Twigs are stout, green and flat with stout, sharp thorns. Bark is green-brown and smooth. Flowers are in white clusters before the leaves.
Fruit is a yellow orange with a sticky skin.
Trifoliate orange is a shrub or small tree that has naturalized in woodlands and fence rows in the southeastern U.S. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form. 1999, all rights reserved. Photographs by Mike Hogan.