OLL-8
Also Known As
Orie and Louise Lee Late 8
Type
Sweet orange
Origin
Developed by Jude W. Grosser (UF/IFAS)
Primary Market Use
Fresh and Juice
Season
Late (March – April)
Recommended Production System
Conventional
Size and Shape
Small to large, round
Color
External: Orange to green
Internal: Deep orange
Flavor
Sweet to tart
Sweet orange
Brix /Acid
8 – 10.5 in HLB environment (13.7 pre-HLB)/0.74 - 0.9%
General Information
OLL-8 is considered a tolerant late sweet orange, which performed better than ‘Valencia' in terms of health at multiple sites over multiple years. OLL-8 has excellent color and originated as a somaclone of a sweet orange that was described as unstable at the Orie Lee property in St. Cloud, Florida. The cultivar is one of several OLL budlines. So far, it appears that OLL-8 is more tolerant to HLB when compared to Hamlin 1-4-1 and Hughes Valencia selections (e.g. Valencia SPB-1-14-19).
Additional Resources
Photo Gallery
New Gallery 2025/11/4 OLL-8 oranges hanging on the tree. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 20 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 4.5 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 24.3 originaldate 3/21/2023 5:48:56 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 OLL-8 oranges hanging on the tree. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 24 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 3.5 exposuretime 0.00625 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 24.3 originaldate 3/21/2023 6:07:05 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 OLL-8 orange hanging on the tree. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 19 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 2.8 exposuretime 0.01 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 24.3 originaldate 3/21/2023 5:54:32 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 OLL-8 oranges hanging on the tree. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 14 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 2.8 exposuretime 0.008 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 24.3 originaldate 3/21/2023 5:56:10 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 OLL-8 orange hanging on the tree with flowers. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 24 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 3712 fnumber 4.5 exposuretime 0.00625 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 24.3 originaldate 3/21/2023 5:50:29 PM width 5568 cameramodel NIKON D7500 Row of OLL-8 trees. Credit: T. Weeks, UF/IFAS CREC focallength 24 flash 16 cameramake NIKON CORPORATION height 5568 fnumber 7.1 exposuretime 0.003125 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 24.3 originaldate 3/21/2023 5:57:25 PM width 3712 cameramodel NIKON D7500
