Many gardeners want to grow bergamot at home. This citrus plant can grow in Russia. Some key things must be done for the plant to thrive. Knowing how it looks, grows, and blooms is important.
Also, knowing when to pick the citrus and where to plant it matters. This helps gardeners grow bergamot well.
Bergamot loves warmth and belongs to the rue family. It is also called bergamot orange. It came from crossing bitter orange and citron. It grows in Southeast Asia and the Mediterranean.
In Calabria, on the Ionian coast, are many groves of it. The Italian city of Bergamo gave this evergreen tree its name.
Bergamot looks like other citrus trees. It can grow from 2 to 10 meters tall. This depends on where it grows and how old it is. Long, bendable branches grow from the trunk. These branches have thorns that can be 10 cm long.