Leaves are waxy and dark green. Also produces heavy crops of fruit in desert heat. Oranges from the trovita tree have few seeds and a sweet, juicy taste. Rating Content; Neutral: On Mar 28, 2011, belladoll from San Clemente, CA (Zone 10a) wrote: Help, I just planted a Trovita' sweet orange tree, about 1/2 of the leaves fell off. Soldaat van Oranje is een Nederlandse musical, gebaseerd op het waargebeurde verhaal van de Nederlandse verzetsstrijder Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema.De belevenissen van Hazelhoff Roelfzema tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog verschenen eerder in boekvorm en als film onder regie van Paul Verhoeven met Rutger Hauer in de hoofdrol. Harvest in spring. I planted it in a potting soil with added Perlite for drainage and a little citrus food. The Trovita orange tree is a favorite throughout the Southwest because they can produce an abundance of sweet oranges and require very little maintenance. A widely adaptable orange which develops excellent flavor without the heat required by other varieties. 2009); Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck (sensu Swingle and Reece 1967; sensu Tanaka sec. Under the right conditions and with the right care, trovita orange trees may be … Great for juice or eating. Trovita oranges probably originated from Washington navel oranges, though the tree grows best in the milder California climate, thriving in desert conditions. Cottin 2002) Origin Hodgson (1967) noted that: "Trovita originated as a seedling from a fallen fruit, presumably of Washington navel , at the Citrus Research Center, Riverside, California, in 1916 and was released in 1935. Light Needs. Oranges are midsize to small and nearly seedless. Rind is bright orange and thin. Citrus x aurantium L., pro sp. Flesh is sweet-tart, juicy, and flavorful. Full sun. Blossoms are white and intensely fragrant. Evergreen. Trovita Orange Citrus sinensis 'Trovita' Sku #2682. Light Needs. In fact, these trees are more productive when grown in the desert heat! Here is another thing we love about these sweet tasting oranges – they can produce heavy crops in the desert heat. [Sweet Orange Group] (sensu Mabberley 1997, Bayer et al. USDA zones: 9 - 10 Sunset zones: 8, 9, 12 - 24 Mature size: 8 - 25 fee Orange 'Trovita' Trovita Orange An evergreen fruit tree with a vigorous, upright growth habit.