Growing an Orange Tree: Cuttings Are Better Than Seeds

You ask if you can grow an orange tree from fruit seeds, or if cuttings or purchased seeds are better.

Answer

Always propagate with cuttings. Most modern plants are hybrids; seeds won’t replicate the parent. Cuttings (pencil-length, remove lower leaves, dip in rooting hormone, pot in moist potting soil) guarantee identical characteristics—color, taste, habit.