General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Tree
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Fruit: |
Showy
Edible to birds
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Flower Time: |
Late winter or early spring
Spring
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| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Self fertile
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| Pollinators: |
Various insects
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- Sweet Orange
- Navel Orange
- Red-Fleshed Navel
- Accepted: Citrus x aurantium
- Synonym: Citrus x sinensis
Posted by
Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on Apr 27, 2022 6:43 AM concerning plant:
'Cara Cara' is a natural variant ("limb sport") of a Washington navel that appeared in Venezuela. It made its way to Florida by 1977 (where it's marketed as 'Red Navel') and to California 10 years later. I've tasted the fruits and I rate the flavor "excellent." But most exciting is the color. The interior flesh is pink, similar to a 'Star Ruby' grapefruit. Because of the type of mutation it is, some variation in fruits and tree growth is expected. It will be a couple years at least until fruits or trees are widely available.
Fruits are medium-size, deep orange on the outside with a small navel on the blossom end. Flesh is reddish pink and seedless. Fruits ripen November to March in inland California and November to February in Florida.
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