How Do You Grow An Orange Tree Inside?
Growing orange trees inside greatly extends their growing season. Orange trees make good decorative plants for patios and decks during the summer. Trees can be planted in containers and moved indoors during the cold winter months. Orange production for trees grown inside won’t be as good as for trees in orchards, but you should get some fruit. Choose the right tree. Any variety of orange tree can be grown in a container, but larger varieties will outgrow the container and be hard to maintain. Dwarfing rootstock is available that produces a smaller mature tree, from half to a quarter of the size of a tree on regular rootstock. Mandarin oranges, such as Clementine and Satsuma, are smaller, more compact trees suitable for indoor growing. Choose a large container, at least 15 gallons. Wood and clay pots are ideal. Plastic pots are available, but may get too hot during the hot summer months. If you use a wood container, coat the inside with a waterproofing agent, such as asphalt root patch.
