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The Orange

regions:

Their origin may lie in China. Today it is cultivated in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world. Main producing countries: USA, Brazil, Japan, Spain, Italy and Mexico.

Growth:

This is a small tree. The branches have short spines. Be sure to come when children in the vicinity of the plants! The leaves are alternate, leathery, serrated edge easily and provided with numerous oil glands. The white flowers are fragrant and have 5 reflexed petals. The plant can bloom throughout the year, with us, but mostly in the spring. So there are both fruits and flowers on the plant, this makes them particularly attractive for balcony and garden.

location:

summer	A bright, sunny location says to the Orange. The more sun the more the better! They can be held throughout the year in the greenhouse or in the summer to a sheltered place outdoors are brought.
Winter	In the cold season indulged the Orange a break. For this purpose, it comes in a bright but cool location. say temperatures of 10-15 ° C to her. The winter in warm and dry living areas is not ideal. to be careful to pour out only a little, but the bales dry out. After the Ice Saints can then be moved into the open. Get used to it slowly the plant to sunlight.

fruit on the orange tree (in the bucket, Austria)

flower with 5 recurved Petals

cultivation / propagation:

seeds: When sowing by seed always use fresh seeds from ripe fruits! Before the seeds into the earth, you can give it a few days in the refrigerator. Ideally, you should use a propagator. The cores are 1-2cm with substrate covered and then placed in a warm place. Germination takes about 30 days.

cuttings: Cuttings take the best from just below a bud and look for a length of about 20cm. They should have no fruit or flowers. With Bewurzelungshormonen you can try increase your success rate. Ideal is a location that is warm but shady. Provide additional high humidity means übergestülptem plastic bag. In most cases, not all the cuttings are rooted. Often it can take several months to push through it, but as long as they're green, you should not give up hope.

oranges are usually grafted on a support.

Substrate:

The soil must be rich in nutrients and permeable. Use a mixture of humus (1 / 2), lime-free sand (1 / 4) and peat (1 / 4). Humus provides nutrients, the sand for good oxygen supply to the roots and the discharge of excess water. The peat provides a low pH of the soil (acid). In addition, a drainage layer at the bottom to carry off excess water. Do you want the substrate does not try to mix it, you get in garden retailing ready-mixed soil specifically for citrus fruits.

copy of the Orangerie in the palace Schönbrunn (Vienna)

Just before the harvest (Austria)

casting:

During the growing phase is important to ensure ample irrigation, because the harvest is usually only lean. Leave the root ball but always dry, so there is only a slight moisture. Otherwise, the roots rot away. Be careful, because if it gets too dry, throws the plant from the fruit. Because oranges lime may not necessarily pour with rain water is best.

fertilizing:

to start, since the Orange plenty of fruit, it needs many nutrients, which must be performed by means of fertilizer. In the growth phase may be to fertilize 2 times a week. The end of August then you should stop fertilizing. Use organic fertilizer, because salt is not satisfied with the Orange.

maturing oranges (Austria)

fruiting / harvesting:

The fruit is a usually round, big berry fruit to 10cm. The color can vary from green to yellow, but mostly orange. The kernels are white. Under glass you need to make the fertilization of hand. With ripe fruit is mostly likely the beginning of winter. The fruits fall off when they are ripe.

Some of the more than 1,000 varieties of oranges

fruit use:

The orange is one of the most important fruits in the world. The bulk of the processing into juice. But also for eating fresh, canning and jam it is relevant. It has a high vitamin A and C content. Furthermore, it rich in calcium. The shell is utilized to Kandi and manufacture of flavorings.

genus Info:

The genus Citrus comprises about 60 species. The kumquat (Fortunella margarita ) does not belong to this genus, although this genus is often wrongly associated.

Citrus x tangelo

Citrus aurantiifolia	Mexican lime. (Season food, drinks, jams, desserts)
Citrus aurantium	bitter orange, bitter orange (very acidic, very tasty jam flavors)
Citrus latifolia	Persian lime. (Season food, drinks, jams, desserts)
Citrus limon	lemon Extensive information (Anzucht-/Pflegeinformation)
Citrus maxima	grapefruit (juice, desserts, flavor)
Citrus medica	Citron (lemon peel as -> desserts)
Citrus paradisi	grapefruit Extensive information (Anzucht-/Pflegeinformation)
Citrus reticulata	mandarins (fresh fruit, flavoring, jams, preserves, desserts)
	Tangelo: cross between a grapefruit and tangerine. Known varieties include "Ugli" and "Seminole." (fresh fruit, Jams, desserts)

Text: Dominik re