How To Get Fruits On Oranges Trees

If you want to enjoy fresh and tasty orange fruit then growing orange trees in your garden is the best way. May be you feel crazy if you realize there is no orange on trees after several months or years of your hard work to plant and take care the trees. Not fruiting is one of orange tree fruit problem. So what happen with this tree?

Reason Why Orange Tree Not Fruiting

There are some reasons why the orange tree have no oranges fruit on tree. Even your orange tree has flower but the tree still cannot produce fruit. Below are common reason why orange tree not fruiting:

1.     The flowers are not pollinated and cannot produce fruit. Flowers can be pollinated with insect or wind help which is difficult if the orange tree planted in a protected area such as greenhouse or sunroom.

2.     Improper watering, fertilizing and/or pruning

3.     The tree age is not enough to produce fruit

4.     There is not enough sunlight received by the tree

5.     Cold temperatures can kill the flower buds

How To Get Fruits On OrangeTrees

After you find out the cause of orange tree is not fruiting then you can try below solution to relief the situation:

1.     If the tree have flowers but no fruit, it is possible that the flowers are not pollinated yet. You can try to give the tree a shake. Branches shake will loose the pollen and allow it to fall onto the pistil. You should do shaking regularly over a period of several days.

2.     Take care your orange tree properly.

A.    Watering

-        If there is no rain, you need to water the tree weekly. You may water slowly by hand or use drip irrigation so the soil has enough time to absorb the water.

-        If you use heavy clay as growing media, you need to give water frequently but in smaller quantity since this type of soil does not absorb moisture.

B.    Fertilizing

-        Use fertilizer specially designed for orange trees with balance composition of essential nutrients. Too much nitrogen will prevent the tree from flowering. Keep in mind to read and follow label instruction before you apply the fertilizer.

-        If your tree is in the lawn, you may use mulch to cover the soil over the tree’s root zone so you will not have grass grown in that area.

C.    Pruning

-        Pruning is needed to remove dead and damaged limbs, give the orange tree good shape and good structure. Remove branches from the canopy every 3 or 4 years so you can see spotted sun light under the tree. The light is needed to have good production. Removing part a branch called heading back will encourage new growth of flowers and fruits.

3.  Have you experienced unusual a warm spell followed by a sudden return to cold temperatures or unusual cold temperatures? If yes you need to throw a blanket over the canopy of small tree. This temperature can prevent the flower buds from opening or make the loss of flower buds.

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