How Do You Grow Satsuma Orange Trees In Zone 7?
Oranges are a highly popular fruit with their cheerful look and bright citrus taste. The trees are equally attractive, presenting glossy, evergreen leaves and clear white blossoms during blooming. Satsuma oranges are a good example of the rule, but they grow smaller than general orange trees. These mandarin-like orange trees are best grown in semitropical zones like 9 and 10, but can be grown in zone 7, which runs in a strip from Delaware into northern Georgia, Oklahoma, northern Texas, Arizona and Nevada, with a little care. Zone 7 can also be found in southern Utah and up the eastern border of California/Oregon/Washington into Alaska’s Inland Passage. Grow your satsuma orange in a pot so that you can bring it in out of cold weather in Zone 7, which experiences high elevation and temperatures that can reach down to 0 degrees F. A 20-gallon pot will give this small tree plenty of room to grow up. Fill your pot with an equal mix of gardening soil and compost to give your orange tree a g
