How to tend a Citrus aurantium

Also known as: Citrus humilis Poir., Citrus nobilis var. koozi Sieb. ex Yu.Tanaka, Citrus reticulata subsp. deliciosa (Ten.) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano, Citrus reticulata subsp. tachibana (Tanaka) D.Rivera & al., Citrus reticulata subsp. unshiu (Marcow.) D.Rivera & al., Citrus sinensis subsp. crassa (Risso) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano, Citrus sinensis subsp. fetifera (Risso) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano, Citrus sinensis subsp. hierochuntica (Risso) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano, Citrus sinensis subsp. lusitanica (Risso) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano, Citrus sulcata Yu.Tanaka, Citrus tangerina Tanaka, Citrus tarogayo hort. ex Yu.Tanaka, Citrus koozi (Sieb. ex Yu.Tanaka) Yu.Tanaka, Citrus truncata hort. ex Tanaka, Citrus reticulata var. chrysocarpa (Lush.) Tanaka, Citrus tosa-asahi hort. ex Yu.Tanaka, Citrus omikanto hort. ex Yu.Tanaka, Citrus aurantium var. amara L., Citrus reshni hort. ex Tanaka, Citrus keraji hort. ex Tanaka, Citrus aurantium var. bigaradia Hook.f., Citrus madurensis var. deliciosa (Ten.) Sagot, Citrus vangasy Bojer, Citrus reticulata subsp. deliciosa (Ten.) Rivera, et al., Citrus reticulata subsp. unshiu (Marcov.) Rivera, et al., Citrus reticulata subsp. tachibana (Tanaka) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano, Citrus succosa Tanaka, Aurantium corniculatum Mill., Aurantium distortum Mill., Aurantium vulgaris M.Gómez, Citrus taiwanica Tanaka & Shimada

Watering

Once every 2-3 days

Sunlight

Better fruit quality with adequate sunshine

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Fertilizers at the stages of budding, fruit setting, fruit expansion, and fruit ripening.

Pruning

Thinning for overcrowded plants

About this plant

Origin
Southeast Asia
Category
Rutaceae, Citrus
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height ≥ 20 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April-May, fruiting period October-November
Flower colors
white, fruit color orange, orange red
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