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sweet orange tree

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Noun1.sweet orange tree - probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges
sweet orange - orange with sweet juicy pulp; often has a thin skin
genus Citrus - orange; lemon; lime; etc.
orange tree, orange - any citrus tree bearing oranges


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The sweet orange tree introduction into Europe changed the dynamics of citrus fruit importance in the world.
Designed for the desert climate (Burnette's wife is a landscape designer specializing in desert vegetation who collaborated with him on this project), it forms a sensual grotto, filled with water, flowers and an Arizona sweet orange tree.
Christopher Columbus in 1493 introduced citrus trees into America on the Island of Haiti, by planting the seed of the sweet orange tree, the sour orange, citron, lemon, lime, and pummelo fruit trees.
 
 
 
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