The Gannan navel orange matures in the fall or winter, ripening in October-December, and late-maturing varieties mature in February-April of the following year.

Gannan navel orange, the fruit is spherical, oblate or ellipsoid, orange-yellow to orange-red, the top of the fruit has an umbilicus, by the ripe orange peel completely wrapped, like a navel. Fruit skin is difficult or slightly easy to peel, scoop capsule 9-12 petals, fruit center solid or half-filled, flesh yellowish, orange-red or purplish red, taste sweet or slightly acidic; few or no seeds, cotyledons milky white, multi-embryo. Maturity October-December, late maturing varieties mature in February-April of the following year.

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The value of Gannan Navel Orange:

1, Navel Orange fruit is the most suitable for fresh food, the fresh fruit can also be squeezed juice, squeezed with the drink, but also has a different flavor. Navel orange flowers, its flowers can be smoked rue tea; peel, leaves and shoots can be extracted essential oils.

2, navel orange nutrition, many nutrients than other citrus high. According to the Japanese small forest chapter navel orange quality yield technology and other reports: from the analysis of Wenzhou mandarin orange, summer citrus, Wendan (pomelo), touch citrus, lemons and navel oranges, such as 100g of edible part of the 15 kinds of nutrients, which the calories, sugar, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and other 6 nutritional components of navel oranges topped the list.

3, navel orange long economic life, the fruit is most suitable for fresh food, nutrient-rich, fresh fruit can also be squeezed juice, with the squeeze to drink, navel orange flower volume, its flowers can be smoked rue tea, peel, leaves and shoots can be extracted essential oil.

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