Botanical Name: Common Names:
Citrus aurantium Seville Orange, Bitter Orange, Sour Orange, Marmalade Orange,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Citrus & Fruit, Trees Rounded, Upright
Description:
The Seville is a bitter and sour tasting orange that is best used in making marmalades and cooking. The skin is thick and hard to peal but contains essential oils. The flesh is juicy and contains lots of seeds. overall the tree has a very ornamental appearance with dense glossy green foliage and highly fragrant blooms.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Courtyard, Edible Garden, Feature, Fragrant Garden, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Ants, Aphids, Leaf Miner, Scale, Sooty Mould, Yellow Leaves
Cultural Notes: Protect your citrus from frost and hot dry winds, especially while young. Citrus are not deep rooted and therefore do require regular deep watering in the warmer months and whilst fruiting. It is always advisable to water citrus well when they are setting fruit and throughout the fruit growing and ripening stages. If plants dry out it often results in fruit drop and the citrus is less juicy and thick skinned. Citrus love food, a variety of different fertilisers can be used including organic manures (cow, horse or chicken) or the popular inorganic fertilisers. Citrus should be fed 3-4 times per year and if growing in pots/containers it is often recommended to feed your citrus every 6-8 weeks.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rutaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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