Blood Orange Moro on P. Trifoliata rootstock

Blood Orange Moro
Citrus sinensis Moro

Important notice! All our small citrus plants are produced specifically for the Bulgarian market and are ideally suited for home cultivation. The rootstocks cause compact growth, grafts are low and this allows making an excellent shape of the crown, to be suitable for growing in pots. The used rootstock is trifoliate orange - Poncirus trifoliata. Trifoliate orange is frost-hardy to -25°C, and significantly increases the cold resistance of plants grafted on it.

The Red Orange, or Blood orange, first appeared on the island of Sicily. It was believed that the red color of meat and unique taste are due to the unique climate in Sicily and the volcanic soils. The fruits ripen from February to April.
Today mainly several varieties are growing, and are already found in other parts of Italy as well as Greece and Spain .

As with all other Citrus plants, the orange is susceptible to scales and spider mites and needs to be sprayed twice a year.

In winter it will need a cool place with temperatures 0-10 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is higher, the leaves usually fall off. In summer it needs to be outside and abundantly watered.

Much more information about all citrus species is available on our forum:

http://forum.palmi.bg/viewforum.php?f=4