SEEDLING OF rarely offered CONTORTED HARDY LEMON OR JAPANESE BITTER ORANGE, CITRUS TRIFOLIATA (Poncirus), FLYING DRAGON Japanese exotic shrub plant WITH TWISTED BRANCHES, 5cm tall seedling in a 7cm pot

• You will receive 1x strong, potted, well rooted, 5cm tall seedling, hand grown by ourselves. The plant should be kept in its pot until Spring 2021 (overwinter it frost free) and it can be planted out.
• with our special packing method, developed by us (no plant movement in transit)
• edible, lemon like fruits in Autumn; more acid than lemon: a few drops enough for a cup of tea
• the plant is covered in large spines, and the stems stay green for several years, which gives a spectacular architectural appearance to the plant during the winter months
• TWISTED, ZIG-ZAG GROWN BRANCHES, VERY RARE, UNUSUAL PLANT

Citrus trifoliata is an unusual shrub related to the citrus, but extremely cold tolerant (fully hardy in the UK). It is more similar to lemon than to orange; its fruits are yellow, acid and it is difficult to peel them. Under warm climate, often used as the rootstock for grafting different citrus varieties due to its strong growh and cold tolerance. It opens its white scented flowers in March-April, before the leaves appear and from September, 4-5 cm large yellow, limon-like fruits develop (stronger than a lemon; suitable for marmalade or for tea). Leaves turn bright yellow in Autumn. The plant is covered in large spines, and the stems stay green for several years, which gives a spectacular architectural appearance to the plant during the winter months. This variety has twisted branches and narrower leaves, a very quirky plant, excellent for bonsai too.