non flowering citrus (forum)

Pat starts with ...
Hi there - bought four citrus from you a year or so ago and the first year they blossomed and some fruit - this year NOTHING - no blossom and therefore no fruit- Can you help? They are very healthy with huge green leaves but no fruit. These are in self watering pots.

Time: 14th May 2010 11:44am

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amanda says...
Hi Pat - your trees are still a bit young for much fruit - but - maybe you are overfeeding them with nitrogen also? (= big green leaves and no blossoms)
Give them time to develop a strong framework in order to carry the fruit. Usually the 3rd year is about right.

I removed all of the fruit from my citrus trees for the first 2 yrs and concentrated on pruning. My Key lime is 4yrs old and 1.5m tall - it carried 15kg's of fruit this season - no problems. This is a heavy load for a small tree - but the branches are strong now! :-)

My oranges and mandarins are a year younger (3) - but not anywhere near this level yet. Maybe next year.

You may set your trees back if you force them to carry fruit they are not ready for.



Time: 14th May 2010 7:24pm

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Pat says...
Thanks so much Amanda for your reply - I didn't mention they are dwarf varieties and I did wonder whether no bees were the problem - thanks a lot for taking the time to reply and I will be a bit more patient! Cheeers - Pat

Time: 21st May 2010 3:34pm

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