Indeed.

Sorry about the loss of your Aunt. I think trees are a perfect way to memorialize a loved one. And since the seed makes that connection it's perfect that it sprouted. I wanted to let you know that blood oranges were found by chance. And the mechanism that turns the oranges red inside is cool evenings as the oranges ripen. Incidentally they were first discovered in Italy. I hope your tree flourishes for you!

I have a beautiful blood orange, lemon and grapefruit that I started from seed about five years ago. Hopefully you have the same luck. It’ll be something to remember your aunt by every time you get to enjoy it.

@@dk2614 Thats awesome! Thanks for the little nugget of knowledge. I won't get any fruit on it because I live a tad too far north, but I'll still cherish the tree for as long as I can =]. thanks again!

@@nolesfan8900 I hope so, she was great! I was actually pretty surprised at how well it did the first year, (and so far this winter... knock on wood) I have it inside under a grow light trying to keep it on the cooler side. I thought it was gonna be a delicate/ weak tree, being a citrus tree in the north-east, but so far so good =]. Thanks for the encouragement!

I hope I get it all sorted out and looking good in my lifetime Xin, but if not, I'll get you young guys to take over!!

@@TheBonsaiZone well let’s aim for the former hahaha

Thanks, great information!!!

I wondered this too… I’m afraid to ever try defoliation cuz I’m always confused when you should

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Missed it.

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I use 1/2 perlite and 1/2 turface as a general mix. These ingredients are found locally for me, there are better soil mixes out there, but this is inexpensive and works fine!! Try the "Bonsai Supply" for pre mixed soil, you can order it online from the Home Depot or their website!

Yellow leaves could be a sign of the plant staying too wet. It could also be old leaves. If it's staying too wet too long it might be in a shallow pot the needs one side of the pot that needs to be elevated to allow the water to follow the gradient and drain out. Shallow pots actually drain poorly because there's not enough volume of soil that let's gravity pull the water down. So shallow pots stay too wet too long. It could also be a problem with the type of soil. If it's a heavy soil with too much organic matter the tree likely isn't able to use up all the water because it's not growing much because it's indoors under lights. As much as we'd like there is no substitue for the sun. I hope that gives you a few things to investigate. Best wishes.

The tree may be lacking iron, as citrus tend to like soil on the acidic side of the scale. I add a few drops of iron vitamin supplement to my water once a month (you can add iron chelate) and it seems to bring the darker green colour back to the leaves.