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| Tangelo | 11/19/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: We live in Arizona, just planted a tangelo yesterday, the leaves really look curled and wrinkled ...
A: You didn't give any details on the planting procedure, I will need to know that to address any ...
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| Black scale on orange tree leaves | 11/19/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: My young orange tree has black scales on the under side of the leaves. about half of the leaves on ...
A: Its called "Sooty Mold" it is innocuous but it is indeed unsightly; it is attracted to the ...
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| Navel Orange tree | 11/18/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I have a 4' foot high tree that has plenty of good looking growth but no oranges and nearby I have a ...
A: ....Perfect on the fertilizing, when you prune, prune out the dead wood and shape it, Citrus reacts ...
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| Navel Orange tree | 11/18/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I have a 4' foot high tree that has plenty of good looking growth but no oranges and nearby I have a ...
A: No, Navels are self pollinating albeit very unpredictable! I have one myself that gets (as you would ...
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| Small fruit on Tangelo, Lake Placid, FL | 11/18/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I have been told that my tangelo tree which is 14 years old is producing green fruit and very small. ...
A: ...Hi again:)..we had a great summer here, so thats not the problem, plenty of Sun and Rain, but if ...
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| Small fruit on Tangelo, Lake Placid, FL | 11/17/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I have been told that my tangelo tree which is 14 years old is producing green fruit and very small. ...
A: It could very well be a pollination problem, for Tangelos need cross pollination to produce and ...
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| sour citris tree | 11/15/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: we have a short citrus tree with thorns and wave leaves looks like a hedge bush in size . please ...
A: It could be one of the Lemon/Lime varieties, but it could also be Sour Orange, a variety used as ...
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| Dwarf Navel Orange Tree fungus | 11/10/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: Nick, I have a backyard dwarf Navel orange tree (10yrs) infected with sooty black mold. There are ...
A: you have a severe infestation of Aphids and the Sooty Mold is attracted to the secretions these ...
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| are indoor berries possible?? | 11/9/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: My little pet rat died and we incinerated her, and, as her favourite food were fruits, we want to ...
A: sorry to hear about your loss:(...I would plant "Inpatients" they are a low light flower that is ...
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| no fruit will grow on my 15 foot grapefruit tree | 10/31/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: i planted my tree about 6 years ago i have only had 1 grapefruit to grow and that was last year. ...
A: wait until around late February, when you begin to see new "flush" developing, that is a prelude to ...
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| lemons from my tree in south Mississippi | 10/30/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: my lemon tree has black leaves, the fruit is splitting and some have like thinned skin spots (see ...
A: Your tree is in need of critical care, the black leaves is Sooty Mold, an innocuous fungus that is ...
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| honeybell tree losing all it leaves | 10/17/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: Nick, I live in southwest Florida and I have a honeybell tree that is not fruit baring yet. All of a ...
A: Ok, it is really stunted for its age, sounds like it needs to be cared for with a "Citrus 101' crash ...
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| Banana Trees & Tropical Plants | 10/17/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: Here in Alabama, I have a Banana Tree with green leaves, and several tropical plants that I have in ...
A: I need to know how cold it gets where you are, Alabama is a big state with several climate zones, do ...
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| honeybell tree losing all it leaves | 10/17/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: Nick, I live in southwest Florida and I have a honeybell tree that is not fruit baring yet. All of a ...
A: there is numerous causes for this, what I need you to do is give me a synopsis of the care it has ...
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| orange splitting | 10/15/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: what should you do to stop the splitting of the oranges?
A: Its due to erratic watering, when they get water one day and then nothing for weeks , then 3 days in ...
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| broken lemon tree branch | 10/15/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: In a recent storm in northern California, at large branch on our Meyer lemon broke. It is full of ...
A: if the branch is still attached, even by just the bark and some internal wood, it can be braced back ...
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| Bad Lemon | 10/11/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: Here's the deal... I have a Tangerine and Lemon tree about 20 feet from each other. The Lemons ...
A: this is one of the most common questions I get on Citrus, and its always the same, sour fruit, wrong ...
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| Lemon tree producing bad fruit | 10/9/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: We have had a lemon tree in our backyard for about 4 years. The first few years, it produced really ...
A: The severe weather a few years ago should have no effect on this years crop, and if they are healthy ...
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| Meyer Lemon | 10/8/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: "I have a 9 year old meyer lemon tree; appears healthy but fruit is tainted and completely inedible ...
A: Citrus is grown by grafting a desired variety onto a resilient root stock, most commonly, a variety ...
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| Broken Limb on Satsuma Tree | 10/5/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: A large limb on my Satsuma tree (loaded with Satsumas) has broken. The Satsumas are green, but ...
A: I am afraid not, even though it will ripen and look great, the sugar content will cease to increase, ...
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| CITRUS | 10/4/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: WE HAVE 3 MINIATURE CITRUS TREES LIME-LEMON AND ORANGE WE MOVED THEM INDOORS 2 WEEKS AGO, THEY ...
A: Its normal for this to happen because of the change of location, either indoors to out or reverse; ...
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| Citrus Trees | 9/30/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I have 3 small meyer lemon trees in containors that I just bought a couple months ago. I live in ...
A: They can handle a frost, but a freeze would do them in, so before a freeze is expected, in the mean ...
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| Navel oranges | 9/30/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: Our tree finally produced a crop of oranges for the first time. Problem is, they are turning brown ...
A: if the brown is on the skin , it could be rust mite, but without seeing it I can't be certain, if it ...
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| Orange trees | 9/29/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I have two orange trees and a "clementina", (a pip-less tangerine whose English name I don't know), ...
A: You have a serious infestation of Aphids on the leaves that need to be treated with a Horticultural ...
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| Suriname Cherry | 9/28/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I had planted a Suriname Cherry bush and got a flowering and fruiting the first year, but not since. ...
A: ...Ok, when they say "salt intolerant" they are meaning that it can't be planted near or along the ...
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| Sour Oranges again ! | 9/27/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: Hey Nick ! My Navel orange tree ( Fremont, California) used to give very sweet oranges earlier, but ...
A: The most common reason for this Arch, is that the rootstock took over, and most rootstock is a ...
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| Suriname Cherry | 9/27/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I had planted a Suriname Cherry bush and got a flowering and fruiting the first year, but not since. ...
A: it is one of the most forgiving of fruit trees, so I am really at a loss to why it wouldn't even ...
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| Bearss Lime | 9/26/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I live in Hawaii and I have Bearss Lime tree which is about 2-3 years old. It gets plenty of sun, ...
A: Hey Rich, there are numerous reason for this phenomenon, but the main ones are lack of pollinating ...
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| orange tree lack of fruit | 9/25/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I have a dwarf orange tree. It's second year I had almost a dozen small rather tart oranges. The ...
A: The rule of thumb for properly raising a new Citrus tree, that is , one that is just developing, is ...
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| papaya tree | 9/23/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: roughly, when can I anticipate my papaya trees to flower? I don't know if they are male or female. ...
A: Once the Papaya plant attains about a 3-5 foot height it will begin to flower, and if the flower ...
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| Navel Orange Tree | 9/22/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: ..I have a very healthy looking Navel Orange Tree (about 5 years old, 7' tall)planted in the SW ...
A: Edward, I too have a Navel Orange, and I did not have one fruit this year! I had plenty of blooms, ...
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| apricot tree? | 9/20/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: We live in Port Clinton, Ohio and moved to this house 3 yrs ago. We were told this was an apricot ...
A: It indeed sounds like a Peach, and the tiny worms are probably Carribean Fruit Fly larvae; The only ...
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| Dwarf Naval Orange | 9/16/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I recently received a dwarf naval orange and put it in a pot with citrus potting mix because it is ...
A: if the leaves are falling off without losing their color, then it from shock; either the additives ...
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| Tangerine tree losing fruit | 9/13/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: Why does the fruit on my young tangerine tree (this is the first year that it has produced ...
A: Splitting citrus is usually a result of the tree receiving too much water and then not enough, ...
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| Navel Orange trees | 9/13/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I have both a full size and dwarf navel orange tree that are both 20+ years old. I live in Jamul, ...
A: I am going to have to stick with my assumption that it just isn't getting the proper nutrients, ...
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| Navel Orange trees | 9/12/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I have both a full size and dwarf navel orange tree that are both 20+ years old. I live in Jamul, ...
A: .....Gail, is there anything growing adjacent to the Navels? it seems that something is siphoning ...
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| Navel Orange trees | 9/12/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I have both a full size and dwarf navel orange tree that are both 20+ years old. I live in Jamul, ...
A: that could be an indication of the Rootstock sending out growth and depleteing nutrients from the ...
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| Sapodilla tree | 9/8/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: I have had sapodilla tree for about 10 years bought fron a nursery in South Florida. It is about 20 ...
A: The only other thing could be that the other tree is not in flower at the same time as yours, ...
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| Orange Tree Fruit Splitting | 9/6/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: My orange tree has oranges that are still green but some are splitting, why? Last year, I had to ...
A: that is usually caused by erratic watering, if a Citrus gets watered sparingly for awhile and then ...
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| Kumquat transplanting | 9/4/2009 | Nick McCann |
Q: My neighbor is giving me a 3' tall kumquat tree it has fruit on it now. When would it be a safe ...
A: It is never wise to transplant a tree when it is laden with fruit, this is usually a recipe for ...
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