General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 10 feet (3 m)
Plant Spread: 10 feet (3 m)
Leaves: Fragrant
Needled
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Dioecious

Common names
  • Hardy Orange
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Citrus trifoliata
  • Synonym: Poncirus trifoliata

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AndreA33 On December 15, 2016 Seeds sown
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