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Scintilla starts with ... I have a small back garden orchard which is loved by the local cockatoos. The only defence is total exclusion and I have buit a frame and netting over each tree. This is working but I need to keep the size of each tree small enought to stay within the frame which is about 2.5 metres tall. Am I harming the trees in keeping them to this height and if not when is the best time to prune? The trees are mostly citrus which seem to always have either flowers or developing fruit on them. | About the Author Tony Avoca Beach NSW 26th February 2013 3:59pm #UserID: 6930 Posts: 8 View All Tony's Edible Fruit Trees |
MaryT says... Scintilla I don't believe pruning would harm your citrus; I am always pruning mine as they are in pots. Prune after your major harvest. With our crazy weather mine are always flowering and fruiting too (particularly the kumquats) so I tend to do it when I feel like it (but I have been told off for not waiting for the 'right time'). They don't mind, as long as you feed them (greedy guts). | About the Author MaryT Sydney 26th February 2013 4:26pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 26th February 2013 8:45pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT Sydney 27th February 2013 7:43am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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