How to select citrus trees at the nursery
Cal
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Comments (2)my two cents worth.single trunk is very good but not essential.healthy and green with good growth around the top. bottom leaves look healthy=healthy roots.lack of disease and pests.prefer no fruit but if you buy one,remove the fruit asap.Dont grow fruit for at least a year,so the tree can do growth first.look for signs of rootbound=lift pot to see if roots coming out the bottom.Bigger is not necessarily better.A smaller tree can cope with transplantation better.Its better to transplant with active growth but not when growing fruit. leave the tree in its new surroundings for two weeks in its pot,to see how it likes it there,especially if you are keeping it in a pot.Dont be in a rush to transplant.I would go for a smaller,bushy tree or a single trunk taller.Good luck....See Moremy citrus trees came in the mail today how do they look
Comments (43)Okay, I did a little searching. I think this is where you may have bought your rooted cuttings from? http://www.4seasonsnurseries.com/detail.asp?pid=1108 http://www.4seasonsnurseries.com/detail.asp?pid=1115 If so, let's actually explain what you bought. First, the lemon you have is the Improved Meyer lemon. It is not a "dwarf" tree, although its growth habit is compact and bush-like. But, more importantly, the "orange" you bought is not an orange tree. It is actually a Calamondin (Citrus x citrofortunella mitis). A Calamondin is no more like an orange than a Meyer lemon is, with the exception of having an orange-colored peel. Calamondins are also compact in their growth habit, but, they do not taste anything like a sweet orange. They are very sour, and for most folks, cannot be eaten out of hand (unless you can eat a lemon out of hand). Just so you know. Patty S....See MoreCitrus selection in SoCal 90266
Comments (8)Okay, as far as your cholesterol meds go, just tell your doctor you need to switch to Crestor, so you can enjoy grapefruit (and pummelos) again. That is so dumb. I wish doctors would pay better attention to this (I am an RN, Crestor, rosuvastatin, does not interact with furanocouramins). Citrus, and especially grapefruits and pummelos are part of a healthy diet. If you like them, you should be able to eat them. No problem at all eating grapefruits or pummelos if you're on Crestor, that will fix that issue. Jean, I had a Valencia orange in my back yard in Huntington Beach, and it was delicious, so it should do just fine for ptr in Manhattan Beach, especially if she's a bit away from the coast. Huntington Beach is cooler and foggier than Manhattan. Navel oranges may not get enough heat units, but you shouldn't have any issues with a Valencia. As far as mandarins, I would suggest Seedless Kishu. Pixie is also wonderful. Another good option is Clemenules (Nules) mandarin. All really excellent, rich, very sweet, easy to peel, super delicious. Lemons - the best true lemon out there would be a Santa Teresa Feminnello, which can be found at Four Winds Citrus. Pink Lemonade is pretty to look at, but the fruit is pretty worthless. Dry, pithy, not juicy. Pretty tree, poor fruit. A prettier tree is the Improved Meyer lemon, but it is a hybrid, and if you're looking for a true lemon, then this may not be to your liking. I would suggest tasting a Meyer lemon before you buy a tree. I love them, no all lemon lovers do. And, if you change your statin, you can consider a Cocktail pummelo hybrid. All the sweetness of an orange, but tastes like a grapefruit. And, doesn't need heat units to sweeten, like most grapefruits do. Just love them. ptr, are you originally from South Africa by chance? Patty S....See MoreNursery in mid ga that had large selection of edible nut tree?
Comments (21)GGG, Feel free to either email me on the website or call the office, I will be happy to go over your experience and do my best to correct any issues you may have, I am not sure what you initially ordered and why the shipping was an issue, but some items that we carry will be shipped later than others, usually muscadines, blueberries, and blackberries are shipped relatively early and fruit trees and other are usually late Dec/early to mid Jan, depending on how cold the fall was and how quickly stock goes dormant, we do not strip leaves off or do anything to stock prematurely to make it go dormant in order to ship sooner, we find we are putting unwanted stress on the trees. As far as commenting on GWD, I feel it is better to either call or email the customer personally and handle it in house, if the customer chooses to change his or her rating after a negative comment that is that customers choice, but in the past some customers have changed their rating based on our effort to please the customer as best we can. Any customer that has felt slighted or mistreated can call me anytime, and I will make every effort to correct the situation. Thx Greg Ison...See MoreDenise Becker
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