OLL-8
Patent
US PP26,087 P3
Also Known As
Orie and Louise Lee Late 8
Type
Sweet orange
Origin
Developed by Jude W. Grosser (UF/IFAS)
Primary Market Use
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%
Tree Performance under HLB
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).
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.
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
