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The Florida oranges are greener than the California oranges. The warm night climate in Florida causes the chlorophyll pigments to migrate into the orange peel making it more greener.
It is possible for more than one plant to grow from a single seed of orange.
Oranges and orange blossoms are a symbol of love.
Oranges were known as the fruits of the Gods. They were often referred as the ‘golden apples’ that Hercules stole.
About 25 billion oranges are grown each year in America, Florida grows the most
Each person eats about 12.5 lb of citrus each year!
In the 18th Century British sailors took sauerkraut and citrus fruits on the ships to prevent scurvy
One orange supplies a full days Vitamin C requirement
After chocolate and vanilla, orange is the world’s favorite flavor.
Christopher Columbus brought the first orange seeds and seedlings to the New World on his second voyage in 1493.
Christopher Columbus brought the first orange to America in 1493
Oranges are the largest citrus crop in the World
Orange Trees were first grown in China
Pummelos are the largest of all citrus fruit and the Chinese believe that eating Pummelos brings good luck, so they are popular during the Chinese New Year.
Contrary to what most of us think, this fruit was not named for its color. Instead, the word orange comes from a transliteration of the sanskrit naranga. Which comes from the Tamil naru. Which means “fragrant.”
It’s thought that the reason oranges have long been associated with fertility (and therefore, weddings) is because this lush evergreen tree can simultaneously produce flowers, fruit and foliage.
About 20 per cent of the total crop of oranges is sold as whole fruit; the remainder is used in preparing orange juice, extracts, and preserves.
An orange tree can grow to reach 30 feet and live for over a hundred years.
Because Navel Oranges are seedless, they can’t reproduce through pollination and require “budding” or grafting to create new trees.
A single citrus plant can bear as many as 60,000 flowers, but only 1% of those flowers will turn into fruit.
The Washington Navel Orange tree that helped start the California citrus industry is still standing and producing fruit in Riverside, California.
Navel oranges get their name from the belly-button formation opposite the stem end.
Orange trees are evergreens, seldom exceeding 9 m (30 ft) in height
The sour orange, or Seville, was introduced to the Mediterranean region by the Arabs about the 10th century, and the sweet orange was introduced by Genoese traders in the 15th century