Oranges

Oranges in Farmstead World — crop in the game, and what it is on a real farm.

The orange is a citrus fruit that sweetens in warm sun on evergreen trees grown in frost-free regions.

It keeps unusually well for a fruit, which is why oranges travelled by ship long before refrigeration.

Farm facts about oranges

• Oranges are a citrus hybrid first grown in Asia and later planted across the Mediterranean and the Americas. (en.wikipedia.org)
• Citrus trees are evergreen and frost-sensitive, so growers plant them where winters stay mild and pick through the cool months. (en.wikipedia.org)

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