Welcome, Guest. Please login or register. News: We are looking for Facebook editors for the forum's Facebook page. Pages: [ 1 ] 2 All. I'm sprouting a ton of flying dragon and I would like to know the true hardiness of the tree itself?
I have seen sites say that it is hardy even down to zone 4 of parts of Canada! I'm currently in zone 5A and would love to eventually plant one in the ground, or even just not worry and let it thrive in pots on the patio.
Again I've been told different things by all over, some say zone 6 is the lowest, others say 5A, and a few found say 4B. Also, I haven't found an answer to this question either: being indoor in pots they dont actually molt their leaves.. Here is the best info on poncirus. Hope this answers your questions. I would not think poncirus or FD would be hardy in anything above 5 without winter protection.
In a container that could be brought inside in winter it will prosper, bloom and fruit with the appropriate care.
That means the right medium, the right pot, the right fertilize and water. I have tried to grow it through the winter outside in Colorado, at 5, ft. I have never been successful. When I planted my first two little poncirus seedlings outside in the yard here in western NC, I was so afraid they would freeze to death! When I saw that these two poncirus trees thrived here without protection, I then started planting other forms of citrus and now have tents and frames all over my property to keep them alive.
