The difference between sweet orange and navel orange

1. Difference of blades

Sweet orange leaves are usually ovate or ovate-elliptical, rarely lanceolate, about 6-10 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. The leaves of navel orange are oval, slightly smaller than the former, about 4-8 cm long and 2-4 cm wide.

2. Fruit Difference

Sweet orange fruit is spherical, oval or oblate, orange-yellow to orange-red in color, the peel is difficult to peel off, the sac has 9-12 small lobes, the flesh is orange-red or light yellow in color, and contains seeds. As the name suggests, navel orange has a navel on the top of the fruit, and the entire navel is covered in the peel. There is a closed navel at the top that is exposed after the style falls off. In addition to the large carpel, there is also a small carpel developed from the secondary carpel. It is easier to peel and separate the fruit than the former. There is no core in the flesh.