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What was this large yellow-green fruit I ate in Ethiopia?
This summer I was eating a strange type of fruit in Ethiopia and I'm still curious to know what it actually was.
The taste is similar to citrus fruits (little bit acid like a lemon and bitter like a ...
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Can a citrus tree produce fruit after a freeze?
My citrus tree is in a large pot on the patio where it gets lots of sunlight. Two summers ago, it was filled with blooms, but they all fell off. We had a hard freeze that winter and it looked dead. ...
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what care should I give my lemon and orange tree after 8 months neglect?
In July I moved into a new house with an established lemon tree (about 4-5 m high) and orange tree (3-4 m high). Apart from collecting the last crop we have left them alone.
The previous tenants grew ...
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Are lemon tree roots unusually damaging to nearby concrete?
A colleague told me that in a region where all tree removal required consent he had processed many consents for removing lemon trees and concluded they (and limes) are particularly bad at damaging ...
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Can I plant bulbs (e.g. tulips) under a lemon tree?
I've just been given some tulip bulbs, and pondering where to put them. I have space near a lemon tree that I have just planted.
I have read that lemons have shallow roots, so you shouldn't plant ...
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Why isn't my lemon tree growing?
We planted a lemon tree five and a half years ago. Today it's about the exact same size as ever.
I've tried using citrus fertilizer, but to no avail. We've had dry summers and wet summers, but ...
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Can I graft a Navel or Valencia orange tree onto an established citrus tree?
I have a mystery citrus tree that bears sour and almost inedible small oranges. This tree is about 10 years old. I'd like to cut-off its branches and graft on branches from a Navel or Valencia orange ...
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citrus, curled leaves
Is anyone able to identify this disease / pest? We have this on several citrus of different types including an orange, grapefruit, lime, and a mandarin orange.
My first thought was that it could ...
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Buying citrus trees online in Arizona [duplicate]
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Can you bring citrus trees into quarantined states?
I'm trying to buy a Washington Navel Orange Tree in Arizona. When I search online these are priced between $30 and ...
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Can you bring citrus trees into quarantined states?
According to the USDA here http://saveourcitrus.org/ and in particular this page http://saveourcitrus.org/index.php/grow-citrus-smart it states "If you are thinking about buying a citrus plant, be ...
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Why are these white dots appearing on my citrus and avocado trees and the leaves getting pale?
My Orange and small avocado trees are becomming yellowish and have many dots on them, is this a deficiency of something or something else?
I checked the bottom of the leaves for any sort of plague ...
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Can anyone identify this abnormality that is on my dwarf citrus?
I recently noticed what looks like small beetles on our dwarf citrus tree. Can anyone identify this abnormality?
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Is this something harmful that I should attempt to ...
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Orange tree has pest or blight
A few leaves on my orange tree have this.
What is this?
What can I do about it?
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Are my orange tree's yellowing leaves a sign of underwatering?
I have a mature orange tree in my back yard and I've noticed that the lower leaves at the extremity of have started to to yellow over the last couple of months.
Is this a sign of overwatering? ...
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Trimming back a Meyer Lemon tree
I have a Meyer Lemon tree that I brought inside for the winter and am now ready to bring outside. The problem is that there's no good place inside where it would get 100% sunlight, instead only part ...
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Can I use an NPK compund fertilizer on herbs?
I have some "Low nutrient NPK compound fertilizer" which is sold as Citrus Food left over from a Calamondin tree which has sadly passed away.
Can I use this fertilizer on my herbs? They are basil, ...
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What are some recommendations for a potted orange tree?
My wife and I would like to have a potted orange tree. We live in the San Diego area so the climate for citrus trees is near perfect, but we don't know what kind of tree we should buy. Also, how large ...
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Is my dwarf orange tree too young to bear fruit?
I planted a dwarf orange this winter. It came from the nursery with oranges already on it. They are still green, and one split through the skin so I cut it off. Should I leave the rest on? Or ...
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How late in the spring can I still plant a citrus tree in Phoenix, Arizona?
Due to circumstances beyond my control I will only have the option of planing citrus trees at the beginning of June this year. The temperatures in Phoenix, AZ will average highs above 100 throughout ...
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How do I care for grapefruit seedlings?
I got two tiny grapefruit seedlings for free and I don't know how to care for them. They are in very small pots and all the care they are getting is watering. They are 2" tall. I don't live in the ...
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What insect/disease causes lemons to look like a Cthulhu and how can this be prevented?
Earlier today, pictures of weirdly shaped lemons were shared on reddit. The top comment there says it is a case of citrus bud mites, which actually seems to make sense.
My questions are:
Is this ...
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Is there such a thing as a specifically indoor only orange/citrus tree?
I obtained an orange tree a few months ago and it always seems to have a lot of problems. Curling leaves, yellow leaves and dying leaves. I am not looking for suggestions as to why I have problems ...
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Do I need to correct the pH of my newly re-potted citrus tree?
I tried my hand at making my own soil for my citrus tree re potting. See below for the long story reasoning. I mixed EKO store bought (I live in an apartment) organic compost with coco coir and ...
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How to prune lemon trees
I have a lemon tree that is 8 years old. I didn't water it enough during its first years, and as a result it's only 2 meters (6 feet) high. How and when should I prune my lemon tree to stimulate its ...
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Will my lime tree recover from cold shock?
This is my first attempt to grow something and it hasn't started off well. During the last winter, my Persian lime tree wasn't protected well enough from a cold front. All the leaves fell off, and the ...
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Is my lemon tree dying?
I'm on my 2nd lemon tree. I live in Melbourne, Australia and lemon trees are the norm around here. I suspect my first one died as it outgrew its pot, which was half the size of this one. I'm ...
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What is my citrus deficiency, based on leaf appearance? And how to treat?
In the images of my citrus below, you can see the leaves are paling towards the edges. What is the deficiency and how can I fix it? The soil is clay-dominated with some sand and coloured red, ...
