ORANGE NAVILINA Orange 'Navelina' PB 18

Orange 'Navelina'
Botanical name: Citrus × sinensis 'Navelina'

Grow your own sweet, juicy oranges with Orange 'Navelina', an early-season navel orange and a favourite for home gardens. It produces generous crops of bright orange, seedless fruit with a rich, sweet flavour. The skin is easy to peel, so they're perfect for eating fresh, juicing and lunchboxes.

'Navelina' ripens earlier than most navel oranges, so you can enjoy fresh fruit from late autumn into winter. It's a compact, tidy tree that suits smaller gardens and large patio pots, and it's self-fertile, so you only need one tree to get fruit. Fragrant white blossoms and glossy evergreen leaves make it an attractive tree all year round.

Plant details

• Botanical name: Citrus × sinensis 'Navelina'
• Common name: Navel Orange 'Navelina'
• Fruit: Sweet, juicy, seedless, easy-peel navel oranges
• Harvest: Early season, from late autumn into winter
• Flowers: Fragrant white blossoms in spring
• Habit: Compact, evergreen tree with a rounded shape
• Mature size: Approx. 2–3m high × 2m wide; can be kept smaller in pots
• Pollination: Self-fertile
• Position: Full sun in a warm, sheltered spot
• Soil: Free-draining; in pots, use a quality citrus potting mix
• Hardiness: Tolerates light frosts once established. Protect young trees from frost.
• Feeding: Citrus fertiliser in early spring and again in late summer.
• Care tip: Water deeply and regularly, especially while flowering and fruiting, and don't let pots dry out completely.