Seville
Citrus x aurantium
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Description
Seville is the traditional bitter (sour) orange, Citrus x aurantium, sold in NZ by The Plant Company (Orange Seville) and stocked by Wairere (orange-trees.nz lists Seville among trusted varieties), with NZ fruit also sold by Twisted Citrus as very hard to source. The Plant Company describes fragrant blossoms, bountiful fruit set and the classic marmalade orange, hardy and highly productive at 3.5 m, suited to NZ subtropical and temperate gardens. A distinct species from sweet orange, it needs its own species home rather than a cultivar slot under orange.
Characteristics
Fruit Size
Medium
Peel Colour
Deep orange
Flesh Colour
Orange
Harvest Timing (NZ)
Mid
Seediness
Many Seeds
Growth Habit
Rounded
Thorny
Notes
Bitter/sour orange species, not a sweet orange; benchmark marmalade variety; hardy and productive.
Fruit Use
Culinary
Flavour Profile
Bitter, aromatic; the marmalade orange
Storage Life
Good