50 Hardy orange seeds. 50 fresh seeds Poncirus Trifoliate orange, Citrus trifoliata, Dreiblättrige Orange, Citronnier épineux, Dværgcitron

The trifoliate orange, Citrus trifoliata or Poncirus trifoliata, is a member of the family Rutaceae. 

It is native to northern China and Korea, and is also known as the Japanese bitter-orange, hardy orange or Chinese bitter orange.

The plant is a cold-hardy citrus (USDA zone 6) and will tolerate moderate frost and snow, making a large shrub or small tree 4–8 m (13–26 ft) tall. 

Trifoliate orange and various hybrids of this plant are widely used as citrus rootstock. Because of its relative hardiness, citrus grafted onto Citrus trifoliata are hardier than when grown on their own roots.

The trifoliate orange is recognizable by the large 3–5 cm thorns on the shoots, and its deciduous leaves with three (or rarely, five) leaflets. The flowers are white, with pink stamens, 3–5 cm in diameter. As with true citrus, the leaves give off a spicy smell when crushed.

The fruits are green, ripening to yellow, and 3–4 cm in diameter similar in size to a lime and resembling a small orange, but with a finely downy surface and having a fuzzy texture similar to a peach. The fruits also have distinctive smell from other citrus varieties.

Trifoliate orange and various hybrids of this plant are widely used as citrus rootstock.

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