Botanical Name: Common Names:
Citrus sinensis Salustiana Sweet Orange, Orange,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Citrus & Fruit, Trees Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
Salustiana has a large, thin-skinned fruit with few or no seeds. A popular, fast growing and hardy tree. Fruit is super sweet, juicy and heavy croppers. fruit is ready to harvest in winter and stores well on the tree. Great for juicing and eating. Available as a espalier, seedless and dwarf varieties also available.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Edible Garden, Feature, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Playgrounds, Topiary / Espalier
Pests & Diseases: Ants, Aphids, Bud Drop, Collar Rot, Fruit Fly, Leaf Miner, Mealy Bugs, Mites, Scale, Sooty Mould, Yellow Leaves
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rutaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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