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Satsuma help

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Posted by sdogwood 9 (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 18, 06 at 20:57

My ten year old tree was loaded with small sweet fruit last year. It was a dry year and the tree like it.

This year the fruit is really large and sparse . They are as big as oranges and very watery. It has rained a lot and I wonder if that is the reason for the funny fruit.

How should the tree be pruned? My husband just lops off the top after the fruit is finished and we never fertilize. Should we?

Any tips? thanks in advance, Dogwood

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Citrus should be planted where it has good drainage. Pruning is usually not needed, except to keep the branches off the ground. A large load of fruit takes a lot out of a tree and therefore should be fertilized to keep it productive. A ten year old Satsuma should produce a lot of fruit. A citrus in the ground is not so picky about the fertilizer as one in a pot. I just use 13-13-13. You may use a little Miracid and a citrus feritlizer with a citrus-balanced makeup (5-1-3 is a number I've heard). Fertizling your Satsumas should give a more consistent crop, year to year.

I don't know why the citrus is large and puffy. That is often a problem on a very young tree or on fruit left on the tree too long. It could be the rain. I just don't know.

  
 

 

 


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