Cam sành is Vietnamese for "terracotta orange", although the fruit is more akin to a mandarin or tangerine.

[5][6] In Vietnam, the tree is cultivated in the Mỏ Cày district, Bến Tre province, as well as the northern mountainous areas.

Nowadays, cam sành is planted widely in northeastern Vietnam (particularly Hà Giang, Tuyên Quang, and Yên Bái), as well as in several provinces of the Mekong Delta in the south, including Vĩnh Long, Cần Thơ, and Tiền Giang.

It prefers alluvial soil, and a cool, moist climate, but is widely adaptable,[2] and does well at comparatively high altitudes.

This would be ideal for orange juice production and Cam Sanh produced from the South supplies high demand of people in the North.