My orange trees are not growing and have not been growing in the entire year that I have owned them. They should be taller than me by now and should be bearing fruit. No new leaves or new growth is visible. I am watering them and giving them sun. Could it be possible that lack of compost/fertilizer is causing the lack of growth?
2007-12-20 11:24:27 · 4 answers · asked by Hokulani R 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Did you buy them and plant them, or did you move into a house that had orange trees? This isn't clear because you said you've owned them for a year, and that they should be taller than you and bearing fruit. If you've only had them for a year they shouldn't have grown that much! The first year they don't bear fruit anyway -- you have to wait for the second year. The first year they will blossom and the blossom will turn into lots of little green fruit, but the tree will drop all the fruit because it needs to concentrate on developing strong roots. They certainly wouldn't grow so fast in the first year to be taller than you. So, if this is the case, just be patient. If , on the other hand, the situation is that you have recently moved into a house with trees, and they just haven't grown in the year that you've been there, then that's another thing. You should definitely fertilize them according to directions, but I don't think lack of fertilizer alone would cause trees to have no new growth in a year.
The problem is that I don't know if they used to grow and bear fruit and now they don't (in which case they may have a disease) or if they are just new (in which case it is normal).
Also, I'm assuming you live in a part of the country where orange trees normally do well?
2007-12-20 11:34:46 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orange Tree Not Growing
2016-12-13 07:09:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More info, please.
What climate zone are you in?
It takes two years from bloom to harvest for an orange tree to bear fruit which is ready to eat. They also don't put out new growth this time of year.
Did you buy dwarf trees and not realize it? It happens.
I would hold off feeding the trees a good-quality citrus food until all danger of frost is past-- you don't want the new growth or blossoms to freeze.
2007-12-22 06:02:38 · answer #3 · answered by holey moley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the environment too cold or otherwise not hospitable?
2007-12-20 11:31:38 · answer #4 · answered by Kerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋