can you grow an orange from seed of fruit?

Question

i have several oranges &would like to try my luck at growing a tree,does anyone have any pointers to give?are they hard to grow?any info will help

Answer 1

What he doesn't say is whether the tree will grow true--most from nursery are hybrids--or whether he and friends have obtained fruit from their seedlings.

The fun is trying it and finding out what happens!

"The easiest seeds to propagate are those of the citrus family. You can get an orange, lime, lemon, kumquat or grapefruit seed to germinate in 2 weeks or less. You can also keep the plant trimmed in a miniature state. I and many of my friends have kept "dwarf" orange and lime trees indoors. I once had a friend who had a 5 foot tall lemon tree in his kitchen for over 10 years. I had an avocado tree for about 5 years. Just fill a pot with moist potting soil. Press the clean and dried seeds into the soil and cover. Keep the soil moist but not soggy and warm (about 70-75 degrees F). Germination will occur in about 2 weeks. Once germinated the seedling requires lots of light so get it to a sunny windowsill and feed it with a balanced fertilizer (12-12-12) about once every 10-14 days. Once the seedling is 5 or 6 inches tall, put it in a bigger pot and keep it outside until the temps get down to 50. You'll need to bring it inside then."

Answer 2

Growing Oranges From Seed

Answer 3

The production of citrus in this marginal hard-freeze areas should be accomplished by planting in a sunny, southern exposure area which can be protected during severe cold or plant in a container which can be moved to a protected area. The main reasons that seed are not used is because the length of citrus seedling juvenility (non-productiveness) can be 7 years or longer. Also, oranges, grapefruit and limes are not cold hardy enough to have a chance of surviving unless protected from below 25 degrees F.. If you want citrus, you should wait until March and purchase a satsuma (mandarin). However, if you insist on planting an orange seed, you should know that citrus seed have the unusual characteristic of producing nucellar seedlings which are vegetative (identical to the mother-tree) rather than genetic in origin. From each seed planted, three sprouts can emerge. Two will be fast growing sprouts which are vegetative in nature and will produce a tree exactly like the one from which the fruit was obtained. The center, weak sprout, if it emerges, is the genetic or different-than-its-parent growth which should be removed.

Answer 4

They arent hard to grow just hard to get growing. It actually can take 1.5 to 2 years to prduce edible fruit. My best advice would be to buy an orange tree that someone else has grown from a seed, but only 6 months old or so, That way, you wont have to worry if the seed is doing okay. :) Plus, the oranges you buy from the store come from Florida or Cali, so the seeds you get from the fruit have adapted to that part of the country. An itty bitty plant grown where youre at should leave you worry-free. :)

Answer 5

Yep, they'll grow. Plunk em in dirt, sunny south window, water, wait. Citrus take several years to mature and bear fruit. Mom grows all sorts of fruit from seeds. Have fun!

Answer 6

Where do you live? Oranges grow best in Florida. Buy special soil and plan in a place that never goes below sixty degrees and has lots of room for roots.

Answer 7

Let the seed dry out good, put into a pot with soil, keep moist. Good luck.

Answer 8

plant it in the ground