This is sanguinelli. They are later than moro. These fell off my tree in the wind. The juice was very red!
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Thanks for asking this question, Ashley! This is just what I've been wanting to know.
I, too, have room for only one citrus next year, and I am leaning toward the Sanguinelli...
but I would like to learn more about all three.

Josh

Josh, I contacted Fourwinds customer support today and asked for their recommendation. They told me to go with either Moro or Sanguinelli. According to them, only Moro and Sanguinelli do well in our area. And Tarocco is very slow to fruit and unproven in our area. They told me to pick the Moro if dark evenly colored flesh is important to me and it also has a raspberry flavor. And they told me to pick the Sanguinelli if I liked sprightly/sweet fruit and don't mind lighter coloration of the fruit flesh. And not to pick Tarocco because the fruit might not ripen consistently in my area.
Here is the funny thing. My local high end nursery has all monrovia brand citrus. They called Monrovia to find the answer for me - and Monrovia recommended Tarocco as the best for my area. Did they think that all of California has same weather pattern? I am not sure.
Since Four Winds are citrus specialists from my own neighborhood, I might choose one of Sanguinelli or Moro as per their recommendation. But, it is too tempting to walk away from these plants. I have a feeling that eventually i might end up with all three, though not immediately :)

Thanks again, Ashley!
I think that I, too, might have to try a Sanguinelli and a Moro...to make the proper summertime Sangria...

Josh

My 2c. I think all 3 have distinctly different taste, so I would recomend that you taste the other 2 before growing them. If you know you like Moro, go with that unless you get a taste of the others and prefer them.

softmentor, if I could only find the other 2 types to taste, I would have the answer already :) Since I cannot find the other two, can you tell me what in your opinion is the best and why? TIA.

I do grow all 3 but to tell you the truth, I'm not a good one to ask, because, well, I really don't like them all that much, at least not compared to all my other citrus. For that mater I don't really care much for citrus added to wine, and that is kind of what they all taste like to me, like citrus added to something that the flavor doesn't really go with. And taste is such a hard thing to describe. Wish I could have been more help.

Thanks for the detailed reply, softmentor! Actually you are a great help because you are the first person who already grows these 3 types whose opinion I have heard so far.
Last week, I bit the bullet and purchased Sanguinelli and Moro based on 4winds' recommendations. Now, seeing your description, I am going to save valuable yard space and grow these in containers until I harvest enough of their fruits to see if they are tasty enough and worthy enough for a prime sunny spot in-ground (which is limited in my garden to begin with). I love to grow plants, so I would still keep them as cherished specimens if I do not care for the fruit taste :) But, I agree with you that it is a good idea to try the fruit before buying the plant ...

But why buy the tree if you're getting the fruit for free.... ;)
Sorry, I had to....

Josh

I have Moro, Sanguineli, and two unknown varieties (one bought as a Hamlin, but definitely a blood orange). the flavor of all four is great as far as I am concerned.

Ashley;
I have all three too, and blood oranges seem to be greatly
affected by climate. No cool nights = no color. My sang
uinelli looks like MrTexas's now and is not as sweet as
a moro. Our moros are sweetest and best when they are
about like the Sanguinellis shown above. More color tends
to make a musky flavor before the berry maxes. a Ruby
blood makes a fine early orange but have no red color
here. They also seem to be less cold hardy.
Larry

I also like the Moro and Sanguinelli. I planted a Sanguinelli because it has a bit more acid, in my experience. A sweet-tart taste. Here in San Jose both varieties will have red, raspberry-flavored flesh.

As far as Four Winds is concerned, I think they only sell dwarf trees, which I personally am not interested in. If you are in the San Jose area I recommend Menlo Growers in Gilroy.

Thanks Larry. Your information is very helpful.

Lifespeed, thanks so much for the tip! i am in the SJ area too and am thrilled to know that both Sanguinelli and Moro do well here! I have been to Menlo growers location a couple of times to buy a few citrus before. I will stop by there on my next trip to Gilroy.