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Oranges are round, bright orange fruits that grow on trees in warm, sunny places like Florida, California, and Brazil. Orange trees are special because they are evergreen, which means they keep their shiny green leaves all year long! People have been growing oranges for over 4,000 years.

Orange trees originally came all the way from China and Southeast Asia. When you peel off the thick, bumpy skin of an orange, you find juicy segments inside that are easy to pull apart and share. One orange can have about 10 segments, and each one is bursting with sweet, tangy juice.