Sweet Oranges No More
By Susan
@HazySue (39264)
Gouverneur, New York
August 2, 2017 11:02am CST
A few years ago we had three terrific orange trees in our yard. We would gather the oranges from them and enjoy a wonderful glass of fresh squeezed orange juice each morning. They were so sweet and juicy.
One year we had a terrible frost The temperature went low and many of our plants were killed by it. We were thrilled that our orange trees seemed to make it though this unscathed.
The following spring we anxiously awaited the first bloom of the orange blossoms. They never came. We assumed that they were damaged and needed a rest from producing oranges. Maybe they would produce them next year.
Sure enough the following year the trees were covered in blossoms. We eagerly awaited the first glass of sweet hand squeezed orange juice.
It was awful. It was bitter, it was sour. Unfortunately they did get damaged by the cold two years before.
We ended up having to cut them down. Since then we have tried to grow more but have had absolutely no luck.
We now buy orange juice at a store. I guess we are meant to drink orange juice from a carton.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
2 Aug 17
Oh that's sad. =( I'm sure the fresh oranges were amazing when sweet.
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@kobesbuddy (74594)
• East Tawas, Michigan
2 Aug 17
What a crying shame! That cold weather did all kinds of damage, in the southern states:(
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@kobesbuddy (74594)
• East Tawas, Michigan
2 Aug 17
@HazySue Some orange groves were completely wiped out, by that cold snap:(
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@kingspride (128)
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2 Aug 17
I can feel how much you miss it,what if you try nursing another
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@kingspride (128)
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2 Aug 17
@HazySue okey,meaning you really need to patronize the store to keep your love for orange juice alive
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@celticeagle (159105)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Aug 17
I haven't had a decent orange in years. Same with cantaloupe which I love. We did have a real good one this spring and since they have been awful. Bought two avocadoes and they were like eating plastic. The farmers are picking way too early. I had two oranges and neither were much good.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
2 Aug 17
I don't know about there , but here the oranges are so sour these days..I am not eating anyways
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@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
2 Aug 17
that's sad that your orange trees had to be cut down. I love oranges especially navel ones
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
3 Aug 17
I am sorry to hear this. Where I live, if a tree is damaged, we cut it way back. We do this for 3 times and then let it flower and produce again. This normally does the trick here. We do have orange trees that grows high up in our mountains. I don't think the people who go up there to pick the fruit has ever done anything to the trees.
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
3 Aug 17
@HazySue I can understand why. Here our oranges are imported and they are terrible. We do have some up in the mountains. When they go to pick them, they are so expensive to buy. They sell a bag of 25 for 50 dollars. This is highway robbery and I won't pay that price. I know they have to walk there and carry them down from the mountains on their backs. I just can see why they have to charge so much.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
2 Aug 17
That stinks.. im sure making your own was better
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Aug 17
I wonder why you can't get new trees to grow.
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