Citrus × aurantium

Botanical Description

Citrus aurantium is a much-branched evergreen tree with a rounded crown; it can grow from 3 - 10 metres tall[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. Young twigs bear slender short spines, whilst older branches have stout spines up to 8 cm long[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The sour oranges are best known for their edible fruit, which is used to make marmalade, but the tree also has a range of other uses including medicinal applications, an essential oil and being grown as a hedge. The tree is often grown for its fruit in warm temperate to the tropical zones, important areas of cultivation are Paraguay, Morocco and Spain[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].