Moro Blood Orange
Citrus sinensis 'Moro'
Unique red fleshed orange that produces delightful flavored juice with a hint of raspberry. Highly ornamental tree with red blushed fruit borne in clusters near the outside of tree. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | SIT-rus si-NEN-sis |
| Key feature: | Edible |
| Plant type: | Citrus |
| Garden styles: | Contemporary, Mediterranean, Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing tree to 12 to 15 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Fragrant |
| Special features: | Edible, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Espalier |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 2665 |
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Care Information
Provide well drained soil. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced once established. Apply a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This exceptional orange makes a fine small scale shade tree or an accent with high degree of fragrance and fruit color. Grow in a citrus orchard or insert into existing landscape. Great long range focal point or position to screen off undesirable land uses with it's evergreen foliage.
Companion Plants
Highlight this tree's red-blushed fruit with the crimson blooms of Petite Red Imp TM Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica 'Monimp'), a showy dwarf shrub. Complement the red with the cool blues of Huntington Carpet Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Huntington Carpet'), an attractive groundcover, and the twining Variegated Potato Vine (Solanum jasminoides 'Variegata').
History
The blood orange is prominent in the Mediterranean region where a thrid of the market is blood oranges. This Italian variety is grown in interior regions of Italy and California.
Lore
Citrus was first brought to Europe through Spain by Arab traders who found them in Asia.
Unique red fleshed orange that produces delightful flavored juice with a hint of raspberry. Highly ornamental tree with red blushed fruit borne in clusters near the outside of tree. Evergreen.
Care Information
Provide well drained soil. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced once established. Apply a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This exceptional orange makes a fine small scale shade tree or an accent with high degree of fragrance and fruit color. Grow in a citrus orchard or insert into existing landscape. Great long range focal point or position to screen off undesirable land uses with it's evergreen foliage.
Companion Plants
Highlight this tree's red-blushed fruit with the crimson blooms of Petite Red Imp TM Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica 'Monimp'), a showy dwarf shrub. Complement the red with the cool blues of Huntington Carpet Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis 'Huntington Carpet'), an attractive groundcover, and the twining Variegated Potato Vine (Solanum jasminoides 'Variegata').
History
The blood orange is prominent in the Mediterranean region where a thrid of the market is blood oranges. This Italian variety is grown in interior regions of Italy and California.
Lore
Citrus was first brought to Europe through Spain by Arab traders who found them in Asia.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | SIT-rus si-NEN-sis |
| Key feature: | Edible |
| Plant type: | Citrus |
| Garden styles: | Contemporary, Mediterranean, Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing tree to 12 to 15 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Fragrant |
| Special features: | Edible, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Espalier |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 2665 |
