On Saturday, September 7, 2013 4:24:57 PM UTC-7, David Hare-Scott wrote:
Higgs Boson wrote:

Last year my beloved little tree finally bore TWELVE heavenly oranges

- taste out of this world!



This year it has only TWO! Gardener thinks it's one year on, one year

off.

But does he *know?*



Any experience out there? I tried a Web search, but the only thing I

found was that it needs to be pollinated. Thanks a lot!



I guess those two new fruits got pollinated somehow; I didn't notice.

Just found ONE new bloom.



So is it annual or biennial? If annual, what am I doing wrong? I'm

giving it adequate food, water and She is giving it sunshine.



If biennial, why those 2-1/2 volunteers?



This is So. Calif coastal.



Thanks for any enlightenment.



HB



It is neither annual (growing for one year) nor biennial (growing for two

years) but a perennial (growing for many years). It is the case though that

some fruit trees have a cycle where they fruit well in some years and not in

others. AFAIK there is nothing you can do about that other than keep the

tree healthy and growing well.


Thanks. I misspoke. I meant does it FRUIT annually or biennially.

HB



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