What can I do to make my dwarf orange tree produce bigger, sweeter oranges?

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Do you regularly fertilize the tree with a product such as Miracid?  Orange trees need acidic soil and should be fertilized once a month.  They are also very susceptible to temperature.  The idea temperature for oranges to do well is between 70 and 80 degrees year round.

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