Navel orange tree

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  1. 2jml63

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    I got this navel orange tree in mail order, had it in a container two to three years it never got a flower or produced any fruit. I then put it into the ground thinking it would not grow in the container. it has gotten about 8 feet tall and is beautiful, but still no flowers or fruit and this is second to third year in ground. I have another orange tree which has seeded fruit and which has produced for 2 years. I live in around houston tx. and is only 2 to 3 years old. Thank for any help.
     
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    Millet Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    From what nursery did you purchase your Navel Orange? There are nurseries that purposely sell seedling trees,(trees started from seed) which offers varietal advantages in case of a freeze, but take many years to to mature. -Millet
     
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    was either springhill or the other i think gurney, it was 5 to 6 years ago
     
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    Millet Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    From either of those nurseries, the tree is probably a rooted cutting. An 8-foot tall Nael Orange started as a rooted cutting, should be blooming and fruiting. Do you prune the tree? - Millet
     

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