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Orange

Category: Fruit

Oranges are the bright, sweet, juicy source of vitamin C that bring some color and tanginess to your breakfast! With all sorts of sizes and colors, there’s always a kind of orange for your needs. Like other citrus fruits, they thrive best in year-round warmth, but can be container grown in cooler climates.

How to Grow Orange

Quick Info

Spacing
100 ft spacing
Depth
Sun
Full Sun
Water
1 in/week
Season
Perennial
Frost
Not tolerant
Height
8-30 ft
Germination
Sprout to Harvest
3-5 years
Soil pH
Acidic - Slightly Acidic

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Varieties

Bergamot
Bergamot An intensely bitter, green-yellow orange used often for tea or its smell.
Blood
Blood An orange with bright juicy ruby flesh and a taste reminiscent of orange raspberry.
Clementine
Clementine A mandarin hybrid, popular as an easy-peel snack
Mandarin
Mandarin A practically seedless small orange variety
Navel
Navel A seedless orange with a smaller, second orange inside and a growth like a belly button.
Seville
Seville A high acidity sour orange, better for cooking than snacking
Tangerine
Tangerine A small, easy-peel orange that's popular for snacking

Companion Plants

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Growing from Seed

Orange is not typically grown from seed.

Planting Considerations

In the commercial citrus belt (extending from southern California to Florida), orange trees can be planted at any time due to the perennial warmth. However, in areas that get cold winters, some varieties of oranges can be container grown to bring in during cold months.

Feeding

Fertilize about once every couple of months during warm months, and about every 3 months during dormancy.

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