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Oranges to urban sprawl ends Tustin spring scent
A look at Old Town Tustin reveals jacaranda blooms and flowering beds but the orange blossom perfume fades with citrus groves replaced by development. The area’s citrus era lasted about 75 years, waning in the 1950s amid growth and disease, as population rose from 900 at incorporation to over 50,000 by 1990.
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