Wholesale Orange peel

01.
A Bit of Botany

a little botanical information on orange

description
Oranges are small trees of the Rutaceae family that bear white flowers, the trees are about 10 m (32.8 ft) tall with wavy-edged, oval leaves that are 4–10 cm (1.5 - 3.9 in) long.

Orange leaves have many glands containing aromatic oils, these appear as dots on the leaves to the naked eye. Orange flowers grow alone or in clusters of up to six, are white in color and extremely fragrant. Orange fruit are round, and may vary in size and somewhat in color. The fruit color can depend on temperature of the growing area—in some areas that are very warm all year round, fruits will appear to be green or blotchy. The fruit is called a hesperidium (defined as a fruit with sectioned pulp inside its separable rind) and always contains eleven segments, the seeds (if present) are hard and white.

common names & nomenclature
The English word orange comes from the Arabic, which comes from the Tamil word orang meaning six and five (referring to the eleven segments found in the fruit).

Also known as:
Sweet orange, blood orange, navel orange, Valencia orange, orange

02.
Where in the World

habitat and range for orange

The original range is not truly known but thought to be Asia in southern China and Vietnam. Today it is cultivated all over the world.

03.
Cultivation & Harvesting

considerations for growing and harvesting orange