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Comments (1)I have the semi dwarf Trovita. These organges are ripe right now. Juicy, no seeds, and nicely sweet with less acid than valencia. Had great fresh squeezed orange juice this morning. Supposedly, these can produce well with less heat, which fits with where we are. However, I am not sure how this matters when the fruit actually ripens this time of year. Anyway, this fruit can definitely be eaten or juiced. Chris...See MoreTrovita Orange from Four Winds
Comments (2)I don't know anything about the Trovita, but I can say with confidence my experience so far with Four Winds has been exceptional. They provide a lot of the local nurseries I've been buying from and their plants are always lush and healthy, some bearing fruit in the stores, and better than the other suppliers I've seen around. Then, when I wanted a variety that I couldn't find at retail I ordered online direclty from them. Their order process is extremely easy, they ship quickly, the product arrives in GREAT condition, and they can also answer questions by email before you order. The one thing I'd recommend is have your soil components and pot ready and waiting for the arrival, though, because they usually come in plastic "sleeves"... kind of like a bareroot sitting inside a bag of wet cedar chips... so they need to get transplanted immediately. And just be careful, with a 12 x 12' greenhouse, you may very well get addicted and want more than one. I have gone nuts this spring, buying a meyer, 2 owari satsumas, a gold nugget, and a washington navel. And I'm begging DH for more. Good luck!...See MoreWhen to harvest Trovita Orange
Comments (10)It is a spring ripening orange--my last one fell off my tiny little tree maybe 3-4 weeks ago, something like that. Takes less than a full year to form and ripen and was definitely bright orange, but I live where oranges can be real pretty yet real sour :( I think for many citrus you sorta have to wait for it to look fully mature (size not necesarily color, which depends on your climate) and then you often have to just taste it to judge--which is hard if you only have one to try. The solace is that it seems to be a hardy little tree that is not shy about producing fruit--I got exactly one (like you have now) in year one; and then 7 this last year, w/ tree still a midget ( which is fine with me). The other option is to consider letting it fall from the tree by itself--in my *limited* experience the Trovitas that have fallen on their own have been ok to eat--not breaking down or nasty. And any sun and heat exposure you give it can only help it taste sweeter, even though it's a Trovita......See MoreTrovita orange declining rapidly!!
Comments (7)Root temp is about 10 degrees warmer than yours. Root tips are white. A deeper analysis: The tree has 4 main "scaffolds" off the trunk in a (natural) vase shape. Scaffold 1 had several fruits, and looks OK now, only minor leaf loss but no new growth either. Scaffold 2 is nearly bare and has a lot of the brown "spots" I noted. It was heavily fruited before the fruit drop. No new growth. Scaffold 3 had no fruits on it, it had set a few after bloom but the tree dropped them naturally while still small. It had some leaf loss but now has a lot of new vegatative growth (since coming inside, even) and looks quite healthy, in fact. Scaffold 4 is intermediate, rather bare but has some healthy twigs still on it. Was heavily fruited. Has a couple spurts of new growth....See MoreLaura LaRosa (7b)
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