Questions about orange trees' management
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Jim7879751
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One year there is lots of fruit and the next year there is little or none. Are these natural phases or am I watering at the wrong time? Or withholding water at the wrong time? Or what else could I be doing, please?
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Hello! Do you know what kind of orange tree you have? Do you give it a light pruning at the beginning of the year? Is it in the ground? Are any of the leaves yellow? Do you have a fertilizing schedule? I have an orange tree that does this to me sometimes too. It's amazing how much more fruit will come with the right pruning and fertilization schedule.
Bryan's Workshop
on Jun 29, 2016
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Trees take a rest after having a bumper crop. They need time to recharge itself before being able to make another bumper crop. Give it rest and lots of fertilizer. The next year, you will be surprised. Pruning also helps.
Linda Fraser
on Jun 30, 2016
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On the years when you have no crop, did the tree bloom? Was the weather good when it was in bloom or did it rain or snow (I don't know where you live and that can have a bearing on fruit production). Everyone is recommending pruning but citrus need little, if any, pruning...usually only if they are getting too tall or have a lot of dead wood. I'm suspecting it is a fertilizing problem since the tree might be exhausting its energy in the crop and needs to recoup on the off years.
Bonny McDaniel
on Jul 01, 2016
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Citrus usually needs fertilizer, especially after producing a crop...most plants do. Also, before setting fruit, it probably does. Again, most plants will set fruit (or seeds) better if you withhold irrigation at the right time but a lot of other things such as the bee population enter into it. The tree will need irrigation after it sets fruit. Weather conditions like wind or rain will knock off blooms, too. I suggest you Google "raising citrus trees" or a similar title and read some of those articles. Some of it will depend upon the type of orange tree...juice or Navel/eating orange. Good luck.
Bonny McDaniel
on Jul 01, 2016
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