r/Citrus

Just picked this up for free from fb market place, but I am out of my wheelhouse with citrus. Owner said it has not been repotted for 5+ years, did not fertilize it, has flowered but they always drop, never produced fruit. It is obviously worse for wear but how should I bring this back? Or is it too far gone? It was free but would love to salvage if possible. Pics at the end of the soil and fertilizer I picked up for it, lmk if they look okay

Last year it dropped its lemons really early. This year there are lemons that are staying and growing. Northern inland California. In the high 80’s lately.

We are new homeowners in southern spain. This tree came with the property. We wanted a bit more room on the balcony and told the gardeners that we only wanted slight trim 3 times. I have no clue how the ended up taking so much. It's a real shame but the question remains: Will it bear fruit again/ return to any semblance of its former glory?

I have a 2 year old rio red grapefruit in the ground. Root flare is as shown. Is there concern for the girdling root?

I live in Houston Texas zone 9b. We’re about to get some heavy rainfall so I moved my potted Miho Satsuma to my little covered patio. It gets good morning sun, but mostly bright indirect light through the rest of the day. Will it be okay to stay here for the week while it rains? I had it in my backyard that gets full direct sun light until the late evening. I named him Mijo.

I have never grafted anything before but I believe this tree is grown out rootstock that overtook whatever was grafted on it. Before I remove it entirely I am going to attempt to graft it with some citrus budwood that I ordered.

Any advice on my draft of placement for the grafts?

Any orange pros here?

I planted this satsuma about 4 months ago, overall the tree looks pretty healthy. The leaves are bright green, not seeing any yellowing, but they are a little curled up. I don't think the tree is thirsty as the soil around is very wet.

Is this anything I should be worried about?

hey all, thanks for the advice on the last lemon tree. learned what rootstock is and ripped the whole thing out.

trying to replace with orange tree now, and dug a whole a little further away.

Soaked the ground with water to make digging easier (and ran into a nonfunctional pipe that i dont care too much for, so disregard it), and it seemed like the dirt was a little more "clay-like". also need to trim a big dead branch on a nearby olive tree to ensure more sunlight (little shaded in the pic). there is a nearby Japanese plum tree that is very healthy (should be somewhat similar ground, but seemed less "clay-like")

is this still a good place to plant new tree, or find a better spot? would just work better aesthetically and in a layout sense, old lemon tree was just in the middle of a more usable area

any other tips for the initial planting into the ground?

Im a beginner and Got myself a new Satsuma after my first died 3 months after i got it.
It feels like its repeating the same things again this time.

Got him 6 days ago and put him in a new pot 4 days ago. Its loosing mini fruits and some leaves (7 till now) and some more leaves are turning yellow. A lot of the leaves are curling up.

Is still a normal stress reaction after putting it in a new pot and stress of delivery?

In one picture, there is something white, its soft but not moving when i touch it. What is that?

I plan to move the plant in my garden once he's used to the sun a bit more. Right now he gets morning and midday sun.

Also the earth around the roots is still not dry so i didnt water it yet.

Is everything going on alright?

Hi, I'm hoping for advice if it is still worth investing time and energy in my sad Calamansi.

The story behind this: although in a winter tent it caught frost last November but held up pretty well afterwards. Bought a proper heater and had no issues with frost anymore.

Anyway, some damage was already done, pruned it back and waited for spring. Over time the bark split open at some points (first and second picture) but at the same time it has now started new growth beyond those points as well (third picture). It even started forming buds.

Should I prune it back until the point where the bark is still intact, should I only prune the obvious dead parts or is it just a slow death of the whole plant that I'm witnissing and should just end it?

Any advice is appreciated!

Just put this guy in the ground like 3 months ago. Was doing good at first but now the leaves are yellowing and falling off. It’s producing small oranges. I water it like 3 times a week when the soils is dry. Just added fertilizer a week ago to see if it’ll help

Any orange pros here?

I planted this satsuma about 4 months ago, overall the tree looks pretty healthy. The leaves are bright green but they are a little curled up. I don't think the tree is thirsty as the soil around is very wet.

Is this anything I should be worried about?

Looks like we’re getting lots of rain. Not sure whether to put them on the covered porch or not

My 1-2 year old brown select satsuma took a beating during the winter freeze but is coming back better. I thought I had pruned it correctly based on LSU ag recommendations but looking on this sub I think these split branches will be a problem . Should I prune one of the main branches so it doesn’t split the trunk down the road?

Is my Meyer lemon tree a lost cause? If not, what steps can I take to save it? I’m in SF Bay Area if it matters.

—poor tree parent

I pruned my lemon tree and used a new fertilizer Down to Earth Citrus Mix (6-3-3) in March and the few small lemons that were growing fell off, but I have a ton of leave growth. I usually have over a dozen lemons by this time. Did I use the wrong fertilizer? Did I prune at the wrong time?

Pictures are after fertilizer (now) vs in February before fertilizer and pruning. Should I try a different fertilizer now to encourage fruit growth?
Any advice is welcome as I am new to this!

Last harvest of the year from my dwarf Meyer lemon tree.

Almost no flowers yet which is a little concerning (Northern California)…. But there is new growth.

A year ago I put a lemon seed in a ziploc bag to create this beautiful lemon plant and she’s still going strong!