Hardy Orange

Hardy Orange
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Hardy Orange (Aegle Sepiaria) - An interesting shrub of the Orange family, hardy in the country round London. It thrives in ordinary loam, and flowers very prettily in spring, like a large Almond.

Trifoliate Orange, Bitter Orange, Hardy Orange
This Chinese cousin of the Citrus family is a delightful paradox. The dense, sharply-spined branches create a formidable barrier, but bear delicate, fragrant blossoms.

Trifoliate Orange, Hardy Orange, Bitter Orange
Deciduous shrub or small tree, 8-20 ft (2.4-6 m) tall and about 5-15 ft (1.5-4.5 m) wide, stems green, glabrous, with stout spines, 1-4 cm, occasionally 7 cm long.

Hardy Orange [English]: Poncirus trifoliata
Hardy Orange [English]: Citrus paradisi
Hardy Orchid [English]: Bletilla striata
Hardy Pampas Grass [English]: Saccharum ravennae
Hardy Pampas Plume Grass [English]: Saccharum ravennae ...

They however are not considered as tangerine since they do not develop deep orange-red skin according to one author of a book. A mature tree could grow from 12 feet to 18 feet with spreading branches and are known to be the most cold hardy orange ...

trifoliate orange; hardy orange Poncirus trifoliata
tropical almond; India-almond Terminalia catappa
tropical burnweed Erechtites valerianifolia
tropical cup grass Eriochloa fatmensis
tropical liverseed grass Urochloa subquadripara ...

See also: Orange, Poncirus, Poncirus trifoliata, Green, Campanula