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LIGHT: Choose a sheltered spot well-endowed with sunlight to support its growth and produce nice bergamot oranges.
SOIL: The bergamot tree loves slightly acidic soil, not chalky at all. Well-drained soil, better loamy soil, moist soil in the fruits season.
TALL: The trees grow up to 40 feet but are usually kept much smaller.
WHEN TO PLANT: Spring to summer in hardiness zone 9b-10a, spring or autumn hardiness zone 10b-11a, hardiness zone 11b+ planted all year.
SOW: Planting in soil that keep moist, covers the seed lightly, germination will take 2-4 weeks, but can take longer.
The bergamot orange is closely related to lemons. Despite their shared ancestry, however, Citrus bergamia is not nearly as well-known and widespread as its relatives. The bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia) belongs to the Citrus plant genus in the rue family (Rutaceae). Like the lemon, the bergamot orange was originally cultivated as a hybrid of the citron (Citrus medica) and the Seville orange (Citrus x aurantium).