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| About the Author Francis F Southport , Gold Coast 5th January 2020 8:03pm #UserID: 21431 Posts: 1 View All Francis F's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Farouk says... Hi Francis, that's odd how did you get this fruit tree, where did you purchase it? The thorns are normal as some/most varieties have thorns on them for citrus trees. Has it had any flowers yet? Could you send a photo of the tree? Particularly the trunk near where the graft union is where the arrow in the photo shows. Have you tried to fertilise the soil? Put some compost & citrus fertiliser (follow the instructions & don't overfeed) + water well.
| About the Author Farouk SOUTH WENTWORTHVILLE,2145,NSW 6th January 2020 4:11pm #UserID: 8110 Posts: 206 View All Farouk's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Manfred says... If it is a seedling it is still in the juvenile phase. Thorniness and vigorous growth are two characteristics of juvenile citrus. If it is a grafted tree, did it die back and regrow from the root? If it is not growing vigorously that is most likely the situation. Have someone who knows citrus look at it and diagnose. | About the Author Manfred Wamboin 6th January 2020 7:09pm #UserID: 9565 Posts: 243 View All Manfred's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie ROLEYSTONE,6111,WA 6th January 2020 7:43pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Francis If you keep your orange tree indoors or in a greenhouse it won't produce fruit if it's not hand pollinated. If there's no or few bees to transfer the pollen the tree won't fruit. If it flowers on a cool weather bees will shy away because of the cool weather. If any of those reasons applies to your orange tree then you will need to hand pollinate it next time it flowers. You can use a small paint brush or cotton balls. Just brush or dab one flower to another as many as you can for a week or 2. Don't be surprised if 80% to 90% of the fruits fall off. It's natural. Some orange trees have the occasional thorns. Again its normal. Happy gardening 😎 | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 6th January 2020 10:04pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jakfruit etiquette says... The thorns indicate a juvenile growth stage. That could be a seedling, it could be a rootstock sucker, it could be a watershoot from a mature orange tree. Even an old tree could send up a thorny non fruiting juvenile shoot, thats how new main branhes are built. Also a graft or bud could produce juvenile growth. If you take buds from a thorny shoot from a mature orange tree, you will propagate a thorny juvenile new tree. More info please Francis. | About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 8th January 2020 8:12am #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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