Taking care of these trees involves a similar understanding of their seasonal requirements. These versatile trees bring beauty to gardens with their colorful blossoms and small fruits.

These medium-sized trees thrive in locations that receive full sun or at least partial sunlight. They usually adapt to a range of soil types but prefer well-drained soil. One must ensure the planting area has good drainage to prevent soggy roots, which can lead to root rot.

Crabapples are pretty tough once they’ve settled in, requiring just about 15 to 20 inches of moisture each year. Proper watering is the key to their well-being, especially during dry spells. Ensure you water deeply and consistently, giving your trees enough moisture to keep the soil pleasantly damp but not soaked. Applying a layer of mulch around the tree’s base will help retain moisture, regulate soil temperature, and discourage pesky weeds.

But wait, there are some little troublemakers to watch out for, like aphids, caterpillars, and the pesky apple scab disease. These critters can wreak havoc on your tree’s leaves and overall health. Don’t worry; you can apply the right treatments or pesticides when needed. If you spot any affected leaves or fruit, quickly remove them to prevent diseases from spreading.

The bitter orange, also called Seville orange, is a hybrid citrus plant. Below you will find tips on cultivation, care and use of the exotic plant.


Bitter oranges, also known as Seville oranges, resemble normal orange, but are much smaller [Photo: nnattalli/ Shutterstock.com]
Exotic citrus plants are very popular in this country. But while lemons and oranges are increasingly cultivated, bitter orange is rarely found. Here you will find a short profile of this special plant, as well as some tips on cultivation, proper care and use of the bright orange fruits.

From the outside, a blood orange may look like any old orange, but as soon as you cut into one of these beauties you can see the difference. The blood orange has deep crimson-colored flesh and a complex flavor. It's similar in taste to a sweet navel orange, but with a hint of tart and floral flavor as well. The blood orange is in season from October through May, but at its peak in February and early March.

Tangerines are small, brightly colored oranges. They have slightly looser peels than most oranges, which makes them easy to peel and eat out of hand. Tangerines are very sweet — as is their juice. Thus, some people prefer tangerine juice over traditional orange juice. Most tangerines have seeds in them, but you may be able to find seedless varieties as well.

Tangerines have quite a long season, running from November all the way through May, which makes them an easy orange to find.

A mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata), also known as mandarin or mandarine, is a small, rounded citrus tree fruit. Treated as a distinct species of orange,[1] it is usually eaten plain or in fruit salads.[1] Tangerines are a group of orange-colored citrus fruit consisting of hybrids of mandarin orange with some pomelo contribution. 


The mandarin orange is smaller and oblate,[1] unlike the spherical common orange (which is a mandarin-pomelo hybrid).[2] The taste is considered sweeter and stronger than the common orange.[3] A ripe mandarin orange is firm to slightly soft, heavy for its size, and pebbly-skinned. The peel is thin and loose,[1] with little white mesocarp,[4] so they are usually easier to peel and to split into segments.[1] Hybrids usually have these traits to a lesser degree. The mandarin orange is tender and is damaged easily by cold. It can be grown in tropical and subtropical areas.[1][3]
According to genetic studies, the mandarin orange was one of the original citrus species; through breeding or natural hybridization, it is the ancestor of many hybrid citrus cultivars. With the citron and pomelo, it is the ancestor of the most commercially important hybrids (such as sweet and sour oranges, grapefruit, and many lemons and limes). The mandarin orange has also been hybridized with other citrus species, such as desert lime and the kumquat.[2] Though the ancestral mandarin orange was bitter, most commercial mandarin strains derive from hybridization with pomelo, which gives them sweet fruit.[5]

The tree of the sweet orange often reaches 6 metres (20 feet) in height. The broad, glossy, evergreen leaves  are medium-sized and ovate; the petioles (leafstalks) have narrow wings. Its white five-petaled flowers  are very fragrant. The fruit is a modified berry known as a hesperidium, and the flesh is divided into segments called carpels. The usual shape of the sweet-orange fruit is round and the colour of its pulp orange, but there are variations. The mandarin, for example, is distinctly flattened, and the blood orange has red pulp. The pulp of the sweet orange is agreeably acidulous and sweet; the leathery peel is comparatively smooth; and the oil glands are convex. Oranges are picked when fully ripe, for, unlike some deciduous fruits, they do not ripen or improve in quality after being picked. The trees bear abundantly from 50 to 80 years or even more, and some old orange trees whose age must be reckoned by centuries still produce crops.

orange, any of several species of small trees or shrubs of the genus Citrus of the family Rutaceae and their nearly round fruits, which have leathery and oily rinds and edible, juicy inner flesh. A number of species and varieties of orange are economically important, namely the China orange, also called the sweet, or common, orange (Citrus  ×sinensis); the mandarin orange (C. reticulata), some varieties of which are called tangerines; and the sour, or Seville, orange (C. ×aurantium), which is less extensively grown. Common varieties of the sweet orange include the Jaffa, from Israel, the seedless navel, and the Maltese, or blood, orange.

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Mid to late season fruiting variety, producing large dark red sized fruit on medium to large tree with sprawling branches. Skin is wrinkly & textured.

Mango trees are lush, tropical staples that produce juicy, sweet fruits, says Vernic Popat, the CFO of PlantOGram.com. "Mango trees thrive in full sun and require well-drained soil to prevent root issues," she says.