Artificial orange tree for a UK home
Updated: October 2026
You want the colour of an orange tree on a sideboard, and you already know the flat has no cool, bright room for a live citrus. The object in the basket is plastic leaves, a wire stem and fake fruit. It does not need a plant passport, a winter minimum or a bottle of citrus feed. It does need a height you have measured, and a clear head about what realistic and outdoor mean on a product page. This page stays with that job. The [orange tree comparison](/hub/trees-and-palms/orange-tree) includes the live trees as well. Prices here are amazon.co.uk shelf prices from 19 October 2026.
You want the colour of an orange tree on a sideboard, and you already know the flat has no cool, bright room for a live citrus. The object in the basket is plastic leaves, a wire stem and fake fruit.
You want the colour of an orange tree on a sideboard, and you already know the flat has no cool, bright room for a live citrus. The object in the basket is plastic leaves, a wire stem and fake fruit. It does not need a plant passport, a winter minimum or a bottle of citrus feed. It does need a height you have measured, and a clear head about what realistic and outdoor mean on a product page. This page stays with that job. The orange tree comparison includes the live trees as well. Prices here are amazon.co.uk shelf prices from 19 October 2026.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Type | Height | Fruit | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  Carbeth Plants Carbeth calamondin mini orange | Live | 30 cm | Tangy, edible claim | 9.4 | about £27.99 | View offer |
| Best value |  Hollyone Hollyone 40 cm artificial orange | Artificial | 40 cm | Decorative only | 8.2 | about £23.99 | View offer |
 Gresorth Gresorth 52 cm artificial orange tree | Artificial | 52 cm | Eight fake oranges | 8.2 | about £26.99 | View offer |
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What you are actually buying
An artificial orange tree in this set is a small ornament. The leaves are plastic, the stems are wire, and the oranges do not come off for the fruit bowl. Blooming Artificial, a UK faux-plant seller, says the fruit does not taste good and that silk-style foliage is not what you put in full sun. You are not watering it, feeding it or moving it in when the nights drop. Height is the fact that changes the room: about 40 cm suits a shelf, and just over 50 cm reads more like a small tree from the doorway. Check the title for artificial or faux. If you might still keep a real pot, the orange tree buying guide is where you decide.
The two trees in this comparison
Hollyone is the shorter and cheaper of the two. It is about £23.99, 4.1 from 299 reviews, listed at 40 cm, with a pot about 11.0 × 11.5 cm. The product-type field says Orangenbaum, which is a leftover label, not a species. Gresorth is the taller one. It is about £26.99, 4.1 from 70 reviews, about 52 cm in the title and 51 cm on a dimension line of 37 × 25 × 51 cm, at 454 g, with eight fake oranges. Reviews say the tree arrives compressed and the wired leaves need bending back into shape. Skip Gresorth if you will not reshape it. Skip Hollyone if 40 cm is too small for the shelf.
Indoor, outdoor and sunlight
The Hollyone seller says indoor and outdoor decoration. The Gresorth page asks about outdoor use and does not answer it. Cowell's, Dunelm and Floralsilk sell their own faux oranges for indoor use, often out of direct sun. Blooming Artificial says silk foliage is not recommended in the sun. Nothing in the Amazon listings is a weather test. Wipe dust off with a cloth. Do not water the pot.
When a live tree is the wrong gift
A faux orange is the better present when the person has nowhere cool and bright to keep a citrus through winter. The RHS position is that a live citrus will not reliably survive a British winter outdoors, so a gift calamondin is a task, not an ornament. Hollyone at about £23.99 is the best value in this comparison when the job is colour without watering: it is the lowest price in the set and it has the larger faux review file. If the household can offer a bright, frost-free room and wants a real sour mini orange, leave this page. Why a calamondin is not a sweet orange is on calamondin or sweet orange.
Common questions
Do I water an artificial orange tree?
No. There is no compost and no root. Hollyone and Gresorth are plastic. The sellers describe them as low maintenance, and Gresorth says no water and no pruning. Water in the decorative pot only risks a smell. Dust the leaves with a soft cloth, which is the care Dunelm prints for its own indoor faux orange.
Can I put it in the garden?
Do not treat the seller's outdoor line as a weather rating. Hollyone mentions a balcony or garden. Gresorth does not answer the outdoor question. Cowell's, Dunelm and Floralsilk sell their faux oranges for indoor use, and Floralsilk adds that you should keep the plant out of direct sunlight. Rain and sun fading are not tested on these Amazon pages.
Will the fruit fade in a sunny window?
It can. Specialist UK sellers tell you to keep faux oranges out of direct sun, and Blooming Artificial does not recommend silk-style leaves in sunlight. The Amazon bullets do not give a fade time in months. A north-facing shelf is the safer spot if you want the colour to last. A south window is where a live citrus would want to stand, which is the opposite problem.
How tall are the artificial trees in this comparison?
Hollyone is listed at 40 cm, with a pot about 11 × 11.5 cm. Gresorth is about 52 cm in the title and 51 cm on the dimension line, with eight fake oranges. Reviews of the Hollyone say it looks smaller than the photo. Neither is the 76 cm Dunelm tree or the 94 cm Floralsilk tree. Measure the shelf before you choose the cheaper one.
Do I have to shape it when it arrives?
Gresorth's seller says no assembly. Reviewers say the opposite in practice: the tree is packed tight, and you bend the wired leaves back into a crown. Fruit can droop until you lift the stems. Hollyone is pre-potted and less often described as a flat pack, though a damaged delivery is still a reason to photograph the box. Budget a few minutes for the taller tree before you judge the shape.
Is a fake tree better than a live one as a gift?
It is better when the recipient has no bright, frost-free place for a live citrus, or when you know they will not water a pot. Hollyone at about £23.99 is the straightforward parcel. It is the wrong gift if they wanted edible fruit or the smell of blossom. A hessian-wrapped calamondin looks more like a present and still needs a winter room, which the buying guide sets out before you order a live plant.
Related pages
Sources
Public UK sources used for this comparison, last checked in October 2026.
- RHS, How to grow citrus (retrieved October 2026)
- RHS, Citrus × microcarpa (retrieved October 2026)
- RHS, Citrus problems (retrieved October 2026)
- BBC Gardeners' World, calamondin orange tree (retrieved October 2026)
- Plant Health (England) Order 2015, Schedule 6 (retrieved October 2026)
- GOV.UK, Issuing plant passports (retrieved October 2026)
- Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved October 2026)
- Which?, Houseplants in the post (retrieved October 2026)