"Bitter Orange Tree," written by Jokha Alharthi and translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth, offers a moving portrait of an Omani woman grieving and struggling to find her way in a British ...

Native to tropical regions in Asia, the bitter orange tree is cultivated throughout the Mediterranean. Oil extracted from the tree’s flowers is used to flavor foods and liqueurs; other products ...

The tree was a sour orange aka bitter orange or Seville orange. This citrus species has a long history. The origin of the sour orange is lost, but most likely southeastern Asia.

Mutation of standard sour orange with thin, smooth, lemon-yellow stripes on the rind, from the Murphy Oil Co. nursery, Whittier, 1914. Some leaves too are variegated.

Trifoliate orange, sold for $2.59 per seedling on eBay, may also be utilized as an exotic indoor plant for sunny exposures.

Find out why "Bitter Orange Tree" by Jokha Alharthi is on TIME's list of the must-read books of the year.

Bitter Orange Tree Jokha Alharthi, trans. from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth. Catapult, $26 (224p) ISBN 978-1-64622-003-8 ...

By Karl Zedell Sr. For the Times-Union I have a very sour orange tree that used to be sweet and has now sprouted really long thorns everywhere. What’s going on? It sounds like the root stock ha… ...

Thirkhill said the University once had over 250 sour orange trees, which made it easy for her and the volunteers to produce the 10,000 pounds of oranges needed for cleaning and juicing at Sun Orchard ...

Q. The orange tree in my backyard grew from a seed I planted about 10 years ago. The seed came from a sweet orange. For the last two years my tree has produced oranges, but they are sour and not ...

Orange Blossom Water Description: Water distilled with the essence of flowers from bitter orange trees Flavor profile: Fruity, floral, sweet, slightly bitter Related cuisines: Middle Eastern ...