This sour orange is one of the best citrus plants for containers because of its compact growing habit and hearty root structure.
With densely foliated pointed myrtle-like leaves , the plant has the appearance of a small bush with thorn less branches loaded with small dark green elliptical pointed myrtle-like leaves.
In spring it produces abundant fragrant, white flowers and small orange fruit that holds well for months. The fruit, picked between December and March, is spherical but rather flat at the base; it has a very thin, fragrant skin of a color similar to that of the mandarin.
Pruning this enduring grower produces a well-shaped bush.
Height 8-12 Feet
Spread 6-8 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone 8-10
The plant is farmed in Italy . The small fruits — usually about 3 cm in diameter — are picked unripe in December and used in the production of so-called “chocolate Boers” (liqueur-filled chocolates with a small candied fruit in .