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Citrus sinensis Synonyms: C. aurantium sinensisCommon Name(s): Sweet orange Family: Rutaceae Growth Habit: Perennial Invasiveness: Growing Days: 180 to 365 (days) Temperature:
Abs.Max=100° (F) | Opt.Max=86° (F) | Opt.Min=68° (F) | Abs.Min=55° (F) | Precipitation: 60 to 100 (in.) Winter Minimum: 25° (F) Soil pH: 5 to 7 Soil Texture/Type: Light to medium textured soils Soil Drainage: Moderately Well Photoperiod Response: Long day, short day and day neutral Light Intensity: Bright Comments: Mainly grows in Louisiana and Florida. Prefers well drained deep soils of moderate fertility. Low salt tolerance. Diseases: Pythium, Phytothora, Sclerotinia, Rhizoctonia, Cercospora, Powdery Mildew Uses: Poison - mammals, Additive - flavoring, Food - fruit, Food - bev base, Honey - Woodiness: Herbaceous Climate: Tropical-rainy, steppe and semi-arid, subtropical Geographical Origin: Widely cultivated, Tropics, Subtropics, Southeastern Asia
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