{"id":2342,"date":"2011-12-12T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=2342"},"modified":"2011-12-01T13:26:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T18:26:00","slug":"trifoliate-orange-%e2%80%93the-barbed-wire-of-the-plant-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2011\/12\/12\/trifoliate-orange-%e2%80%93the-barbed-wire-of-the-plant-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Trifoliate Orange \u2013The Barbed Wire of the Plant World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2343\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Trifoliate-orange.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2343\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2343\" title=\"Trifoliate orange\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Trifoliate-orange-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Trifoliate-orange-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Trifoliate-orange-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winter View of Trifoliate Orange<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Trifoliate orange (<em>Poncirus trifoliata<\/em>) is a hardy citrus\u00a0native to China. T-orange is hardy to -15\u00b0 F. This strong growing large shrub or small tree can reach 15 to 20 feet in height. Its foliage is deciduous and\u00a0compound, compared to\u00a0citrus trees with single simple evergreen leaves.<\/p>\n<p>T-orange prefers full day or partial (minimum of 6 hours) sunlight. After one year establishment, it can cope with moderate periods of drought. T-orange grows in a\u00a0soil pH range\u00a0between 6.2 to 7.5\u00a0in average well-drained soils. One 3-4 oz. annual application of 10-10-10 granular fertilizer per plant\u00a0in late winter\u00a0provides\u00a0adequate nutrition.<\/p>\n<p>Showy 1 \u00bd \u00a0to 2 inch white, mildly fragrant flowers open\u00a0from late April into early May in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7). Golf ball sized green fruits turn rusty yellow (not orange) in late summer and are quite aromatic. The bitter fruits are edible and loaded with seeds.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous heavy- duty, 1-2 inch long spines (thorns) form along deep green stems. The dominant spines\u00a0seem to attract plant buyers\u00a0to this \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d. Plant it as a hedge to deter trespassers, if that is something you need to do. Aggressive pruning or shearing shapes and limits its size, but\u00a0be advised to wear thick protective gloves and pack some extra band-aids.<\/p>\n<p>T-orange is used as a winter hardy rootstock\u00a0in commercial citrus groves. Some concern has been raised of its potential invasiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Flying Dragon\u2019 is a dwarf form with stems and thorns contorted or twisted. It grows well in pot culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) is a hardy citrus\u00a0native to China. T-orange is hardy to -15\u00b0 F. This strong growing large shrub or small tree can reach 15 to 20 feet in height. Its foliage is deciduous and\u00a0compound, compared to\u00a0citrus trees with single simple evergreen leaves. T-orange prefers full day or partial (minimum of 6 hours) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,674,806,665,720,601,630,705,646,830,113],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2361,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342\/revisions\/2361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}