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Tarocco #7 Blood Orange

Tarocco #7 is a medium-large to large blood orange variety with few to no seeds. Tarocco blood orange if one of the major blood orange varieties of the world.  The distinctive color is a natural mutation  and is due to the presence of anthocyanin, the same plant compound that is responsible for the color of pomegranates.  The distinctive color requires a chilly winter to develop properly. Tarocco #7 is one of the most delicious blood orange varieties in the Citrus Variety Collection, although the rind of this blood orange gets very little to no coloration at all. The tree is vigorous, but only moderately productive. Tarocco's season is similar to the Moro, maturing in January here in Riverside

A third of all oranges consumed in the Mediterranean are blood oranges. The name "blood orange" refers to the internal flesh having reddish purple spots. The fruits are very sweet and are a little smaller than a baseball. They are a novelty citrus in Florida as the reddish coloring is not as prevalent as it is in California with the same cultivars. This is largely due to soil variation here. Calcareous soils of Florida do not bring out the color as much as in other areas of the country. Nonetheless, the taste is the same. It isn't clear as to why the fruit spots. Soil does have something to do with this though as those grown in California are nearly entirely reddish-purple with little or no "orange" coloring in the flesh. Tarocco, Sanguinelli and Moro are 3 very popular varieties. The Sanguinelli blood orange, found in Spain in 1929, is characterized by its red-pigmented skin, very few seeds, sweet and tender flesh. Americans traveling in France, Italy or Spain would drink a glass of regular blood orange juice, sometimes believing it to be a mixture of regular orange juice with raspberry and other juices.

Fresh is better, grow your own. A dwarf Improved Meyer Lemon 28" tall in Italian pot. Pot and tree are separate items.	We have a huge selection of Sub-tropical fruit trees. Take your self back to that relaxing trip in the tropics with fresh fruit from a Guava tree.	We can ship our trees ready to harvest. Large trees have a lot of tasty fruit.

Ask the "grower" or web site for a photo and guarantee of the size of the plant. Our plants are ready to bear fruit, some even come with fruit ready to eat, many come with fruit that just needs more growing time. Our Citrus trees are ready to fruit, not little saplings. Yes you can buy citrus trees on the internet for $16.99 and Yugo's also sold for a lot less than a Lexus. With nursery plants you will get exactly what you paid for. Production cost are about the same, within a dollar or two for all of us, plant production is about the most equal opportunity lose or win enterprise there is.  Do you really want to wait 1 to 2 years for the tree to fruit and after going to the trouble of getting it shipped to you? Citrus trees only begin producing well after several years of growing and $16.99 buys about a 6 to 9 month year old plant. Ours are typically 2 to 3 years old  in years or more of age, sent flowering, fruiting or ready to get started on both.

Our trees are typically sold in #5 or #7 containers. We have also #10, #15, 24" containers. For statement makers or an instant orchard 36" and 48" box sizes can be delivered. Your best value for long distance shipping are our #5 or #7 plants. But if you or your garden need a big fruit tree then try our 24" box and 36" and 48" box sizes also box sizes. That also means these are big plants and require some effort to pack and ship. Orders in AZ, CA & NV may delivered to you, depending on sizes and season. Prices and check out do not include total shipping or delivery charges. Central Valley and Los Angeles region customers may choose to pick up their order at the farm. Total shipping costs are based upon quantity of plants bought, your location and how fast you want the plants there. A single Citrus tree purchase would typically cost $18.00 from $28.00 per plant to ship. Volume shipping discounts apply from 3 or more trees. Our 5 gallon plants weigh about 20 to 35 pounds. We guarantee the fruit trees to be free of disease for 12 months

The Blood Orange varieties under certain climatic conditions will develop a pink or red flesh, juice, and rind. Their distinctive flavor, described as berry-like, has made them the most delicious of all oranges.

The development of the red pigmentation is erratic and undependable. It is definitely climate related, but exact reasons for coloration are not completely understood. The color is intense some years, while in others there is no pigmentation.

Trees grown in the interior valleys of California seem to produce fruit with the most consistent color. The Sanguinelli variety produces small fruit size and is more compact than most other sweet oranges.

The other predominant blood orange varieties in the USA are the Moro and Tarocco. The Moro blood orange is the most predictable and colorful of all the blood oranges. The fruit is medium, 3-to-4-inch fruit with deep burgundy
flesh, and reddish orange rind. The juicy fruit has a sweet tart flavor with a raspberry undertone. The fruit is easy to peel.

The Tarocco blood orange fruit is a medium to large size (4 ½ inch), but the internal red color is unreliable. Possibly it is the sweetest and most flavorful orange of all three varieties of blood oranges. The plants have been easily adapted to inland valleys of California and the desert areas.

The blood orange tree is vigorous but has a tendency to bear heavy crops alternate years. Fruit ripens December to March in inland California; February to May in coastal southern California; November to February in low-elevation desert; and February to May in northern coastal California