2006-12-06 14:28:45 · 3 answers · asked by robert q 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Yes. All are citrus and have the same basic characteristics and needs.
It's not a good idea to prune any very young citrus unless one or two branches are going bonkers in an undesirable direction, while the rest of the tree appears normal. Typically, such rangey branches are from the root stock at the base of the tree and should be removed by cutting off cleanly where the branch is coming out of the tree base. These branches won't produce any fruit anyway and are just sapping the rest of the tree of energy.
Be very careful not to cut back citrus too severely. Just shape the tree the way that you want it. You can cut out deadwood entirely, but be sure that if you cut it way back, it is truly dead wood. Some citrus has significant leaf drop so don't assume that because there are no leaves on a branch that it is dead.
On very old citrus (20 years or more), it may be beneficial to thin out some of the larger branches to avoid crowding and allow sun and air into the tree's interior.
Most citrus tends to fruit at the end of new wood. Cutting back new growth will limit production. If possible, don't prune new citrus trees for several years after planting to see where the fruit production occurs.
"Pinching" back new growth on young citrus can help shape the tree and keep full-size trees nicely shaped without too much reduction in fruit. Just take your thumbnail and forefinger and pinch off the very end of a budding branch. This is beneficial if there are a few rangy branches that are starting to thrust upward or sideways and gives the tree a chance to rechannel some of its energy into helping smaller branches catch up.
Dwarf and semi-dwarf citrus need very little pruning (if ever) as they will stay small and manageable.
2006-12-06 15:01:18 · answer #1 · answered by SafetyDancer 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess the only thing you would worry about( if you're a worrier) is cross pollination.I guess you would end up with some strange fruit but I had an apple and a pear tree close together and nothing happened so it might be OK for the orange and lemon trees since they are both citrus trees.
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2006-12-07 03:39:39 · answer #3 · answered by garden.lover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋