Show Park City Orange Growers 1 i Tuesdays Tuesday's Salt Lake Evening Telegram published pictures of Mr and Mrs Than Gibson at their home on Park Pak Avenue beside an orange tree bearing ripe j J I oranges with the following story relating relatIng relating ing to same Five fully rully ripened oranges are grow grow- growing growing ing from a year old tree owned by Mr and Mrs Than Gibson of or 1039 Park Avenue Park City I Although far from Its usual clime the tree has bas lived all Its life in Park City where it has produced matured fruit since 1907 I Careful nursing prompt attention to weather forecasts and changing of the I dirt every four years has hils resulted In the growth of oranges four inches in dia dia- diameter meter In 1900 Judge G. G F F. Berry brought two trees to Utah On his death one was shipped to Oregon and the other five i Inches tall was left in Park City It bloomed first In 1905 and during the next two years oranges developed to the size of a large cherry School children and adults from neighboring towns made annual pilgrim pilgrim- pilgrimages pilgrimages ages to see the trees tree's blossoms buds green and matured fruit Eighteen ripe oranges as well a aS a'S many others In advanced ad stages have been on the tree at one time Flavor of the oranges is as delectable as any shipped from the orange districts Mrs Gibson said Upon the appearance of frost the tree is taken Indoors only to reappear out out- outdoors outdoors outdoors doors when spring arrives At one time the tree was more than four feet high and 38 inches across but souvenir hunt bunt hunters bunters ers have kept It pruned to 34 Inches in I height |