Q.
I have an orange tree I planted nine years ago.
It is about 4 feet high and only produced about 2 oranges a year. Last winter it did have some freeze damage. I
trimmed and fertilized it with iron and nitrogen and watered it once a week
with a hose instead of the drip system. It is looking real good and has about
40 pea sized oranges on it. Should I
cull some of them as I don’t think the tree can handle that many?
A.
Normally citrus fruit is not thinned. I wouldn’t take any off. At nine years of
age it should be able to handle a lot of fruit. If you think the tree is abnormally
small and can’t handle the fruit then remove some but at nine years of age you
should not need to.
I have an orange tree I planted nine years ago.
It is about 4 feet high and only produced about 2 oranges a year. Last winter it did have some freeze damage. I
trimmed and fertilized it with iron and nitrogen and watered it once a week
with a hose instead of the drip system. It is looking real good and has about
40 pea sized oranges on it. Should I
cull some of them as I don’t think the tree can handle that many?
A.
Normally citrus fruit is not thinned. I wouldn’t take any off. At nine years of
age it should be able to handle a lot of fruit. If you think the tree is abnormally
small and can’t handle the fruit then remove some but at nine years of age you
should not need to.