Monday, April 18, 2016

Orange Blossoms


 The orange blossoms do give out an intense and distinguished aroma that will knock your socks off.  Floridians only wear flip flops and now you know why.

It seems that the citrus trees have been in bloom for a long time this year and there have been tons and tons of blossoms attracting large bumble bees.  Hopefully that is an indication of lots of fruit for much later this year.

The strong aroma is easily carried on the wind and when it hits you, there is no escaping.  We don't have an orchard out on the Back Forty but the smell could easily fool you.

 On the way to the garden, we pass two small trees putting us in the middle of essential orange blossoms--uncut.

We have one Parson Brown on the left and on the right is the lovely and sweet Valencia.  The latter gives us juicy oranges in February.

Writing about the orange blossoms reminds me that it is time to fertilize the citrus trees to provide them with nourishment and minerals to give them a boost of energy for their fruit production.  A gardener's work is never done.

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8 comments:

  1. Thanks for the reminder. I need to fertilize mine as well. I have a Washington Navel. It's got the most beautiful blooms and fragrance of any fruit tree I've ever had. It's a young tree, so no fruit yet, but I'm so happy with the flowers that I don't care!
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    1. Thank you for your comment. I so agree with you. It is time to fertilize again. We do it more often and less. Some do it the other way. Have a nice summer!

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  2. Years ago, I spent time in Ojai, CA, where there were so many orange groves. You never forget that smell. Thanks also for your kind words on my bkog.

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    1. Thanks for your comment. It is such a distinct smell.

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  3. I remember the scent of orange blossoms from the one tree we had growing up; a whole grove of them would smell so very nice indeed!

    betty
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    1. Thanks for your comment. Oh, the smell of a grove of oranges would overwhelm you. It is so distinct. I enjoy it.

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  4. Whenever I smell oranges I think of Florida and visiting my grand parents.

    @WeekendsinMaine
    Weekends in Maine

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  5. Thanks for your comment. It sounds like a nice memory. I guess the mud season is over by now. Have a great summer.

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