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Citrus blossoms come early

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Springtime in Florida — About three weeks ahead of their normal schedule, orange trees are already in bloom. The fragrant blossoms, however, may be vulnerable to frosts and freezes that often come before Florida's hot weather settles in for a prolonged summer.

Cold snap this weekend could spell trouble

By Al Everson
BEACON STAFF WRITER

posted Mar 4, 2013 - 8:11:24am

About three weeks ahead of schedule, orange trees are already in bloom in West Volusia. The fragrant blossoms, however, may be vulnerable to frosts and freezes that often come before

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Florida's hot weather settles in for a prolonged summer. Read what local agricultural experts say about how the early bloom might affect the 2013 citrus crop, in the Feb. 28-March 3 edition of The Beacon. To subscribe to The Beacon online, click here. For a list of newsstand locations, click here. To have the print edition mailed to your home twice a week, send your address via email to circulation@beacononlinenews.com.

— al@beacononlinenews.com

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