This is fruit from our dwarf orange tree growing in a planter out back. We have had little green oranges growing since springtime, and now that it’s winter ripening time, they are turning orange. This tree is one of California’s famous winter-ripening variety. Sweet, seedless fruit ripens in ten months.
The tree itself is sensitive to frost, as well as intense heat and drought. It grows best in temperate conditions. Areas such as the coast of Southern California as well as inland valleys are considered ideal for its planting. Trees can be grown from cuttings taken from branches two to four years old. One must bury the cuttings (replete with foliage) deep in the soil.
No matter though – I’d be pointing my li’l .38 j-frame snubnosed revolver at the perp. My hands would cover up the rosewood grips, and only the business part would show.
