Dwarf Trees
The quaint dwarf trees as produced in China and Japan are a never-failing source of interest and are really simple to grow. All that is needed is an orange and an infinite amount of patience. .With these, there is no reason why you should not produce as good a gnarled dwarf tree as ever came out of Japan. A hole is cut in the top of the orange, through which the pulp is extracted, then the empty skin is filled with coconut fibre to which has been added a little soil and charcoal. In the centre of this mixture an acorn, seed, pip or kernel is placed. The orange skin, thus filled, is placed in a window or frame inside van old flower pot and moistened occasionally. In due course the acorn or whatever seed has been sown will germinate, the stem appearing through the hole in the top, while the roots will force their way through the orange peel, roots should be cut off flush with the peel. The process will need to be continued for about two years, by which time you will have a dwarf ornamental, tree four or five inches in height. When the roots are cut for the last time the orange peel can be varnished to make it permanent.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23145, 17 September 1938, Page 10 (Supplement)
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