House Digest on MSN

7 Compact Orange Tree Varieties You Can Grow In A Container

Compact orange tree varieties make it possible to enjoy fresh citrus almost anywhere, bringing color, fragrance, and fruit to ...
Hosted on MSN

How to grow an orange tree and enjoy low-maintenance harvests of sweet, fragrant fruits

Enjoying a fresh, sweet, fragrant orange plucked straight from the tree sounds blissful. That dream can be a reality as orange trees can be grown in gardens, containers, or indoors. With that in mind, ...
Los Angeles Times

Blood orange and olive salad

About 30 years ago, my partner, Bob, planted a small blood orange tree in the courtyard of his house in Kenter Canyon, north of the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The courtyard is shady, but ...
The Advocate

Dan Gill says it's too early to pick blood oranges as their deep color is still developing

We have a blood orange tree, and I was wondering when is the best time to harvest the oranges when they're at their peak? — Jimmy Blood oranges (here we commonly plant the Moro blood orange variety) ...
Los Angeles Times

It’s citrus with an exotic twist

Southern CALIFORNIA has the perfect climate for growing unusual citrus. Some of the more interesting include fruited blood oranges, fragrant-leaved kaffir limes and the surprisingly enormous pummelo.
Houston Chronicle

Area chefs use blood oranges to add depth

There's no denying the appeal of the blood orange. Just the name provokes a slight smile, even if one has never handled the small fruit and torn its skin to reveal the surprisingly dark flesh inside. ...