Orange Trees -- Mission San Gabriel the Archangel, San Gabriel CA
N 34° 05.824 W 118° 06.414
11S E 397894 N 3773471
Inside the Mission walls, newly-planted orange trees grow where the old orange grove in the Mission once stood.
Waymark Code: WMQWP0
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2016
Views: 2
A sign posted by the Claretian Fathers shares the history of these Valencia Orange trees at Mission San Gabriel. The sign reads as follows:
"SAN GABRIEL MISSION [Mission cattle brand]
San Gabriel had the first orange trees in California. The Aqua Tibia Sweet orange trees (Valencia variety) now growing in this area of the gardens are descendants from trees that were DNA tested at 140 years old. These trees started their life in 2004 and were planted here in 2006 with the help of Toots Bier of the Citrus Clonal Protection Program at University of California at Riverside."
Group that erected the marker: Claretian Fathers
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
428 S Mission St
San Gabriel, CA
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