It may not be a record but its pretty close........

heirloomtomaguy · January 6, 2016

So i have been watching this massive Valencia Orange grow in my tree for a while now wondering when it would fall out. Well yesterday was the day thanks to the good old El Nino storms that hit our area. Its 20 inches in circumference but im not sure on the weight because my scale battery was dead last night. Anyway here are a couple of pics of the beast. Oh and in pic number 2 that is a full size cantelope on the left.

Aerial · January 6, 2016

Wow!

gssgarden · January 6, 2016

NICE!! You must be a proud Papa!

I would try to weigh it for fun but definitely take pics when she gets cut up!

Greg

Ricky Shaw · January 6, 2016

I've never seen an orange even close to that size.

BigVanVader · January 6, 2016

I hope it taste better than it looks

Seriously though wow!

kath · January 6, 2016

Wow! It reminds me more of those Ugly Fruits than it does a Valencia. At any rate, it's by far the largest orange I've ever seen!

Worth1 · January 6, 2016

It doesn't look like a Valencia orange.
Do they all look like that?

Worth

heirloomtomaguy · January 6, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

It doesn't look like a Valencia orange.
Do they all look like that?

Worth

No they look like your regular old orange. This one is just a major mutant. Hard to beleive this bad boy has never been juiced up with steroids

Worth1 · January 6, 2016

It may have a colony of aliens living in it.
Worth

AlittleSalt · January 6, 2016

It looks - WOW!

When I started reading, I saw Valencia and thought Valencia Tomato. We grew them in 2015.

peebee · January 6, 2016

Did you open it up yet? Any juice?

heirloomtomaguy · January 10, 2016

I will probably open it tomorrow. When i do i will post a pic. I did finally weigh it and it comes in at 2 lb 7.6 oz. A heavy hitter indeed.

dustdevil · January 15, 2016

It looks more like an Osage Orange!

peebee · January 21, 2016

I can't stand the suspense anymore--did you open it yet???

Sun City Linda · January 22, 2016

I think that may be fruit from the rootstock and not the grafted Valencia. Check the base and see if you have multiple trunks. Also the leaves may look different than the rest of the tree.

January 10, 2016	#12
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	I will probably open it tomorrow. When i do i will post a pic. I did finally weigh it and it comes in at 2 lb 7.6 oz. A heavy hitter indeed. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

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Aerial Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: CA Posts: 410	Wow!

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gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	NICE!! You must be a proud Papa! I would try to weigh it for fun but definitely take pics when she gets cut up! Greg

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Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	I've never seen an orange even close to that size.

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BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	I hope it taste better than it looks Seriously though wow!

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kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Wow! It reminds me more of those Ugly Fruits than it does a Valencia. At any rate, it's by far the largest orange I've ever seen!

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	It doesn't look like a Valencia orange. Do they all look like that? Worth

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AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	It looks - WOW! When I started reading, I saw Valencia and thought Valencia Tomato. We grew them in 2015.

January 6, 2016	#11
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	Did you open it up yet? Any juice?

January 15, 2016	#13
dustdevil Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: WI, USA Zone4 Posts: 1,887	It looks more like an Osage Orange!

January 21, 2016	#14
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	I can't stand the suspense anymore--did you open it yet???

January 22, 2016	#15
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	I think that may be fruit from the rootstock and not the grafted Valencia. Check the base and see if you have multiple trunks. Also the leaves may look different than the rest of the tree.