They will fertilize themselves. If there are no bee's present use a small fan to just barley hit the tree with a slight breeze. You can also use a small paint brush or q-tip...

AHHH, I was hoping you had't left Laaz. Had not seen you around in a while.
I think I might use the paint brush method as maybe too much pollen will get stuck in teh Q-Tip fibers???
How do I go about this? I have no clue where to collect pollen from and where to put it when I get it.

You basically just lightly twist it into one flower & do the same to the next & so on... All of my citrus is blooming now. Should have a great year. My variegated Etrog is blooming for the first time as is my variegated Ponderosa lemon. Satsumas, Grapefruit, Lemons, Navels and everything else...

Yours are blooming now? Please post a picture. I've heard folks say that a child's tiny paintbrush is perfect for gently swishing it around each blossom.

Yeah, like I'm an expert...
If anyone picks this ONE orange, I'll kill....

Barb I will try to get some pics this weekend.

Will look forward to seeing them. The fragrance...there's nothing like it (if I recall 😳 )

Laaz,
Thanks for the info, My orange is sort of buried in the back of the GH. Going to try and clear a path to it 😆

That is one superb orange tree...what kind?
The fragrance from that many blossoms must knock you over!

It was tagged as a Navel Orange, not to sure beyond that-- still learning about citrus. Have 3 Orange varieties and 3 Key Limes that were bought off the discount shelves after they were frosted. ( Think I paid $3.00 for that Orange in a 5 gallon Winter before last) Seems to take them a season or two to fully recover. Would be nice to get some fruit this year but I am happy that it seems healthy. Also have about a dozen various seedlings from seeds found in fruit last year 😆

The fragrance is nice......Starting a lot of Brugmansias this year for the same reason.

Fabulous sale prices! That's the best thing...bringing home a neglected, misshapen plant from a corner of a nursery, and giving it a good home. And look how it's responded. I'm convinced that stressing plants (intentionally) really gets them going again after renewed TLC (in which case mine oughta really take off this year, ha ha).

Yrs ago I also got some seedlings growing from store fruit...they were thorny! needless to say, they're gone now.

On another site, someone was ranting and raving about Meyer (lemon? lime? orange?) apparently really hardy. My orange is Calamondin but I'm still learning too. You're way ahead of me! Congrats.

Steve Navels are self fertile. You don't need to do anything for them. Depending on what other varieties you have, you may need another to pollinate. Clementine needs another Mandarin (Satsuma will not work) or Grapefruit for pollination. If you don't have a suitable pollinator you can use GA3 but be careful with it.

Whoa...you folks know a lot!
So I'll have to look for Navels. Thanks
Barb

Forgot all about this post. I will get some pics this weekend.

It is meyer lemon. I have four trees in my yard. My oldest one has now survived it's fourth winter outside. It is full of lemons right now and with the warmertemps we have been having (+17C) the green ones are starting to turn yellow. Very good tasting in my opinion.