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Millet
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Joined: 13 Nov 2005
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Posted: Sat 17 Feb, 2007 1:25 am

I planted a Temple Orange seed on March 3, 2005, and transplanted the plant on September 10, 2005. The tree is now 4-feet tall. This week the tree has produced it first blooms, only 23 months from seeding. I am most eager to evaluate the fruit, because Temple Orange does not come true from seed. The chances are that the fruit will be inferior, however, many of the main line citrus varieties presently cultivated commercially were started as chance seedlings. - Millet
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gardner_dragon
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Location: NE Arkansas

Posted: Sat 17 Feb, 2007 2:04 am

Wow, that was fast. Could you explain how you got an orange seedling to flower in so short a time. I was under the impression that all sweet oranges took around 7 years to flower. I have several temples started from the seed of just 1 orange. These were possibly the seediest oranges I have ever eaten. The one orange had 32 seeds.
Andi
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Millet
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Posted: Sat 17 Feb, 2007 3:19 am

Gardner Dragon, while the tree is commonly called "Temple Orange" it is in fact not an orange at all, but a Tangor. Tangors, as I'm sure you already know, are a cross between a Tangerine (Mandarin) and a Sweet Orange, therefore the time from germination to bloom is somewhat shorter than sweet oranges. Second, my "Temple Orange" was grown in a warm greenhouse, where the night temperature throughout the winter is maintained at minimum to 60F. In "reality" this tree is growing under somewhat tropical conditions, therefore receives 12 months of growth per year, instead of the normal six months, which cuts the time of maturity in half. - Millet
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Cactusrequiem
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Posted: Sat 17 Feb, 2007 4:56 pm

Ok, Now I am excited!
I planted a bunch of Temple Orange seeds about 3 weeks ago and I have three seedlings up, (so far). I have the greenhouse thing going to, so maybe I too will have fast flowering trees! Woo-hoo! Laughing
Darren
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