Orange

The Orange tree is a medium tree with a special green colour leaves and really nice fragrance of its flower, the orange blossom, that sprout all around the tree in little groups. The fruit is very decorative and it remains in the tree for a long time. With Asiatic origin: India, Pakistan, Vietnam and southeast of China (warm and humid weathers) were the Arabs who brought it to Occident.

DAYLIGHT	Clear places with lot of sun all year long.
TEMPERATURE	Humid and warm climates.
IRRIGATION	It needs lot of water from Spring until Autumn. A little less during the winter time. Very important: do not use limestone water.
GROUND	Good quality soil.
FLOWERING	Between March and April. The orange tree has evergreen leaves which form a leafy and compact tree top and has also thorny branches in young trees.
FERTILIZED	During the whole year if possible. Use products rich in nitrogen during the summer and with microelements during the winter time: iron, magnesium, zinc or potassium to avoid the soon fruits fall.
PRUNING	Cut the low branches which touch the floor to protect the fruits. Clear also dead and sick branches. Sometimes it can grow vertical branches which do not give fruits. Cut them. Prune it at the beginning of the spring, after the cold winter.