A FRIEND WANTS ME TO TAKE SOME FRUIT TREES THAT CAME WITH HIS TOWN HOME. THEY ARE PLANTED IN THE GROUND IN HIS FENCED PATIO (BUT NEAR THE PACIFIC OCEAN) SO THEY ARE SOMEWHAT SHELTERED. HE SAYS THEY ARE DWARF CITRUS.
HE SENT PHOTOS BUT THINKS ONE IS A GRAPEFRUIT.
1.) CAN ANYONE IDENTIFY THEM FROM THE LEAVES IF I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO POST THE PHOTOS?
2.) ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE GROUND, SHOULD THEY BE PUT IN CONTAINERS?
3.) HOW FAR OUT AROUND THE PERIMETER FROM THE TRUNK MIGHT THEY NEED TO BE DUG UP SO AS TO NOT DAMAGE THE ROOTS WHEN TRANSPLANTING?[date=2020-09-04 [
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THIS IS THE OTHER ONE. HE DID NOT SAY WHICH ONE HAS A TAG, BUT I SEE A PURPLE TAG ON THIS ONE WITH TWO STAKES. (HE TOLD ME THE ONE WITH A TAG IS CALLED A GRAPEFRUIT.
CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT SORT OF FRUIT TREE THE FIRST ONE I POSTED IS? THE SMALLER ONE, WITH THE SKINNY LEAVES AND TRUNK AND THE SINGLE STAKE). ALSO, DO THE LEAVES LOOK “TOO YELLOW” TO YOU FOLKS, AND, IS THAT SNAIL DAMAGE ON THE LEAVES, OR WHAT MAKES THOSE HOLES? ANY TRANSPLANTING ADVICE, ONCE THEY’VE BEEN GROWING IN THE GROUND, WILL THEY LIKE BEING IN A CONTAINER AFTER BEING IN THE GROUND? HE HAS BEEN THERE ONE YEAR ALREADY AND THEY HAVE NOT FRUITED FOR HIM. DO YOU THINK HE JUST DIDN’T FERTILIZE?
THANKS!
ANY ADVICE IS WELCOME!
~ FRUIT GROWER "NEWBIE’
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Welcome aboard! I’m way to far from been an expert but based on what I know it’s really hard to know what variety of citrus are those trees just by looking at the leaves.
For digging out small to medium sized trees I would go about two feet around the perimeter of the tree. I think there is a rule of thumb to go by the thickness of the tree but I can’t remember, maybe others might give their option too. One thing I do know is that to dig out the tree you need to dig away from the tree not towards the tree. Good luck!
Thanks for the tip on digging. I see that where they are planted, there might be a patio edge near one, so I hope I can go two feet out.
If they are small enough even with a foot or foot and half would be ok as long as most of the rootball is intact, if some smaller roots get cut off on the process still ok.
Thank you Ruben. Do you possibly know the answers to some of my other newbie questions about the yellow leaves etc? So far you are my only responder! Also, I’m wondering if the one with a skinny trunk and little leaves might be a Kumquot or something more rare. It seems to have spider webs growing on the branches!
One of the posible reasons that the leaves turn yellow is because overwatering or nutrient deficiency.
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I’d say they need more Nitrogen.bb
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