Sour orange

Citrus x aurantium

Tree9×6 mzone 8–11full sun🍎 Edible

Profile

Family: Rutaceae
Habit: Tree
Height: 9 m
Spread: 6 m
Growth: slow
Lifespan: 100 years
First yield: after 4 years
Hardiness: zone 8–11
Shade tolerance: full sun
Soil: Sand, Silt
Soil moisture: dry – moist
pH: 5.5 – 7.5
Synonyms: Bitter orange, نارنج

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Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible7 of 10

Medicinal6 of 10

Other uses5 of 10

Growing

Sonniger, frostfreier Standort mit durchlässigem, leicht saurem Boden; in kühleren Klimaten im Kübel überwintern. Regelmäßig wässern und düngen, Früchte für Marmelade.

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