Kerry, great and important info for pruning citrus. So many don't know that the citrus fruiting stock is actually grafted and what grows below the graft will never amount to anything and be detrimental to the tree's growth. Thanks for sharing with us! I have 3 FWG citrus trees on their way to Illinois this Monday!!! Can't wait! Al W.
Super helpful thank you! I got a dwarf eureka lemon tree and I noticed a thorny branch on it and saw it was growing from below the graft. I was hoping I could leave it because I thought it was kind of cool but apparently they take over your tree/cause undesirable fruit to grow so I’lol be snipping it off. Thank you!
I love this song..the earth like a farm and we are farmers of the earth..don't plant hate if you want harvest love love each other if even we are not agree with together
I have a bunch of 9 month old Improved Meyer Lemon trees from cuttings, so obviously there are no graft lines. A few branches have recently sprouted from the base near the soil. I assume these are suckers and need to go? Thanks
Ok so I have a 7 foot tall grapefruit tree - so the "water sprouts" or "mutated sports" must have grown after our heavy monsoon rains earlier this year. These growths have tiny thorns also, right? So to confirm, the best thing to do is to cut these back? And it seems you said that you cut the MS back so that it could branch out. What I am not liking is the grapefruit tree with fruit-bearing branches (no thorns) and then section with mutated sports. Would this change the fruit-bearing nature of the tree if left unchecked over a period of time?
Would you mind sharing your recipe for getting my white grapefruit indoor potted to bloom. I’m under lite in the gwn. From seed n no grafting. 2’. Thanx
Hi Kerry, thank you for the videos. Can you talk about how to grow juicy limes? My lime tree is finally fruiting, but the limes are not juicy:(. thank you,
Hi Blanca, For quickest response please email me directly at kerry@fourwindsgrowers.com Limes or any citrus left on the tree past the harvest period will become dry and inedible since the tree will suck the nutrients and moisture back out of unpicked fruit - to recycle them back to the tree. Make sure you pick during the fall when they are at their peak, then they should be juicy and flavorful. Also be sure to pick off all fruit at the end of each season so you make space for new flowers and fruits - and eliminate any confusion about what is ripe and what is past it's prime. Hope this helps. Kerry
One of my lemon trees had one of these sprout and I thought oh wow its doing so well but 2- 3 weeks later it had leaf loss and I wondered why ,its now dying 2 weeks after this before I knew what it was, I just cut it off today after I found out but it may be too late. I still have a green stalk but no leaves at all, I cut off the top of the stalk too cause it was turning brown at the tip, hope it gets healthy now and gets new leaves. does anyone know if its too late !!
Hi ,pleasant good morning mam,how many times is advisable to prune citrus trees,citrus trees planted from seeds how many years before pruning,hoping for your advice,thanks.
Hi, I have a question on my Meyer lemon tree. I've had it for about 2-3 years. All it seems to do is grow straight up with no blooms or fruit. Can you give me any advice? Will send pics if needed.
I have a Satsuma tree that almost died when I was out of town because no one watered it. It has grown now but the new growth has thorns ans triangular shaped new growth. It is all 3 feed above the tree. Can you tell me why the plant has changed so much and I no longer get fruit. Also, I have a healthy tangerine tree that is sprouting triangular shaped limbs.
I have a miniature orange tree that has thorns on the whole plant, It was grown from a seed , the orange that I took it from was real sour, from what I have seen on these post is that if they have thorns then they are root stock, I guess I am confused as to why my whole plant has thorns on it. can you explain?
jhbuild if I remember correctly, growing from seed means you can’t guarantee the quality of the fruit because it couldve been pollinated from any other fruit tree of the same type
All the citrus seen here are hybrids and grafted. A real orange tree will have the spikes -these trees are illegal in citrus growing areas since they do not want them cross-pollenating with other commercial citrus. Also seed citrus will only produce oranges every few years. Buy one good orange tree and "air graft" branches. -Also branches can just be cut with root hormone added. =Really no reason to grow citrus from seed when you only need 1 good plant.
But the Suckers..... can be used for plantations understand. Airlayering is the best method for making the Root Stocks & then graft them from a good variety oranges, limes, lemons or whatever you want the all lime family. OK.... *
Kerry, great and important info for pruning citrus. So many don't know that the citrus fruiting stock is actually grafted and what grows below the graft will never amount to anything and be detrimental to the tree's growth. Thanks for sharing with us! I have 3 FWG citrus trees on their way to Illinois this Monday!!! Can't wait! Al W.
Best video on YT for pruning Citrus! Short, concise, descriptive and to-the-point. Thank you!
What a lovely intro song!
Thank you for rhe info, I had a HUGE sucker on my Buddah Hand lemon tree.
Very helpful! Thank you for posting this kind of very practical info. It is much appreciated!
Super helpful thank you! I got a dwarf eureka lemon tree and I noticed a thorny branch on it and saw it was growing from below the graft. I was hoping I could leave it because I thought it was kind of cool but apparently they take over your tree/cause undesirable fruit to grow so I’lol be snipping it off. Thank you!
Inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for sharing your information
I love this song..the earth like a farm and we are farmers of the earth..don't plant hate if you want harvest love
love each other if even we are not agree with together
Would love to come visit your orchards sometime!!
YES!!! This was the video I was looking for! I think it's time to prune the "sucker" on my Myer's! ;-)
Cheers! 🍋💚💛💙
yes I've met many suckers in my life time but the law said i couldn't take em out!!
Raff Sr
😂 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Who's gona tell..lol
That's a good one, you almost got me there and for a moment I felt like a sucker.😁😄
Good one
Very helpful and informative! Thanks a bunch!
Very useful, thank you!
I saw often suckers bearing a lot of healthy good size fruits, specially orange tree
Thank you!
I have a bunch of 9 month old Improved Meyer Lemon trees from cuttings, so obviously there are no graft lines. A few branches have recently sprouted from the base near the soil. I assume these are suckers and need to go? Thanks
Marry Lemon 🍋 🍋
Nice Video and good Song 🎵
How to identify suckers in a CALAMANSI TRHEE?
Thanks
Happy New Year.
Toronto Canada 🇨🇦
Just acquired a thorny lemon tree and didn't know what to do with the thorny sucker branches , now we do. Thanks a lot.
jesse biostwic
I need help trying to decide whether my apple plant has suckers or watersprouts!
Best intro song👏👏👏👏
Ok so I have a 7 foot tall grapefruit tree - so the "water sprouts" or "mutated sports" must have grown after our heavy monsoon rains earlier this year. These growths have tiny thorns also, right? So to confirm, the best thing to do is to cut these back? And it seems you said that you cut the MS back so that it could branch out.
What I am not liking is the grapefruit tree with fruit-bearing branches (no thorns) and then section with mutated sports. Would this change the fruit-bearing nature of the tree if left unchecked over a period of time?
Would you mind sharing your recipe for getting my white grapefruit indoor potted to bloom. I’m under lite in the gwn. From seed n no grafting. 2’. Thanx
What did you do with the ones you cut off
2:37 😂 😂 😂
Hi Kerry, thank you for the videos. Can you talk about how to grow juicy limes? My lime tree is finally fruiting, but the limes are not juicy:(. thank you,
Hi Blanca,
For quickest response please email me directly at kerry@fourwindsgrowers.com Limes or any citrus left on the tree past the harvest period will become dry and inedible since the tree will suck the nutrients and moisture back out of unpicked fruit - to recycle them back to the tree. Make sure you pick during the fall when they are at their peak, then they should be juicy and flavorful. Also be sure to pick off all fruit at the end of each season so you make space for new flowers and fruits - and eliminate any confusion about what is ripe and what is past it's prime. Hope this helps. Kerry
One of my lemon trees had one of these sprout and I thought oh wow its doing so well but 2- 3 weeks later it had leaf loss and I wondered why ,its now dying 2 weeks after this before I knew what it was, I just cut it off today after I found out but it may be too late. I still have a green stalk but no leaves at all, I cut off the top of the stalk too cause it was turning brown at the tip, hope it gets healthy now and gets new leaves. does anyone know if its too late !!
My lemon saplings are growing on one stem. They are 2 ft tall. No branching. How to I get branches?
Where did you buy your cutter? your tool has pointed nose, it is perfect to trim. Please send me link of where to buy them. Thank you very, very much.
Are orange done same. Can you please make a video on orange tree
Hi ,pleasant good morning mam,how many times is advisable to prune citrus trees,citrus trees planted from seeds how many years before pruning,hoping for your advice,thanks.
Hi, I have a question on my Meyer lemon tree. I've had it for about 2-3 years. All it seems to do is grow straight up with no blooms or fruit. Can you give me any advice? Will send pics if needed.
kimberley dyson cut the top bud let it branch out
That Randy Newman intro is choice!
Can you grow fruit on the water suckers? Thanks great video!
Did u find answer ur question as would like know same thing
Not really l!🙏
I have thorns on all of my branches of my lemon tree is that common
super
I cannot see a clear graft line on my young lemon tree...is there any other way to tell where it is ? :(
you always graft on poncirus lemon?
How early should you start pruning? My lemon plant from seed is only 4 inches tall but looks like it has sucker branches.....? HELP!!
PSALM 119:105 anything from seed doesn’t have a sucker
2:37 lol hope you're ok
I have a Satsuma tree that almost died when I was out of town because no one watered it. It has grown now but the new growth has thorns ans triangular shaped new growth. It is all 3 feed above the tree. Can you tell me why the plant has changed so much and I no longer get fruit. Also, I have a healthy tangerine tree that is sprouting triangular shaped limbs.
Lisa Berger growth from rootstock is it above the graft union or below
How about if the sucker is in between zion will i take it off?
Can I plant the suckers?
I have a miniature orange tree that has thorns on the whole plant, It was grown from a seed , the orange that I took it from was real sour, from what I have seen on these post is that if they have thorns then they are root stock, I guess I am confused as to why my whole plant has thorns on it. can you explain?
james davis - On lemon (and probably other) trees, the thorns are normal!
If it was real sour maybe it’s a Seville.
My Meyer Lemon tree is ALL suckers. Top and bottom. What should I do.
cut them off
If I grow citrus from seed will it produce fruit? Will it have a substandard root stock?
jhbuild if I remember correctly, growing from seed means you can’t guarantee the quality of the fruit because it couldve been pollinated from any other fruit tree of the same type
All the citrus seen here are hybrids and grafted. A real orange tree will have the spikes -these trees are illegal in citrus growing areas since they do not want them cross-pollenating with other commercial citrus. Also seed citrus will only produce oranges every few years. Buy one good orange tree and "air graft" branches. -Also branches can just be cut with root hormone added. =Really no reason to grow citrus from seed when you only need 1 good plant.
But the Suckers..... can be used for plantations understand. Airlayering is the best method for making the Root Stocks & then graft them from a good variety oranges, limes, lemons or whatever you want the all lime family. OK.... *
whats a graft line?
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Suckered!?!? there are many in my job😆
I wonder my lemon tree has no thorns
Water sprouts become fruiting shoots
"like so *ow* "
I didn't understand please tell more details
? ? ? now I know.
She's cute
2:35
That opening section makes no sense...... below the 45 degree line.?....... waving the shears vaguely..... sorry that doesn’t help. 🤷🏽♂️
Lol that song is too much
Sorry but poorly presented.