pruning citrus trees after transplanting (forum)

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Reduce growth by 1/3 I've read but, also read not to "prune" but to allow roots to reabsorb nutrients from leaves and branches. In which case, when do you prune back the growth to allow root ball best chance of sustaining the tree in it's new location ?

Time: 13th August 2019 4:31pm

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phil@tyalgum says...
Citrus dont need pruning when newly planted, thats reserved for deciduous fruit like apples, pears and stone fruit. Just keep it moist as theyre about to start active growth. A mature tree if being moved can be cut to the main limb stubs to maximise survival prospects, you can be pretty severe with a chainsaw and it will recover. Sorry about the grammar, I usually put apostrophes in the appropriate spot but this site annoying treats them as inappropriate - "note to moderator"

Time: 20th August 2019 1:57pm

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