Flying Dragon Bonsai Tree
Fertilize annually using a 15 5 19.
Flying dragon bonsai tree. They have a thick peel and the fruit has a bitter orange taste and a lot of seeds. The tree will tolerate. Extremely attractive in spring as it flowers before the leaves emerge. In the early days of cave hill s tree planting efforts the parent of the flying dragon cultivar the hardy orange was planted as a hedge in the triangle between sections 4 7 on the main rd.
Flying dragon trifoliate orange has green fruit that grows over the summer and changes to an orange color after the leaves fall in the autumn. A show stopper at the nursery especially with it s display of orange fruit in the fall. Revered and respected by southern gardeners and bonsai hobbyists. Poncirus trifoliata flying dragon.
The plant is self fertile so more than one plant is not necessary. Extremely ornamental with corkscrew growth habit. The fall ripening bright orange fruit are small and seedy but hold on through winter giving the trees an interesting look. The flying dragon orange tree is considered one of the most cold hardy of the citrus family surviving sub freezing weather.
Propagation of flying dragon trifoliate orange can be done by seeds from the fruit and softwood cuttings. Flying dragon s thorns are long and curved plant is small up to 6. The flying dragon fills the bill quite well and satisfies one s quest for the weird and unusual. Originating in china and korea and often referred to as chinese bitter orange or hardy orange poncirus trifoliata offers year round interest with its deciduous trifoliate foliage aromatic flowers green striped bark intimidating spines and golf ball size citrus like fruit.
Unique with a bizarre twisted growth habit and curved hooked thorns it is truly the keeper of the gate.