How long can a miniature orange tree go without being watered?

I am leaving town and I wont be able to water my miniature orange for 8 days. I usually water it every 5 days or so. Will it be ok to go that long without water or do I need to take it with me?

How long can a miniature orange tree go without being watered?
If it's in a clay pot, you can put the pot into a plastic bag and pull it over the clay and over the soil and secure around the trunk. That will give you a extra day or so. You can also wrap the plant in clear plastic or under a clear plastic tent.....AWAY from direct sunlight and set the pot onto a try filled with gravel and water in the tray for evaporative moisture. Gravel keeps the pot bottom out of the water.





If you have time to experiment, you can take a water holding vessel, say a 32 ounce foam cup, poke a tiny hole in the bottom. See how long it takes for water to drip though, put some plastic over the top of the vessel to eliminate evaporation loss. With trial and error you might come up with something that will drip slowly enough to keep your plant going without water logging the soil.
Reply:Can you get a neighbor or their kid to come over on the 5th day and water it? You can always return the favor some day... I like the cup/hole idea too... what about a liter soda bottle with cheesecloth rubber-banded over the end? You could bury it upside down a couple inches in the soil and it would slowly disperse the water.
Reply:Is it in a pot?, can you move it to the shade? I'd get some of the polymer (like polysorb) crystals, and make a few pencil holes and pour them in. Water well when you leave and you should be good. I've left my plants in my husbands TLC for a month now......Without polysorb...I'd be going home to a bunch of dead plants.
Reply:I have a large miniature orange tree (hmm...oxymoron :) in a 10 gallon plastic pot and I've left it go about two weeks without water because I'm in college and it sits right by my window and I can't seem to get the energy to water it.