I had the “Raspberry Orange” from KingsRiver earlier this year and have been on the hunt for that specific blood orange since… It had a blush on the rind, very pigmented, and extremely sweet. No bitterness.
I know some of these aren’t blood oranges but I liked them so i got them. Has anyone had any of the fruit from these varieties?
I was wondering, which blood orange varieties do you think are the sweetest?
I had a moro from the store before but it was extremely bitter. Inedible bitter but I’ve seen people say theirs have been sweet so I’m thinking maybe i got one with a lot of citrus greening disease in it hence the extreme bitterness.
Thinking of picking up a Sanguinelli possibly after i pot most of these up and if i have room afterwards. Also have a Moro coming from fast growing trees as well because why not? Also have a few coming in from Four Winds as well as One Green World. Can you tell I love growing citrus?
Most “blood” type citruses are highly climate and weather dependent. It’s hard to know exactly how well one or another will do for you unless someone nearby or in a very similar climate is growing them.
Sweetness is partially variety-dependent, but also partially due to summer heat, season length, and of course ripening stage–and just how cold your winter gets makes a difference when it comes to how long you can let the fruit hang. The hang time affects not just how sweet one is, but also the balance of sweetness and acidity.
It matters even more for coloration. Unlike pink colored citrus, “blood” citruses need cold temperatures to change color and develop the red pigments. So you need cold temperatures to set in a just the right time so you get sweetness, color, and ripeness, but since these fruits are pretty all over the place as far as ripening time goes, some will hit the sweet spot in your climate, some won’t.
Then there’s the question of how ripe you should even pick them. Fully developed pigmentation might occur very late, at which point the fruit may be insipid and drying out from overripeness. Or you might have too much cold too soon and you have to pick unripe fruit. And in a lot of climates some varieties, like vaniglia sanguigno (I know, not a true blood orange, but neither is Amoa 8), are actually at their peak when still somewhat “underripe” and lose a lot of their (in)famous vanilla and other unusual flavors once they ripen fully.
I would think artificially creating a cold environment during ripening could work? I have 2 stand alone ac units that is just sitting around that I’ve thought of using for this process.
Aren’t you in California? You’ve got like the highest energy costs in the nation lol
I suspect you’ll have better luck with just finding out which varieties does best in your area. Besides, running AC units to push temps down twenty or more degrees in the already dry climate you’re in would probably push the relative humidity of whatever room they are in down extremely low–low enough to cause issues for citrus (which are from humid winter climates).
I dunno, just a thought of if they start ripening in the summer but i need that cold spell? Summer nights can stay a good 60 degrees some nights in the summer. I probably need to look up what temperatures they need at night to make the cool colors.
I have the ac units mainly for my dogs in the summer. Always have one and a backup just in case. A lot of the west coast Washington area got to 110 in some areas and hotels would be booked to the thousands just for some AC relief. My pups are very fluffy so since i got my pyr which was about 7 years ago, I’ve bought him those cool stand alone with the window tube vent ac units yeah, they’re a little pricy but it beats having to rely on anyone else for help. It helped out a lot in Colorado Springs too when the weather got too hot. They like to lay in front of the AC when it’s hot. My dogs are indoor dogs and extremely spoiled. One won’t even eat strawberries unless it’s washed and cut.
We have in home AC at both houses but the ac unit is nice too in the summer. I also lend them out to others sometimes. The older built houses don’t have full home ac systems here in Washington and with global warming, the summers can be really bad, especially for those with health issues.
Twas a huge tree that was sent because they don’t get very many orders but I’m considering grabbing another one because even unripe, it tasted like a ripe Shiranui.
I think i may have finally found the blood orange I’ve been looking for
I was wondering, which blood orange varieties do you think are the sweetest? 
and there’s solar generator units for less than 1k these days if needed
