What is called navel orange? Where is the origin and origin of navel orange? how long does it take to grow belly navel orange?

Do you like yellow meat oranges? The best buyers in Taiwan are the most important mothers-in-law in their families. They have a fast and close purchasing network. Every morning, when all the talents have just awakened, they have already gone to the market to buy today's dishes. For fresh, delicious, affordable, ask them to know!

Every year in winter, as soon as the weather turns cold, they are all ready to snap up a place name product that can be called the light of Taitung: "belly button orange" this is a kind of yellow meat orange!

Almost all the most delicious fruits in life are eaten in Taitung, be it Sakya, bananas, pineapples, guavas, or the highlight of winter: navel Orange. Taitung is rich in navel oranges, and it can be said that a hundred schools of thought contend, and every year we must only wait for the navel oranges of an aboriginal fruit grower. The appearance of the navel oranges is as black and ugly as a fire, and they are only disliked in the market, but people should not look alike, even navel oranges! As soon as the orange flesh is imported, it is delicate, soft, juicy and full of natural fruit aroma, and no one can refuse its delicacy.

In fact, navel oranges are not native to Taiwan. As early as 1820, sweet oranges in Brazilian monasteries had a sudden change in buds, and navel oranges were produced in the world. Its characteristic is that the pericarp at the top of the fruit will have an undeveloped accessory fruit, thus forming a special scar, similar to the human navel, so it is called navel orange. The whole fruit is seedless and its shape is slightly larger than that of ordinary oranges. Each fruit weighs about 300 to 350 grams, which is quite suitable for consumption.

Navel oranges are grown in almost all citrus producing countries around the world, mainly in the United States, Brazil, Spain, Japan, Australia, Morocco, South Africa, China, and Taiwan. Taiwan was introduced and planted during the Japanese occupation period. Because Taitung's successful climate is most similar to the Mediterranean climate type of navel oranges, navel oranges produced from November to January of each year are of the best quantity and quality.

The growing period of navel orange trees is long, and they all have to be planted for at least 5 years before they can be harvested, so the yield is limited. Friends of fruit farmers tell us that in fact, the most delicious navel oranges almost have to be planted for 7-8 years, and there are more than 10-year-old trees in many orchards! Navel oranges, which are harvested once a year, have to start bagging every September, because the sweetness gradually accumulates at this time, for fear that the fruit will fall due to wind disaster, and that the moisture will crack, so it is a fruit that must be taken care of carefully.

Because of its short production period and limited production, navel oranges are always booked by local people before they are sold to other counties and cities. So when you visit Taitung in winter, don't forget to taste the most famous navel mandarin in Taitung, which is moderate in sweetness and acidity, delicate in texture, and unforgettable in its excellent flavor.

If I miss it, I can only wait another year!