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Orange, Mandarin, Lemon and Lime are al grown on La Palma, mainly in the 'middle' zone between 200 and 700 meters above sea level.
Most are family owned and for own use or selling to the supermarkets, cafes, bars and restaurants. The fresh orange juice that you get in the cafes, bars and restaurants will normally be freshly squeezed from oranges grown on the island. The main variety grown on the island for commercial purposes was introduced from mainland Spain. Sometimes you will find a local variety whihc is nmuch sweater but has massive thorns up to 7cm long which make it less interesting for commercial purposes;-) |
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A Mandarin orange tree in fruit in November. |
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Lemons just before they ripen |
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Flower buds on a lime tree. |
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Flowers on a lime tree. The smell wonderful. |
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Flowers on an ornage tree. When they open they create a wondeful smell which can be noticed many metres away. |
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Orange fruit and flowers at the same time. The fruit take about 1 year to grow from flowers to fruit. |
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An orange orchard in Puntagorda. |
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An old orange tree of the local variety. |
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Orange flowers with one which has been fertilised as seen by the green swelling at the base. |
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Orange flowers |
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Orange flowers |
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Orange flowers with a leaf which has been attacked by a leaf miner which makes the tunnels in the leaf (top right). |
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