Attributes: Genus: Citrus Species: trifoliata Family: Rutaceae Life Cycle: Woody Country Or Region Of Origin: Asia Edibility: Very sour but can be cooked to make juice, jams, jellies or marmalade.Tags: #fragrant flowers #weedy #deciduous shrub #winter interest #hedges #spines #yellow fruits #edible fruits #barrier #container #landscape plant sleuths course Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO created by Andy Pulte for “Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy and Morphology” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems. They are high in vitamin C and antioxidants.Ĭitrus trifoliata is considered invasive in AL, GA, and SC. The very sour fruits can't be eaten raw but can be used to make jams and jellies. It can be used to form an impenetrable hedge also and adds winter interest. The fruits will reseed so this plant is often grown in a container to prevent this. 'Flying Dragon' can grow in sun to part shade in average well-drained soils. It blooms in spring with citrus-scented flowers that produce fuzzy fruits that are very sour. This dense shrub has crooked branches covered in large downward curved spines.

This shrub can grow 8 to 15 feet tall, rarely 20 feet, and 16-20 feet wide. This tree's parent plant is native to China and is in the Rutaceae (citrus) family. 'Flying Dragon' is one of the most cold-hardy cultivars of orange trees.

Flying dragon landscape