Orange

Where does Orange grow?

Found in: Africa, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bougainville, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caucasus, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Central America, China, Colombia, Congo DR, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Africa, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Guiana, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guam, Guianas, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Marquesas, Mauritania, Mediterranean, Mexico, Micronesia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, North America, Northeastern India, Pacific, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Rotuma, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Southern Africa, South America, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, UAE, United States, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Africa, West Indies, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Notes: There are 20 Citrus species. Several hybrids have been formed.

Status: Trees are seen scattered in many lowland areas in Papua New Guinea. Few good quality fruit are produced in wet tropical countries.

Growing Orange

Cultivation: Trees are often grown from seeds but these do not breed true. Seeds grow most easily between 27°C and 32°C. It is better to use budded plants. Plants can also be grafted. Green fruit can be treated with ethylene to give an orange colour, if people think an "orange" fruit is not supposed to have green colour!

Edible Uses: The fruit is eaten fresh, and the juice used in drinks. They are also added to salads and made into wine. The juice is canned, bottled, and used in ice cream and jellies. The peel is candied and used for flavouring. It is made into marmalade. The flower petals are eaten as a vegetable. The roots are used to flavour soup.

Production: Grafted trees produce in 2-3 years. Seedling trees take 3-5 years to fruit. Fruit take 6-8 months to mature after fruit set. A good tree can produce 100 fruit in a year. Fruit can be left on trees for several weeks after ripening for storage.

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Orange Photos

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