Bahianinha (Bahia) navel orange
A Brazilian navel selection, smaller-fruited and productive; the navel standard in parts of South America.
Across the consideration criteria
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- 26°F
- Ripening
- Early-season
- Vigor
- Moderate-Vigorous
- Disease tolerance
- Moderate
- Drainage need
- Well
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Graft requirement
- Graft Required
- US availability
- Available
Considerations
Canopy killed at about 26°F.
Needs high heat to colour and sweeten.
Early-season fruit (Nov-Jan).
moderate-vigorous
Prefers a pH band of 6–7.5.
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Grows alike
similar to growWashington navel orange
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Fukumoto navel orange
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Atwood navel orange
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Newhall navel orange
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Hamlin orange
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Parson Brown orange
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Climate-adapted alternatives
more resilient picksWashington navel orange
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Fukumoto navel orange
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Atwood navel orange
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Newhall navel orange
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Hamlin orange
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Parson Brown orange
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
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