My orange tree has a bunch of oranges that are open and split. Should I pick them all to let it "start over"? Any other advise to help ensure some good fruit this year?
2006-11-03 03:43:41 · 6 answers · asked by AB 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Sounds like the tree was over watered. Salvage what you can. Bet they're juicy.
2006-11-03 06:08:28 · answer #1 · answered by Papa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely you should remove the oranges that are splitting open, and get them off the tree. This will not only give more energy to the fruit which is still growing, but will help prevent disease and predators from attacking your tree. As to the cause of the splitting, it's usually due to an excessive amount of water intake. Do you irrigate your trees, or is it raining alot, perhaps? The ants will be after the sugar before long if you don't remove the split fruits.
Try this pdf doc for more info: http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/8038.pdf#search='orange%20tree%20fruit%20splitting'
2006-11-03 04:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by bec_ker6 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean precisely? Are they splitting mutually as nonetheless on the tree? if this is so, the main evident reason is erratic watering. If the circulate dry for an prolonged era and then get to plenty water they're going to cut back and enhance. subsequently the splitting!
2016-11-27 01:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,otherwise they will get infected,this probably means you are overwatering them. To ensure plenty of fruit you should feed them while fruiting.
2006-11-03 04:54:18 · answer #4 · answered by Lin D -S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt matter, but take them off, theyre just gona make a mess in your yard... count on every other year getting great fruit from trees
2006-11-03 04:39:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its either you are the rodents somebody has to get them. rats & possums love oranges, get them off now
2006-11-03 03:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by rich b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋