The Tropical Fruit Forum
Citrus => Cold Hardy Citrus => Topic started by: Florian on October 15, 2018, 02:27:20 PM
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Out of the 60 or so fruits I picked from my little tree about 5 had these injuries. Some were only 'leaking' but one had its seed come out. I have never seen this. Any ideas?
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Probably birds. I have caught birds pecking at my fruits. You can also have fruit split if you get a lot of rain & the tree uptakes water fasted than the fruit can handle.
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Thanks, Laaz. It has not rained much, so I guess birds.
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They seem a little big, but they look like seeds.
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They are seeds...
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So Laaz are you saying the seeds popped out, or were pulled out due to bird damage??
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Yes, once there is a hole in the fruit, the "guts" start to come out. We get oriole birds here every fall & any fruit still on the tree they go after. Once there is a hole in the fruit the seeds & juice will start to come out. It aggravates the hell out of my wife. We didn't know what was causing it until my wife caught them in the act.