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title: "My Cara Cara orange tree is blooming! Any tips on hand pollinating…"
description: "My Cara Cara orange tree is blooming! Any tips on hand pollinating the flowers?"
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published: "2024-03-07T01:54:15.365775Z"
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# My Cara Cara orange tree is blooming! Any tips on hand pollinating…

_Posted by Hens and chicks on 2024-03-07_

My Cara Cara orange tree is blooming! Any tips on hand pollinating the flowers?

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## 1 comment

### Sarah commented on 2024-03-07

My parents used to have a lime tree a couple decades ago. We live in New England so most of the year isn’t good for citrus trees, so it lived inside. When it would bloom my mom would take a fresh artist paint brush (think smaller than anything you get from a hardware store) and would gently go from flower to flower spreading the pollen “like a bee”. We would have fresh limes all the time because she did that.

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