Flowering TreesOrange Tree
Citrus x sinensis
Orange Tree (Citrus x sinensis) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 8-30 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect white blooms in spring and winter. It attracts bees, stands up well to wet soil.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 8-30 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Winter
- Attracts
- Bees
- Tough against
- Wet soil
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Orange Tree is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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