Arizona citizen., 1875-10-23
THE CITIZEN.
oRAyGE CULTURE.
Timely and Useful Hints from EX-
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subject by Dr. Strintzel' seem 50 con- else and sensible that we give them place. in hopes that some enterprlsing citizen of this Territory may find the advice and information of use. We believe there are parts of Arizona as
 well adapted to orange growing tor
 profit as any ill California, and there is no more comparatively profitable enterprise in which one could engage;
 SELECTION OF SITE, ETC.
 Every county in California possess les bearing orange trees reported as doing well, Itdoes not follow, how ever. that they can 'a grown Profta-
 bly on any and every spot we may choose for an orangery. Favorable conditions must be considered-as shelter from heavy winds and cold currents of air, exemption from hard
 
 freezes. rich, deep, mellow soll' free from stagnant water, and also a plen- tifpl sunplv of water for irrigation during the dry season. Experience and observation must be the guides in selecting these thermal spots. They abound along the foothills of the Sic rra. through the central plans, and the innrmerabla sheltered little val leys of the Coast Range, and around the Bay of San Francisco.
 It willbe well to notice that the lemon. lime, and citron are more sen sitive to frost than the orange, which, when full-grown, will withstand {" lower temperature, several degrees below the freezing point, If any way sheltered afterward from the rays of the sun. Ifnot so shaded the sap ex- bands suddenly in the sun-heat, the bark splits along the branches, and they wither and die. h Italy and Spain young trees are planted along walls and embanknents, furnishing facilities to adjust moveable sheds and screens as economy may suggest--to be moved on the advent of steady warm weather. In California small trees are sufficiently sheltered by placing bushv branches of evergreens around and over taem. Old grain and potato sacks will answer, or the shelter can be more ornamentalas fancy or ample means may dictate. A copious show ering of water at sunrise after a freez- ing night Is extremely beneficial in saving larger trees. should the frost be too severe, aud the foliage be kill ed, it Is best to clt the top down at once to a point apparently sound, and new sprouts will soon renovate the tree and come into bearing. If a bearing tree is thus fTost-killed, the green fruits should be gathered end dipped in water, then placed in tAe shade, and when dry, packed in flat, covered boxes. It will soon ripeu and become quite palatable
 PROTECTION OF ORANGE GROVES.
 Noticing the beneficial effect of windoreaks shelter by evergreens-I have heretofore suggested the plant ing of alternate rows of eucaly plus, on account of their most rapid growth. This was objected to by some, on the ground that the Australian giants would reach 8 stature of several hun lred fe and smother the nurselings. That very tall and upright slender growth would be just the thing, the towering tops condensing moisture, thus cOunteracting sudden atmospheric changes, and affording the most eff eient and economical means at hand to ward of the effects of ice md frost. Some kind of shelter, eith-r from the burning rays of the sun or sudden iu temperature, Is recogniz- sd by every horticulturist as necessary to promote the growth of many vari- cities of trees, especially evergreens. The orange culturist should never omit providing ample means of pro- lection against destructive extremes of temperature, which though possibly occurring only at long intervals of time, are still most serious when they to happen, destroying the labors of many years in a few hours. It ap- pears that during dry Winters there are more intensely cold nights and than during seasons of abun- iant rainfall,
 The orange tree requires copious watering during the dry season. It is a surface feeder The numerous rootlets spread in the ground, forming spongy mass of flores, which exhaust moisture rapidly. The curling up and willing of the leaves denotes a of moisture, which causes also shrinkage of the fruit. Tho large quantities of fruit raised on full grown trees impovensh the soil, neceS- sitahng a liberal supply of well-de-