citrus | Nature and garden

Orange tree, grow beautiful oranges

The orange tree has been enchanting our gardens for centuries. It’s quite easy to grow.

A loaded orange tree against a bright blue sky.

Potted lemon tree, very convenient!

Potted lemon trees are an excellent citrus to grow at home. Care from re-potting to pruning helps boost lemon harvest and prevents appearance of diseases.

A potted lemon tree with fruits being wheeled out into the sun.

Citrus foot rot, when roots slowly die away unnoticed…

For citrus trees, root rot leads to trunk rot. It’s sometimes detected on fruits, too. The disease results from an infection by Phytophthora, a rot fungus.

Burst bark on a citrus tree due to phytophthora

Lemon tree, magnificent fruit trees

Lemon tree is a rather easy citrus to grow. It looks magnificent, too!

A healthy lemon tree branch with two ripe yellow lemons.

Four-seasons lemon, fruits and flowers all year long

Four-seasons lemon trees are magnificent citrus plants that are called so because during spring, summer, winter and fall, they bear both fruits and flowers.

Four-seasons lemon tree bearing a single fruit

Indoor orange tree, ideal for apartments

The indoor orange tree is one of the only citrus plants that is perfectly suited to living in the heated indoors of our homes and apartments.

Clementine tree and mandarin orange, how to grow them

Both the clementine tree and mandarin orange tree are amazing citrus.

Clementines hanging from a fruiting branch.

Bergamot tree, where bergamot oranges come from

The bergamot orange tree is the tree that produces the bergamot fruit, which is a component of many perfumes and delicious infusions, herbal teas, and such.

Pomelo or Grapefruit tree – advice on caring for it

The Grapefruit tree, sometimes called pomelo, is a citrus plant with fleshy and tasty fruits.

Large round green pomelo fruit hanging from a branch.

Australian finger lime, a VIP fruit

Australian finger lime is a thorny variety related to the citrus family, that produces delicious lemons. These are much sought after by great culinary chefs.

Six finger-length Australian finger lime fruits with one open in then middle.

Calamondin, a nice indoor orange tree

Calamondin or calamondino is an apartment orange tree very well suited to living inside our heated homes.

Citrus mitis, the dwarf orange tree

Citrus mitis is an indoor orange tree very well suited to living inside our heated homes.

Citron, the hand of Buddha

Citron, of which the Buddha’s hand is a variety, is a citrus that produces very original fruits and blooms in a manner much appreciated by perfume makers.