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Citrus trifoliata
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Image: Moore, Dawn - NBGW
Common name:
Japanese bitter orange, bitter orange, Chinese citron, flying dragon, golden apple, hardy orange, trifoliate orange
Family:
Rutaceae (Rue family)
Synonym:
Poncirus trifoliata
Distribution:
China
Hardiness:
(H5) Hardy-cold winter. -15 to -10°C (USDA 7b/8a)
Life form:
Deciduous tree • Coeden gollddail
Geirdarddiad / Etymology:
Citrus (SIT-rus): Latinized form of citron.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology:
trifoliata (try-foh-lee-AY-tuh): Three leaves.
Description:
A bushy shrub or small tree to 7metres tall, with green branches bearing large, stiff thorns to 5cm long, and fragrant white flowers like orange-blossom in spring or early summer, followed by orange fruits 4cm across.
Links:
Royal Horticultural Society
Locations
1:
Boulder Garden/Yr Ardd Glogfeini 04g
(BOU04G)
• Accession: 2000-2718 • Provenance: Unknown/Anhysbys
2:
IWGB09-Inner Walled Garden Quadrant B Bed 09/Yr Ardd Fewnol Cwadrant B Gwely 09
(IWGB09)
• Accession: 2002-0907*A • Provenance: Garden/Gardd
Area
Individual