Cambria

Cambria fruit is medium-sized with good rind colour at maturity and the Cambria tree tends to set the fruit of slightly different maturities to make the overall crop vary in colour. The fruit has small to closed navel ends and smooth rinds. The fruit is firm and tends to be slightly elongated, with larger sizes in young trees. Fruit size ranges from 80 to 70 mm (count 64 to 88) with normal crops.

Bahianinha

This navel selection was most probably a branch mutation of the Bahia (Washington) navel discovered in Brazil circa 1907. This navels’ light orange rind is slightly dimpled and easy to peel. The fruit shape is round to slightly oval. The flavour is very good with high sugars. Sugar to acid ratios of 10:1 in mid to late May. The crisp, deep orange pulp, sweet in flavour and easy segmenting make it a popular hand fruit. It is usually seedless.

Cara Cara

The origin of this pink orange dates back to the late 1980s, from the farm bearing its name in the Valencia region of Venezuela. Resembling a common navel orange, the pulp of the Cara Cara orange is a rich deep salmon colour. Its flesh offers a sweet taste that blends the flavours of a tangerine with a subtle hint of a grapefruit.

Palmer

The original Palmer seedling tree was discovered in the Bathurst area near Grahamstown in 1950. Deep orange in colour, it has a firm flesh, is juicy and rich in flavour. The fruit has high sugars.

Turkey

This variety originates from Turkey (of course!). Its main distinguishing characteristic is its earliness, maturing up to 6 weeks earlier than other Valencias in the same area. An appealing orange with a thick, relatively smooth peel but with prominent oil cells. A faint but distinctive areola ring at the stem-end can be used to identify Turkey from other Valencias.

Midknight

The Midknight was discovered by South Africa’s very own Mr A.P. Knight during the 1930s in the Sundays River Valley area. Improved characteristics include an exceptionally high juice percentage, seedlessness and good flavour.

Delta

The Delta is a South African selection discovered in the Rustenburg area in 1952. Easy to peel, beautifully coloured with high juice content. Outstanding colour and flavour.

Lavelle

The fruit shape is round with a slight shoulder. The external appearance is firm with a slightly pebbly rind, and the occasional protruding navel end. Internally the flesh is orange and juicy, with a tender rag and closed core.

Eureka

Eureka! This lemon variety originates from California where it was selected from a group of seedlings originating from Italy. The fruit has a smooth rind and the shape can be round to fairly elongated with a  small neck and extended shoulder.

The fruit colour is pale green at harvest and later turns yellow. Juice levels are normally high, being above the 40% minimum for export, due to a fairly tin rind.
Seed varies from 3-5 seeds per fruit.