Early bloom?

[Newbgrower]

Hello  guys,
i just noticed a naval  orange  seedling  that started to make a flower, a week later the second flower appeared. It is one year old, but still in small pot, so it  hasnt growing more  than  15cm.
The  leaves look  like  ichang (long wing, than a  longer,  twice  the size leaf), but  it  is  for  sure  from a naval  orange.

On a  side note, it was under low  water  and  very hot temperatures outside.

Is  this  normal or just rare genetics?  What can  I  expect from this plant?

[Millet]

The normal length of time for a Naval orange to flower is 7 to 10 years from planting the seed.  On rare occasions an early bloom will appear, then followed by a long period of no blooms.   Almost always an early bloom on a seedling will not produce a fruit that last for an extended period.   What is written is the normal, but time will tell with your seedling tree. It will be interesting for this board if you will post from time to time your tree's developments.  Welcome to the forum, we are glad to have you as a member.

[Newbgrower]

Thanks for the information, i will wait until the blooming is over and then start repotting into bigger pot. This might stunt it for 1-2months, but still enough time to trigger growth in summer.

[Americ]

The leaves sound interesting. Are you able to post a picture of them?

[Newbgrower]

[mikkel]

I have one such seedling that began to bear fruit in the 3rd season. Others have never flowered since then.
It is worth experimenting, rapid growth is helpful in any case

[hardyvermont]

On a  side note, it was under low  water  and  very hot temperatures outside.

Is  this  normal or just rare genetics?  What can  I  expect from this plant?

Severe stress will cause citrus to bloom
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/water-stress-was-RGAtG80jRCKhvUBEEU0nqA

[Newbgrower]

thank you for the interesting source.

[Newbgrower]

Is there by chance a good variety, possibly by seed that grows acceptable in Zone  8?
(already have poncirus growing, but  itreally does  grow  slowly).

And are there sellers in europe that ship  such seeds?

[Millet]

Today, water stress to induce flowering is commonly done on a large scale every year on lemons to obtain a large crop. However, the lemon trees are fully grown mature trees.  Weather this is the cause on a small immature seedling is quite another manner.