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Powell Navel Orange Trees for Sale
Citrus made easy for growers, nurseries, and distributors
The Powell navel orange is a premier late-season cultivar that helped establish the modern “summer navel” category. Originating in Australia, it was discovered by Clive Neil Powell of Curlwaa, New South Wales, around 1978 as a natural sport of the Washington navel. Powell recognized the tree’s ability to ripen later and hold exceptional fruit quality far beyond the traditional navel season, and the variety now carries his name in recognition of that breakthrough. When California and other citrus-producing regions began seeking ultra-late navels to extend marketing windows beyond winter, Powell became one of the most important introductions.
The Powell navel orange maintains classic navel eating quality—seedless, juicy, sweet, and aromatic—but its major strength lies in how long it remains excellent on the tree. It builds sugars gradually through winter, reaches prime maturity in early spring, and can hold deep into late spring and early summer without losing firmness or internal balance. While many navels decline if left too long, Powell retains a smooth rind, fine texture, and consistent juiciness, making it one of the benchmark summer navel selections. Growers and marketers prize it for maintaining premium navel flavor well after winter navels and even after Lane Late.
As a tree, the Powell navel orange has healthy vigor with a balanced, upright-spreading canopy. It responds well to disciplined pruning and hedging to ensure light reaches the interior, especially as fruit moves through the spring hold period. In warm inland citrus districts—where spring heat units continue to build flavor—Powell performs exceptionally well. Its strong rind integrity also supports pack-out quality late, making it suitable for extended harvest and shipping programs. Consistent irrigation and nutrition help maintain fruit pressure and avoid any late-season dryness.
Powel Navel Trees Your Way
From seed to container-ready.
How Our Powell Navel Oranges Are Different
When purchasing Gillette navel orange trees from TreeSource, growers receive clean-propagated, true-to-type material from verified budwood sources. We emphasize uniformity, strong root development, and early structure so trees establish quickly and grow evenly. Shipping is handled in heavy-duty palletized triwall containers designed to secure pots and protect canopies, ensuring trees arrive healthy, stable, and ready to plant.
For orchardists and collectors seeking a classic California navel with heirloom pedigree, the Gillette orange offers a balanced, true-navel eating experience and a reliable mid-season harvest window. Whether planted in commercial rows, boutique groves, or heritage blocks, Gillette connects growers to the foundational era of California citrus — supported today by TreeSource’s clean stock program and professional handling to ensure healthy establishment and long-term success.
Orange Navel Powell Tree FAQs
Why do some people prefer Powell navel oranges over other types of citrus trees?
People who choose Powell navels often do so because they want true navel-orange flavor later than almost any other variety. While most navels finish by late winter, Powells keep excellent quality well into spring and early summer, letting growers and home orchardists enjoy sweet, seedless fruit long after traditional navels are gone. That extended hang time, without the fruit drying out or collapsing in texture, is one of its defining strengths.
Powell also maintains a firm rind, good juiciness, and balanced sweetness deep into its late window, so the eating experience stays premium instead of fading. Fans of heirloom Washington-type flavor appreciate that Powell keeps the classic character—bright, aromatic, seedless navel eating quality—just on a later schedule.
How do Powell navel trees perform in various climates, and where do they grow the best?
Powell navel trees perform best in warm, dry Mediterranean-style citrus regions where they can accumulate heat through winter and spring. They were developed in Australia’s Sunraysia district and adapt extremely well to similar climates in the U.S., especially California’s inland valleys. Warm days and cool winter nights help build sugar and develop rind color, while long, warm springs allow Powell to express its signature late-season sweetness and firmness.
They prefer well-drained soils, managed irrigation, and protection from hard frost. Powell is not ideal for coastal sites that stay too cool through spring, because fruit may color slowly and flavors won’t peak as strongly. Likewise, humid or freeze-prone regions can challenge fruit quality.
In short, Powell performs best in USDA Zones 9–10, thriving in sunny inland citrus belts where late heat units and dry conditions support its extended hang and exceptional late-navel flavor.
When can I expect my trees to start producing Powell navel oranges?
Powell navel orange trees typically begin producing a light crop in their second to third year after planting. By year four to five, they generally reach steady, meaningful production as the canopy fills out and the tree structure matures. Early fruit is often thinned so the young tree can build a strong framework before carrying heavier summer-navel crops.
How do Powell navel oranges trees compare to newer selections like Carninka?
Growers may choose Powell when they want a proven late-navel that has a track record, known quality, and fits established orchards and pack timelines. Carninka and similar newer varieties appeal when the goal is to push even later, differentiate in the market, or fill very specific late windows. Carninka may require more niche marketing or specific harvest timing, while Powell is more broadly established.
If you plant TreeSource-propagated Powell navel orange trees, you’re investing in a solid, proven late-season navel that strikes a strong balance of eating quality, reliability, and orchard behavior. If you are exploring the very latest window or niche high-value marketing chains, newer selections such as Carninka may offer an edge—but with slightly different dynamics and possibly more demanding management.
Are Powell orange trees self-pollinating?
Yes, Powell navel orange trees are self-pollinating. Like other navel oranges, they do not require a second citrus variety for fruit set. They naturally produce seedless fruit without cross-pollination, and planting pollinizer varieties nearby is not necessary for productivity.: