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Citron tree (Citrus Medica)

(Citrus medica, L.)

Appearance

• Growth habit: Evergreen tree which grows to 4 m, the crown tends to be compact and rounded (globose).

• Leaves:Simple, petiolated, leathery, dark green, the blade is ovate with entire or finely crenate margin. They are 8-14 cm long and 4-10 cm wide. The lower surface is paler.

• Flowers: Strongly scented hermaphrodite blossom. The corolla has 5 white or violet-white petals and 15-60 stamens. The ovary is compound with 8-15 cells. Each cell contains 4-8 ovules. The blossom is remontant.

• Fruit: Ovate or rounded, diameter ranges from 8-12 cm.. They are 20-30 cm long, weigh 300-600 gr and are yellow when ripe. They are eatable, have a characteristic intense fragrance, a very thick peel, little no juicy pulp..

• Branches: Flexible and spiny. Young branches have green stripes, older branches have green-brown stripes.

• Trunk: Straight and quite smooth.

• Bark: Dark greenish-brown, completely regular.

Habitat

• Climate: This plant grows in temperate climates with temperature not below -3°C. It does not like being exposed to the wind (especially to cold winds)

• Ground: Citron tree likes loose middle texture soils (the plant cannot stand water stagnation), deep, with plenty organic materials and a pH of 6,5-7,5. This plant does not like salty, chalky or heavy clay soils.

Origin

The Citron Tree originates in India and Indochina. It was already known in Roman times.

Spread

This plant is grown all over the world, where the climate is suitable, for the production of candied fruit and essential oils.

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