Theodore Roosevelt Replanting a Bahai Orange Tree
1903
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In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt helped to replant one of the orange trees that grew from Brazilian seedlings. These trees were the parents of the navel orange industry in California.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering.
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5709996Full Citation: Theodore Roosevelt Replanting a Bahai Orange Tree; 1903; Records of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Record Group 54. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/theodore-roosevelt-replanting-a-bahai-orange-tree, September 17, 2024]