Need help determining health of citrus and fruit trees
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Comments (5)Tracy, thanks for the info, it does somewhat resemble it but I think "Fit" might be a name brand rather than a variety name. But I sure could be wrong. Johnmerr, I looked up "Thomson" and it does seem to describe it, plus it's an older variety too; I think that may be it. Thanks to both for helping me, : ) !...See MoreImidacloprid Usage in citrus trees holding fruit
Comments (62)Word to the wise, if you care about your kids, the future of the planet, your fellow human, you will sacrifice a portion of your harvest or the beauty of your trees and not the pollenating insect responsible for providing 1/3 of all food eaten on this planet. We can not afford to loose that much food with the amount of people starving already. That's what real Christians would do. That's what people who truely care about the planet would do. Help stop the massive die off of the single most important insect humans have ever had a relationship with. No other insect has given us as much and no other insect could take its place. And we are not even talking about honey, just pollenation. I hope others realize that as much as global warming is talked about this threat is significantly more harmful, significantly more pressing, and significantly easier to fix immediately....See MoreNeed Citrus Tree Help
Comments (8)Regine, Where do you live exactly? Is it near the coast? Reason I ask is trees will sometimes look like that from salt exposure from either the mist or from salt in the irrigation water. You can also get that mottled color from too much chemical (salt) fertilizer. Sometimes people give too much fertilizer the tree gets yellow from that so they give even more fertilizer thinking it is still a nitrogen deficiency....See MoreCitrus/Orange Tree in Container---Health Concerns
Comments (5)We do need photos, so we can better advise you. First off, if this is a seedling, there is no graft - it would have been grown from a seed. So, it's either a grafted tree or a seedling tree, can't be both :-) And, you wouldn't need to cut anything off unless you are seeing sprouts coming from below the graft line, indicating you're having rootstock growth. If this tree is grafted (most likely, if it came from Lowe's, oranges would rarely be a seedling tree or even a rooted cutting), the rootstock most likely would be some sort of trifoliate, so very easy to identify any rootstock growth, as the leaves would be in a set of 3 leaves, instead of single leaves. Lastly, you have some sort of sucking insect infestation, if you're seeing "goo on the leaves and branches. Most likely either spider mites or scale, so treat accordingly, and many, many times, as both are rather difficult to eradicate. As far as branches that have split, please provide close up photos, as that is rather disconcerting. Not sure why branches would be splitting. Patty S....See MoreDave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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