I got a Clementine orange (usually seedless) full of big fat plump seeds yesterday! I have about 20 seeds and I'd be happy to send a few to whoever wants them. Free for postage.

Hi Annie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

This Wikipedia article makes it SOUND like you only see the seeds once a Clementine cross-pollinates with something else.

IF that is true, those seeds MIGHT be only half-clementine. But I'm not really sure.

This seems to support the idea that, if a Clementine has seeds, they were cross-pollinated by something other than a Clementine. Maybe that's why no one asked for the seeds.

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/p...
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Self-Incompatible

Clementine flowers can’t pollinate themselves or the flowers of other clementine trees, but they can cross-pollinate with other citrus species. Mandarins, including clementines, are among the few flowering plants that don't need to be pollinated to produce fruit, but they produce a smaller crop if they aren't pollinated. When the flower is pollinated, the ovules inside the ovary grow to become seeds within the fruit. If the flowers aren't pollinated the fruit is seedless.
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That's interesting! I thought it might be fun to see just what DOES come from these seeds. I'm going to start a few to see.

I agree. Probably whatever it crossed with was another valuable, marketable type of orange or at least citrus fruit.

Certain to be interesting, probably good-tasting.

I have a small tree I grew from seed a little over a year ago. I will post back in another couple of years and let you know what's up.

Actually I am training it as a bonsai specimen.

Do bonsai orange trees ever bear fruit?

I assume that one full-size orange would tip a bonsai right over or break the branch, but is it possible that they produce tiny little fruit? I wouldn't think so!

Doubtful on the fruit. The tropical plants enjoy outdoors only from May - early Nov. In the basement now under lights.

If they did fruit, they would be normal size.

Now I know.

A bonsai orange tree covered with oranges the size of peas would be cute, but I guess it would also have to be plastic or the "oranges" glued on.

I guess you would pull any flowers off, if they could occur, rather than let them get bigger than the rest of the plant. Like the tail wagging the dog.

I just started bonsai 3 years ago. Have ~ 30 items - all grown from seed. Doubtful I will ever see fruiting due to growing conditions.

The Clementine is ~ 12 " tall and that will be about its limits. I have another 4 or 5 citrus and many other tropicals - Starfruit, Bauhinia all sorts of things.

Thanks!

Hmm.. Maybe I'll just do the bonsai thing with these seeds!