Fruit Trees – Page 3 – Master Gardener Association of San Diego County

Feed Your Citrus Trees

March 28, 2024Citrus, Fertilization, Fruit Trees, Lemon, Lime, Orange

By Suzanne Mullins The Hotline receives frequent queries regarding Citrus tree leaves. “I fertilize my orange tree but, the leaves are not totally green. What is wrong with my tree? What is up the yellow leaves on my grapefruit tree? Why are the leaves on all my lemon trees patterned with light green and yellow?” […]

Winter is pruning season for a reason

January 24, 2024Citrus, Fruit, Fruit Trees, Pruning, Trees

Winter is when I do most of my fruit tree pruning. Why most and not all? In which part of winter? Let’s get into the details … First, let’s answer this foundational question, “Why do we prune fruit trees?” Because it’s unwise to go out and start cutting branches arbitrarily just because you’ve heard you’re […]