Plus, next to the California poppy, no plant put California natives on the map like fuchsia-flowered gooseberry.
In January, I recognize the blessing of living in Southern California each time I step into my backyard and see a navel orange tree laden with fruit. As winter sets in, imbibing a daily dose of juicy vitamin C packed within a seedless navel orange, is a wonderfully purifying and revitalizing January ritual, as is smelling fragrant roses from bushes that are still in bloom.
Although semi-dwarf orange and other citrus trees are highly rewarding, true dwarfs are something else again. A dwarf orange tree, which is touted for its diminutive stature of only eight feet at maturity, is made possible by a dwarfing variety of hardy orange known as Flying Dragon, used as a rootstock. A dwarf navel orange tree is suitable for container growing, but more as a curiosity than for its yield of oranges, which is minimal.
Flying Dragon, the rootstock utilized in the creation of dwarf citrus trees, has a fascinating personality of its own. Native to northern China and Korea and hardy down to 0 degrees, It is the only deciduous citrus species, but is an enticing garden ornamental in all four seasons. During the spring, the perfumed scent of its flowers is without compare. These flowers are followed by the appearance of golf ball-sized orange fruits covered with down.
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