available genre of oranges world-wide. The major characteristic of this type is its intense flavor not the juiciness. You may get other types with lots of juice but you can’t find any other type better than this in flavor. They don’t need too much water and thus most easily maintainable.

• “Trovita” is another great citruses type invented in the early 1900s at a lab in California. So, of course it’s a result of mutation too. Its flavor is not very intense and it has a lot more seeds than Washington Navel. However, it was designed to be more compliant to harsher, hot and dry environments that would not be acceptable for other types of orange. There are many other types now a days in Florida which are mutations of Trovita.

• The most popular orange type in South Africa and the southern USA states is “Valencia”. The Valencia is intensely flavored and full of juice. Valencia oranges completely dominated the orange market almost 20 years ago because of its popularity. It was invented in china and has very less seeds, may be not more than one or two. Another subgroup of Valencia oranges is the “Rhode Red Valencia” oranges and they were invented at labs in 1960s.The tree of Rhode Red Valencia is extremely hardy and long and the fruit it gives are more juicy and less acidic than the standard Valencia oranges.

It can be easily concluded that an orange tree are great things to get planted. The input it requires is too little while the output it gives is fairly large. Its your turn to plant an orange tree just don’t hesitate and pick the variety that attracts you most and then give it a go. But be sure the type you are choosing is compatible with your area otherwise you will be just wasting your time on nothing. Spend your money and time on the right thing !! Bundle of wishes…….