Citrus x aurantium
Bitter orange · also Sour orange, Seville orange, Marmalade orange
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The bitter orange (Citrus × aurantium) is an evergreen tree or shrub native to Southeast Asia, growing up to 10m tall with fragrant white flowers and thorny branches. Its fruit is a subglobose, aromatic, orange-red berry with sour and bitter pulp. Commonly cultivated, it is valued for its fruit used in marmalade and essential oils, and its rootstock can provide disease resistance.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2,07725.5%——
- 4370.13%—5.1 in
- 580.03%—3.1 in
- 380.02%—3.2 in
- 70.00%—1.5 in
- 10.00%—4.0 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25 ft
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, Acidic
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.7 in, mean 5.4 in, 90th percentile 9.7 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Citrus in the catalogue
12 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
