A heavily laden orange tree stands in front of a white classical-style building with columns, its branches thick with fruit above a lawn and flowering shrubs. The sender's note from Pasadena in February 1911 boasts "More oranges than leaves on the tree" and wishes the recipient could enjoy the flowers, a familiar winter message from Southern California's citrus-growing country. Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley were then widely promoted for their orange groves and mild climate.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
2/22/11
Dear Mrs. Merrill.
Wish you were out
here to enjoy all the
beautiful flowers. More
oranges than leaves on
the trees. Hope to have
the pleasure of meeting
both you and Mr. Merrill
sometime in the near future.
Mrs. B. Hilkeheim
Color lithograph; printed caption at top; light crease upper left.
Postmark: PASADENA, CAL. FEB 23 6-AM. 79TH. Divided-back card; no year readable in postmark. Publisher imprint Edw. H. Mitchell, San Francisco. Light wear, slight creasing.
Cite this card
A California Orange Tree, Pasadena, CA, 1911, postcard, c. 1911. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/a-california-orange-tree-pasadena-ca-1911. Accessed November 2, 2026.
