Sweet orange — 7Harvest, storage & transport

• Harvest

  Trees start bearing from the 5th year after planting. Fruits take 9–12 months to mature. Sweet orange does not ripen after picking, so harvest only after full maturity.

  Pending expert review

  Source

  Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Sweet Orange – Harvest, p. 17

  Region

  Tamil Nadu

  Last updated

  2026-11-04