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Orange Grove (Wall)
Orange Grove may refer to: General *An orchard of cultivated orange trees, in the United States often called an orange grove Places and buildings Australia * Orange Grove, New South Wales * Orange Grove, Western Australia South Africa * Orange Grove, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg United States By state * Orange Grove Boulevard (Pasadena), a major thoroughfare in southern California ** Orange Grove Court, a bungalow court listed on the NRHP in Pasadena, California * Orange Grove Plantation (Daytona Beach, Florida), significant in history of Daytona Beach, Florida * Orange Grove Plantation House (Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana), former Gothic Revival mansion in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana * Orange Grove Plantation House (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana * Orange Grove, Mississippi, an area within the city of Gulfport, Mississippi * Orange Grove Plantation (Saint Helena Island, South Carolina) Orange Grove Plantation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchard
An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit- or nut-producing trees which are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive purpose. A fruit garden is generally synonymous with an orchard, although it is set on a smaller non-commercial scale and may emphasize berry shrubs in preference to fruit trees. Most temperate-zone orchards are laid out in a regular grid, with a grazed or mown grass or bare soil base that makes maintenance and fruit gathering easy. Most modern commercial orchards are planted for a single variety of fruit. While the importance of introducing biodiversity is recognized in forest plantations, it would seem to be beneficial to introduce some genetic diversity in orchard plantations as well by interspersing other trees through the orchard. Genetic diversity in an orchard would p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
