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Planting & Care

Planting Instructions for Valencia Orange Tree

  1. Choosing the Right Location: Plant your Valencia Orange Tree in full sun, ideally eight or more hours of direct light a day, away from the shade of buildings and large trees. It grows in USDA zones 9 through 11. In north Florida, plant it in a warm, sheltered site, such as the south side of a building, or grow it in a container you can move when frost is forecast.
  2. Soil Preparation: Choose well-drained soil, since citrus dislikes wet roots. Avoid low spots where water stands after rain, and clear grass and weeds from the planting area. Sandy Florida soils work well as long as water drains freely.
  3. Planting: Dig a hole as deep as the root ball and about twice as wide. Set the tree so the top of the root ball sits slightly above ground level, backfill with native soil, and firm gently. The tree grows about 8 to 15 feet tall depending on conditions and pruning.
  4. Mulching and First Watering: Water deeply right after planting to settle the soil. If you mulch, keep it a few inches away from the trunk. Mulch helps hold moisture in sandy soil and keeps weeds from competing with young roots.

Care Instructions

  1. Watering: Water two or three times a week for the first few weeks, then about once a week, adjusting for rain. Established trees need deep watering during dry spells, especially while flowering and setting fruit. Let the top few inches of soil dry slightly between waterings.
  2. Fertilizing: Feed with a citrus fertilizer that contains micronutrients like magnesium, iron, and manganese. Young trees do best with several light feedings through the growing season, while established trees need feeding a few times a year. Follow the label rates and water well after each application.
  3. Pest and Disease Monitoring: Inspect new growth for scale, aphids, mites, and leaf miners. Keep the area under the canopy free of grass and weeds. Yellowing between leaf veins often signals a micronutrient shortage.

Maintenance and Long-Term Care

  1. Pruning: Citrus needs little pruning. Remove dead wood, crossing branches, and shoots from below the graft union. Container growing and light pruning help keep it compact. Prune after the main harvest, keeping in mind that a mature tree may carry blossoms at the same time.
  2. Winter Care: Before a freeze, water the soil a day ahead and cover the tree with frost cloth that reaches the ground. Remove the cover once it warms up. Young trees are the most vulnerable, and potted trees can be moved into a garage or indoors overnight.
  3. Growing in Containers: In a large patio pot, it stays more compact and easy to move. Use a fast-draining citrus mix and a container with drainage holes, and check moisture often in summer.

Additional Tips for Growing Valencia Orange Tree

  1. Pollination: Sweet oranges are self-fruitful, so a single Valencia tree can set a full crop on its own. Bees visiting the fragrant spring blossoms help pollination, but a second tree is not required.
  2. First Fruit and Harvest: A young grafted tree usually starts bearing about two to three years after planting. Fruit ripens late, typically in spring, and can hold on the tree through summer, so harvest as needed. Mature trees often carry ripe fruit and new blossoms together.
  3. Regreening: Ripe fruit hanging into warm weather can turn slightly green again. The fruit inside stays sweet and juicy, so judge ripeness by taste rather than color. This happens most with late-hanging fruit in summer heat.
  4. Shipping Note: Because of citrus agricultural rules, this tree can only be shipped to customers inside Florida. When your plant arrives, unbox it right away, water it thoroughly, and let it rest in a bright, sheltered spot out of harsh afternoon sun for a day or two before planting so it can recover from the trip.
  • Grafted by Citrus Experts
  • Grown in Citri-Pots, specially designed to promote strong citrus roots for long-term health
  • Specially bred for Florida Residents!

The Valencia Orange Tree thrives in Zones 9-11

Growing Zones for the Valencia Orange Tree

If you live in the green area above, we recommend the Valencia Orange Tree.

Your Growing Zone
Recommended Zones 9-11
Mature Height 8-15 ft.
Mature Width 3-4 ft.
Ships To Florida Residents Only
Sunlight Full Sun
Botanical Name Citrus sinensis 'Valencia'

The Valencia Orange Tree thrives in Zones 9-11

Growing Zones for the Valencia Orange Tree

If you live in the green area above, we recommend the Valencia Orange Tree.

Your Growing Zone
Recommended Zones 9-11
Mature Height 8-15 ft.
Mature Width 3-4 ft.
Cannot Ship To Florida Residents Only
Sunlight Full Sun
Botanical Name Citrus sinensis 'Valencia'

Description

Valencia Orange Tree: A Glass of Fresh Juice From Your Own Backyard

If you've ever poured a glass of orange juice, you've tasted a Valencia (Citrus sinensis 'Valencia'). This is the orange the whole juice industry was built around, and growing your own means picking it sun-warmed off the branch instead of grabbing a carton off a shelf. Valencias ripen late and hold on the tree for months, so one tree stretches your orange season deep into summer. The fruit is deeply sweet, nearly seedless, and so full of juice the thin rind can barely hold it. Grow one, and store-bought juice will never taste the same.

  • Grafted & grown by citrus experts to ensure your success. Your tree arrives strong, true-to-type, and ready to fruit at home.
  • The juice orange, by definition. No other orange gives you this much sweet, richly colored juice per fruit.
  • Ripens late and lingers. Fruit holds firmly on the tree for months, so you pick at your own pace.
  • Nearly seedless. Easy to peel, segment, and squeeze, with barely a seed to spit out.
  • Two crops at once. A mature tree often carries ripe fruit and next season's blossoms together.

The Freshest Juice You'll Ever Pour

Store juice is squeezed weeks or months before you drink it, so it loses its bright, fresh taste. Your own tree fixes that. You pick a sun-warmed Valencia and squeeze it into your glass the same morning, so every sip is sweet, vivid, and packed with vitamin C. That's fresh-squeezed juice on demand, for pennies, right off your own branch.

Oranges When Everyone Else Has Run Out

Most orange trees finish in winter, but the Valencia is just getting started. It ripens in spring and holds its fruit through summer, so you're enjoying fresh oranges long after the season usually ends. And because the fruit hangs on the tree for months, you harvest whenever you like. No rush, no waste, just a longer citrus season all your own.

Beauty and Scent All Year

The Valencia earns its spot even between harvests. Its glossy evergreen leaves stay green year-round, and its clouds of white blossoms fill the air with a sweet, honey-like scent each spring. Then it hangs heavy with bright oranges. So it's a handsome landscape tree and a working juice source in one.

Grown in a Citripot for a Stronger Tree

Your tree ships in a citripot, a tall, narrow container built to grow better roots. Ordinary pots make roots circle round and round until they choke the plant. The citripot stops that. It guides the roots to grow straight down and branch into a dense, healthy web instead of tangling.

Here's what that means for you. Stronger roots pull in water and food more easily, so your tree arrives sturdy and takes off faster once you plant it. You get healthier growth, greener leaves, more blossoms, and a plant that settles in with less fuss. It's the difference between a tree that struggles and one that thrives from day one.

For Florida Gardeners: Plant It Your Way

If you live in Florida, you get the best of both worlds. Plant this orange in a warm, sunny spot in your yard, or keep it in a large pot on the patio, whichever suits you. In the ground it grows into a full, heavy-bearing tree. In a container it stays more compact and easy to move if a rare cold snap rolls in. Either way, you get sweet, juicy oranges right where you cook and relax.

Please Note: We Can Only Ship to Florida

Because of agricultural rules that protect citrus trees from pests and disease, we can only ship this Valencia Orange to customers inside Florida. If that's you, you're in luck, this tree was practically made for your warm, sunny climate. If you live outside Florida, we're sorry we can't send it your way just yet.

Don't Miss Out on Fresh-Squeezed Oranges

Fresh, sun-ripened juice oranges are a treat no carton can match, and here's a tree that hands you months of them. It ships fast, arrives healthy in its citripot, and comes backed by our guarantee. Every glass of store juice is a reminder of the fresh ones you could be pouring at home. Florida gardeners, order your Valencia Orange Tree today, before you wish you had.

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