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Citrus General Discussion / Re: citrus location - will this work?
« on: May 04, 2020, 04:07:51 PM »
It appears that you do not have a "perfect place.
The perfect situation IMHO is on the South side of a building, preferable one that is occupied. In an area that is protected from cold or damaging wind. As to size I have several navals that are only about 10 feet tall. They are grafted on Flying Dragon rootstock. This limits their size. I also pruned so that I have a main trunk, several big horizontal supporting branches and a good dome shaped crown. I prune wayward branches. The trees will set what fruit they can support. I also have support poles to place under heavily fruit laden branches. It iz not a sin to prune when you do it with a purpose and a goal in mind.
The perfect situation IMHO is on the South side of a building, preferable one that is occupied. In an area that is protected from cold or damaging wind. As to size I have several navals that are only about 10 feet tall. They are grafted on Flying Dragon rootstock. This limits their size. I also pruned so that I have a main trunk, several big horizontal supporting branches and a good dome shaped crown. I prune wayward branches. The trees will set what fruit they can support. I also have support poles to place under heavily fruit laden branches. It iz not a sin to prune when you do it with a purpose and a goal in mind.