Still hanging on

January satsumas

Back in October, I wrote about my off-season satsumas.  The tree did not produce fruit in the spring as it should have, but bloomed in September and set three little oranges in early October.

Not knowing, whether these fruits could actually mature, I have been carefully bringing the tree into the garage any time the temperature approaches freezing.  (The tree itself can withstand temperatures in the mid-twenties.)

October satsumas

Here we are in January, all three little oranges are still firmly attached, and growing.  I still don't know if they will ripen but it sure is fun to see oranges on the satsuma tree during the "dead" of winter.