Blood Orange Maltese
The Blood Orange Maltese is a highly prized citrus variety, known for its deep ruby-red flesh and intense, sweet-tart flavour with subtle notes of raspberry. Its smooth, bright orange skin often develops a beautiful red blush as it ripens, making it perfect for fresh eating, juicing, and adding vibrant colour to salads and desserts. The Blood Orange Maltese tree is a prolific producer, offering a generous harvest during the cooler months, bringing a Mediterranean touch to your home garden. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, making it a perfect choice for citrus enthusiasts seeking a unique and richly flavoured orange variety.
BLOOD ORANGE TREE FEATURES
- Fruit: Sweet-tart, ruby-red flesh with smooth orange skin and berry-like notes
- Height: 3-4 metres when mature
- Growing Habits: Compact and bushy, self-fertile, thrives in full sun, prefers well-drained soil, suitable for pots or in-ground planting.
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As recommended by the Swiss Rose Garden Nursery.
- Dig a hole 60cm wide and 60cm deep. If the topsoil is usable, separate it from the sand as it can be re-used in the hole. When planting roses in an existing rose bed or where roses have been previously grown during the last 5 years, the soil must be replaced.
- Mix together a mixture that contains 2 parts topsoil, 2 parts compost, 1 part manure or buy a Soil Improver, Landscaping or Rose Soil mix from a Landscape supply place. About 100 litres per planting hole is recommended.
- A layer of manure can be placed at the bottom of the hole and then the hole filled with the above soil mix.
- Place one handful of slow-release fertilizer at 20cm depth from the top where the roots of the newly planted rose will be situated.
- Soak the soil thoroughly and lightly compact.
- Now plant the rose in this mix with the surface of the plant even with the surface of the prepared area, e.g., the graft union should be about 5 to 10 cm above soil level.
- Water every day for the first six months from October onwards, up to 10 litres per day during warm weather is recommended for strong deep root development.
- Plant roses 1m to 1.2m apart.
Enjoy the beautiful roses!