Washington navel orange tree (Riverside, California)

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Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree
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Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree
LocationCorner of Magnolia and Arlington Streets, Riverside, California
Coordinates 33°56′46″N117°24′06″W / 33.946059°N 117.401716°W / 33.946059; -117.401716
Built1873
DesignatedJune 1, 1932
Reference no.20
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Location of Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree in California

The Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree is a tree grown by Eliza Tibbets in Riverside, California, in 1873. The Riverside County tree was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.20) on June 1, 1932, at the corner of Magnolia Street and Arlington Street, Riverside. [1] The Bahia, Brazil, Washington navel orange was brought to the United States by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1870. The Department of Agriculture imported twelve trees; from these trees, some buds were grafted on to California sweet orange trees. The Washington Navel Orange is also called California Navel Orange. [2]

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The navel orange is a mutation of regular sweet orange. This mutated orange was discovered in a monastery orchard in Brazil in 1820. In 1870 a cutting from the navel orange was sent to Washington, D.C., thus was called the Washington navel orange. The name "navel orange" is from the mutation at the bottom blossom end of the orange. The bottom of the orange has a depression which looks like a human belly button. The mutation gives the navel orange no seeds. The Washington navel oranges were shipped all over the United States. As oranges cannot withstand freezing weather, the climate of Southern California is good for the Californian citrus industry and the navel orange. [3]

Tichnor Brothers photo postcard featuring the tree and historic marker Parent Navel Orange Tree, Riverside, California (61091).jpg
Tichnor Brothers photo postcard featuring the tree and historic marker

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Marker on the Riverside, California site reads: [4]

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References

  1. Arellano, Gustavo (February 18, 2020). "In the Noah's Ark of citrus, caretakers try to stave off a fruit apocalypse". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  2. California Parks, Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree
  3. Navel Orange Varieties, By Steve Albert
  4. californiahistoricallandmarks.com 20, Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree – Riverside