Gao Ping Navel Oranges "Nanliang No. 3"

Gao Ping Navel Oranges "Nanliang No. 3"

　　"Nanliang No. 3" is a new variety of navel orange developed in 1982 by grafting scions introduced from elsewhere onto four-year-old trifoliate orange rootstock trees of the Jincheng Orange No. 26 variety. It is mainly produced in Gao Ping District. The trees have medium vigor, few thorns, dense foliage, and bear spherical fruits that are mostly closed at the navel. The fruit skin is orange-red with fine and dense oil glands, a short central column, and tender, melt-in-your-mouth flesh with a rich sweetness and slight aroma. The average yield per tree is nearly 60 kilograms, with an average fruit weight of around 200 grams. The soluble solids content ranges from 11 to 13. In 1992 and 1993, it was awarded the title of High-Quality Product by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. (Nanchong)