Names
- Scientific name
- Poncirus trifoliata
- Common name
- Hardy Orange, Trifoliate Orange
Measurements
- Height
- 8 - 20 ft
- Spread
- 6 - 15 ft
- Spacing
- 7 ft
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Soil Drainage
- Well Drained
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Strongly acidic (5.1 - 5.5), Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Deciduous
- Foliage color
- Dark Green, Medium Green, Yellow-Green
- Fall foliage
- Yellow
- Bloom time
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Seasons of interest
- Spring, Fall
- Propagation methods
- Seeds, Cuttings
- Attracts
- Birds
Toxicity
- Toxic to humans
- Yes
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- (L.) Raf.
- Publication
- Sylva Tellur. : 143 (1838)
- Synonym Of
-
Citrus trifoliata
References
Poncirus trifoliata - Plant Finder,
accessed October 22, 2024
Poncirus trifoliata | Landscape Plants | Oregon State University,
accessed October 22, 2024
Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy Orange),
accessed October 22, 2024
Poncirus trifoliata - Trees and Shrubs Online,
accessed October 22, 2024
Citrus trifoliata (Hardy Orange, Trifoliate Orange) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox,
accessed October 22, 2024
Texas Invasives,
accessed October 22, 2024
World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024