How to Care for Orange Tree: Mastering Water, Sunlight & More

How to care for Orange Tree

How often to water your Orange Tree

Orange Tree needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
9

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☀️ Light

Finding light for Orange Tree in your home

Orange Tree may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Orange Tree in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Orange Tree

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Orange Tree: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Orange Tree after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Zeus who knew you were an orange tree! Hi OTL (orange tree lovers) so this strong young man has been something my mother wanted for a long time! An orange tree! I think if she would’ve known Zeus was one she would’ve probably lived a little long🥹 but we’re going to see him do what he can do! Community please provide me insight on what’s a good fertilizer and how much to use on him? I look forward to the knowledge