Can somebody please help me? I've grown an orange tree and an apple tree from seed. They are both about 2 inches tall and have stopped growing for the last 4 weeks. Is this normal?
As long as they do not look unhealthy, I would not worry. They may be focusing their energy towards their root system. Continue to give them water, light and an occasional weak fertilizer and they should be fine.
I'm thinking of getting a dwarf orange tree. I live in the Salt Lake City area, so I will need to bring it indoors in winter, and keep it out of some of the sun in summer. How big a container should I buy?
The container should be large enough to accommodate the tree. Therefore, the mature size of the tree should be considered in order to choose a container with adequate space to accommodate both the growing tree and its roots. Containers should also be as wide as they are high in order to provide the best possible insulation to the roots. Drainage is another important factor when choosing a container. Always check the bottoms of containers to ensure that there are ample drainage holes for excess water.
We have a wide range of trees, orange, tangerine, avocado, guava, etc. , all a minimum of 18 years old in the San Diego foothills. I would have to move the sprinkler three times per tree to get an even watering, so I ran PCV pipe up the center of each tree with a sprinkler on top and now I can water two trees at the same time with the water circling the entire tree (just like rain). HERE'S MY QUESTION: my neighbor says it's not good for the trees to water them in this manner because the roots will stay on the surface and the tree will fall over in high winds. As old as these trees are that just doesn't sound right to me. What's your opinion?
If they were very young trees, he might be right but not at the age of your trees. With adequate rainfall, the trees would start putting out deeper routes. The best thing is to try and water for longer periods of time less often. The experts say about one inch per week. Place cans at different places and when the water measures about one inch in the bottam you should be good to go.
I have three citrus trees in a row. From left to right they are a lime, an orange and a lemon. The orange and lemon have a lot of yellow leaves and the orange tree is losing a lot of leaves in general. All trees have good fruit. The lime tree is is great shape. They all recieve the same amount of water and are pretty level to each other as to ground slope. Any suggestions to make the lemon and orange trees improve their health would be appreciated.
It may be they are lacking nutrients. I would fertilize them as they are heavy feeders, especially if they are fruiting. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/fertilizing-citrus-trees-best-practices-for-citrus-fertilizing.htm
I live in south Ga. and have an orange tree that is approximately 8 yrs. old and has never been trimmed or pruned. It is getting quite large, 20 ft tall and 15 ft in diameter. My question is, at what stage of growth or time of the year should I trim this tree?
Pruning the orange tree for shape is not necessary. However, you should remove any branches that are a foot or less from the ground. In addition, remove damaged or dying branches once they are noticed.
Is it too late to fix? My orange tree used to produce tons of navels but haven't done anything to it in 2 yrs. It has a couple oranges on it, and dead branches all over. Can I prune it or cut it back now? I'm on the east coast in Florida, near Daytona. Isn't September the right time to cut all the dead branches off?
Pruning the orange tree for shape is not necessary. However, you should remove any branches that are a foot or less from the ground. In addition, remove damaged or dying branches once they are noticed. So yes, you can do this now.
The leaves on the orange and lemon trees are drying and curling with something eating the leaves, whilst leaving a trail (brown in color) on the leaf. Can you please help?
Leafminer is a very common citrus insect problem, causing the leaves to distort and curl. It is easily identified - edges curled and a pale green track or whitish lines running over the surface of the leaf. When the leaf miner is your problem, cut off the affected areas. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/leaf-miner-control.htm