An orange is sweet, juicy, and one of the most popular fruits in the world. Growing orange trees can be fun as they are easy to maintain and bring great results. If you happen to live in Florida, California, or another hot growing climate, even better.
The name is Japanese, and most likely the Satsuma orange that you buy from your local market comes from Japan, but growers are constantly working with and finding ways to improve production and growth of Satsuma orange trees in places such as Texas and Florida too.
If you live in Florida or California, you have many options for growing citrus trees. Orange trees are easy to take care of and have one of the sweetest, juiciest, and flavorful fruits around.
If you are a first time citrus tree buyer there are several things you need to know before buying your tree.
The mandarin orange tree (Cirtus reticulata) is one of my favorite citrus trees. It is very easy to grow and the tree is cold tolerant. This is great for me since I sometimes forget to cover my plants in the winter. However, the tree does need to be protected if the temperature [...]
