How well do Standard citrus trees (non-dwarf) do in pots?
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new potted dwarf Bonanza peach tree-looks good, need I do more?
Comments (12)I bought 2 bonanza dwarf peach trees back in 2009. They are planted in the ground and have doubled in size since being planted. Currently they are about 4' - 5' tall. They are healthy, bloom like crazy, and every year for the last 3 years they've been covered with "would be peaches" HOWEVER the fruit NEVER develops into an edible peach. The fruit stays green and gets a bit bigger than a peach seed then JUST STOPS. Why? Is this normal? Granted, I probably shouldn't have bought peach trees at Lowes but I'd never seen a small variety and the tag on these said they wouldn't get larger than 6 feet (which was perfect for my yard). Why are they setting fruit but not producing mature fruit? Here's one of the trees (below). The other one is 8 feet to the right (not pictured). Here's how big the "fruit" is (below). It has been this size for a month with no sign of getting any bigger - just like last year, and the year before that (sigh)....See Morepotted dwarf lemon- not a happy tree! I live in citrus land!
Comments (4)When was the last time you re-potted, and what kind of potting mix do you use? By the way, containerized plants may very well need to be fertilized through the winter, especially in a location where the sun is plentiful. If those are the only elements in your fertilizer product, you may have some deficiencies going on. What name brand is it, so that we can look it up and find a label on line?...See MoreHow to make a dwarf citrus tree?
Comments (5)It also depends on the vigor of the variety being grafted. As a rule of thumb, you can figure that any variety grafted onto 'Flying Dragon' at 18-24" AGL will be about 50% or a little smaller than the same variety growing on its own roots. So a 16' tree will be dwarfed to about 8' and a 30' tree will be dwarfed to about 15'. It will also survive about 8-10 degrees colder temperatures than self-rooted varieties....See MoreDo I need a dwarf tree or can I keep a standard tree small?
Comments (4)Peach rootstocks are not about dwarf or standard. It is more about how well it could tolerate your soil type It is not difficult to train peach low for peach should be pruned to an open center shape. Your need to buy a bare root peach so you can cut a tree trunk to be as low as two feet above ground. Once a tree has branches, train those branches to go out, not up. Your can prune your tree to be 10' tall that way. This is quite late to order bare root fruit trees. Rootstocks such as Lovell, Guardian, Halfotd are good for many soil types....See Moremdcitrus
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