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- Orange juice is one of the commodities traded on the New York Board of Trade.
- Sweet orange oil, a by-product of the juice industry is produced by pressing the peel. It is used as a flavoring in food and drink and for its fragrance in perfume and aromatherapy.
- It is an efficient cleaning agent which is promoted as being environmentally friendly. Its smell is considered more pleasant by some than those of other cleaning agents.
- The orange blossom is traditionally associated with good fortune, and was popular in bridal bouquets and head wreaths for weddings for some time.
- The petals of orange blossom can also be made into a delicately citrus-scented version of rosewater.
- In Spain, fallen blossoms are dried and then used to make tea.
- Orange blossom honey is produced by putting beehives in the citrus groves during bloom, which also pollinates seeded citrus varieties. Orange blossom honey is highly prized, and tastes much like orange.
- All parts of the orange are used to make marmalade: the pith and pips are separated, and typically placed in a muslin bag where they are boiled in the juice (and sliced peel) to extract their pectin, aiding the setting process.
- Orange peel is used by gardeners as a slug repellent.
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PAGE 1 2 ALL aka Bergamot sour orange Citrus. Bergamot orange is a very fragrant citrus fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow or green colour, similar to a lime, depending on ripeness. Plant in the sun in fertile well drained soil for best results. Protect from harsh frost. Evergreen. Orange Bergamot Current Stock Height: 30/50 cm ? Container: 4.7l ? $54.99 aka Navel Orange Citrus. A good quality NZ orange with sweet and juicy, virtually seed-less fruit. Ripens from September onwards. Chock full of Vitamin C. Oranges are happiest in a sunny well drained position with protection from harsh frost. Evergreen. Orange Best Seedless Current Stock Height: 50/60 cm ? Container: 3.5l ? $54.99 Stock of this item is very low. aka Blood Orange Citrus. Blood Orange. 'Tarocco' is a highly rated dessert orange which is very high in Vitamin C. The skin is of medium thickness and easy to peel and the red coloured flesh is seedless, sweet, juicy and fragrant. The fruit is of a medium size and slightly oval. Rated Evergreen. Orange Tarocco Current Stock Height: 50/60 cm ? Container: 4.7l ? $54.99 aka Navel Orange Citrus. A low acid orange tender, juicy, high quality flesh which produces bountiful crops of virtually seedless fruit. The flesh is pinkish in colour. Plant in a well drained position with plenty of sunshine. Seedless. Evergreen.
Orange Cara Cara Blood Current Stock Height: 50/80 cm ? Container: 4.7l ? $54.99 aka Navel Orange Citrus. 'Fukumoto' is an attractive Navel orange with large round fruit with quite a strong reddish tinge to the rind. Sweet tasting and delicious it ripens in late winter. Quite a compact grower. Plant in the sun in well drained fertile soil and protect from harsh frost. Evergreen.
Orange Fukumoto Current Stock Height: 110/180 cm ? Container: 45l ? $249.99 THIS ITEM MAY REQUIRE TRUCK DELIVERY, SEE TERMS Orange Fukumoto Current Stock Height: 60/70 cm ? Container: 4.7l ? $54.99 aka Navel Dwarf Orange Citrus. 'Fukumoto' is an attractive Navel orange with large round fruit with quite a strong reddish tinge to the rind. Sweet tasting and delicious it ripens in late winter. Quite a compact grower. Plant in the sun in well drained fertile soil and protect from harsh frost. Evergreen. Orange Fukumoto Dwf Current Stock Height: 90/100 cm ? Container: 4.7l ? $54.99 aka Valencia Orange Citrus. A very good orange developed in NZ from a 'Valencia' seedling. The fruit is sweet and juicy with few seeds, produced in large quantities and holds well on the tree. The fruit ripens from summer through to autumn. Plant in a sunny well drained spot with protection from harsh frost. Evergreen. Orange Harwood Late Current Stock Height: 50/60 cm ? Container: 4.7l ? $54.99 aka Dwarf Valencia Orange Citrus. On 'Flying Dragon' rootstock to keep compact. The fruit is sweet and juicy with few seeds, produced in large quantities and holds well on the tree. The fruit ripens from summer through to autumn. Plant in a sunny well drained spot with protection from harsh frost. Evergreen. Orange Harwood Late Dwf Current Stock Height: 50/70 cm ? Container: 3.5l ? $54.99 Stock of this item is very low. aka Valencia Orange Citrus. Named after the Lue Gim Gong who was an influential Citrus grower in America during the 1900's. A form of Valencia orange that has sweet juicy fruit with a rich flavour. The fruit is of a medium size and ripens from around November. Award winner in 1911. Evergreen. Orange Lue Gim Gong Current Stock Height: 40/50 cm ? Container: 4.7l ? $54.99 aka Dwarf Valencia Orange Citrus. Named after the Lue Gim Gong who was an influential Citrus grower in America during the 1900's. A form of Valencia orange that has sweet juicy fruit with a rich flavour. The fruit is of a medium size and ripens from around November. Award winner in 1911. Evergreen. Orange Lue Gim Gong Dwf Current Stock Height: 60/70 cm ? Container: 4.7l ? $54.99
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Mature Size (HxW): 3m x 4m
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2.5m x 2m
Naturally grown in semi- and tropical regions, Blood Oranges required cool nights with daytime warmth with plenty of sunshine hours for the fruit to show "blood" colours. As trees mature the fruit colour is enhanced.
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2.5m x 2m
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2.5m x 2m
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Compact
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 2m
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 1.5m x 1m
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2.5m x 2m
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 1.5m x 1m
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3m x 3m
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 2m
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