Washington Sanguine Blood Orange Plant

Washington Sanguine is a Citrus sinensis blood orange cultivar producing fruits with internal pigmentation and complex flavour. The plant requires suitable temperature variation and supports stable fruiting. It is suitable for specialty citrus systems.

Fruit medium-large, oval to oblong, often asymmetric; commonly with persistent style or small shallow-embedded navel; seeds few and rudimentary or none.  Under favorable conditions external blood coloration good (better than Doblefina).  Rind medium-thick, moderately smooth, and not as tightly adherent as in Doblefina.  Flesh moderately juicy, but blood coloration commonly poor or lacking.  Flavor good.  Holds well on tree (very much better than Doblefina) and stores and ships as well or better.  Late midseason in maturity.

Tree lacking in vigour, small, very precocious, and productive.