EL NARANJO
(Árbol de la naranja)
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GRACIAS
PALDIES
Cartoons
(Las Naranjas)
As a curiosity...
- In Spanish "Naranja" is the name of the fruit and the name of the color !
- "Naranjito" was the official mascot of the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain
- In Seville centre, there are around 30.000
orange trees, being the first city
in the world with more
orange trees planted
on the street.
El patio de los naranjos, Catedral de Sevilla.
How grow the oranges?
Spain: Seventh in the world !
Azahar
(Orange blossom)
- Principal orange's producers: Brasil, EE.UU., India, China, Mexico, Iran, España, (...)
- Spain: 1st orange producer in Europe ( 44,3 %),
followed by Italy (39,7 %).
- The world largest exporter of oranges
- Orange production: October - June
- Warm and humid climate.
- Harvesting is manual.
- The oranges ripen on the tree.
- The orange tree blooming in springtime.
Properties,Oranges are...
Strong teeth
and bones !!
- Rich in vitamin C.
- Rich in fiber and potassium.
- Oranges are allied to prevent colds, respiratory diseases ...
History about Orange tree:
- The orange is a mix between
cultivated since ancient times.
- It is believed that sweet orange trees have originated in Southeast Asia, northeastern India, or southern China and that they were first cultivated in China around 2500 BC.
- Portuguese were who bring the orange trees from China (c.XVI). Nowadays, those trees are producing the oranges that we have.
- Spanish explorers introduced the sweet orange into the American continent in the mid-1500s.
- The most cultivated fruit tree in the world since 1987.