Why doesn't my orange tree have blossoms, or oranges? It is about eight years old and as tall as my ceiling.

Answer 1

I would make sure the tree is getting enough fertilizer. I rotate every other week when watering with liquid fish emulsion/seaweed for my indoor lemon trees. Be sure you give it a good pruning by taking out all crossing branches inside the canopy and any suckers. It doesn't hurt to shape the canopy either. Indoor fruit trees once flowering need pollination. I either shake the tree gently or use a Q-tip to copy what bees do. Without this you will probably never get fruit indoors over the winter. When spring hits and there isn't a threat of frost I move all my citrus to my deck where they do very well until late September. I make sure I protect them from the hot sun for the first few days so the don't get sun scorched. You can also get tips on the web with your search engine. Just type in" caring for indoor citrus". That should get you started!

Answer 2

I'm wondering if by any chance your orange tree is in a spot that gets lawn fertilizer? If it is, you need to keep the lawn fertilizer away from the tree. Many trees and shrubs will only bloom if they are slightly stressed; if they get lots of nitrogen (which is what is in lawn fertilizer), they're perfectly happy to keep on growing, and not bloom because they don't feel any kind of stress to reproduce.

If it's an indoor tree, you may not be getting enough light to it; I'd suggest making sure it has plenty of light, and that the humidity around it is high.

Best of luck on great-smelling blooms SOON!

Answer 3

I'm not positive about fruit trees but I had a plumeria, the kind of flower that they use to make lei's in hawaii, that was taller than my house but never had a bloom. My friends grandmother told me to use fish emulsion, it's a liquid, any major nursery should carry it, and it works great!! Warning, it stinks!

Answer 4

Some fruit trees need to have their counterpart planted nearby to polinate them ...Male/ Female. My parents had a fruit tree, not sure what name exactly, but they asked a local nursery and the year after they planted the counterpart they had fruit. maybe that's the case. Hope it helps.