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Arborist Thread: transplanted orange tree
Posted on 4/9/16 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 4/9/16 at 6:18 pm
Just moved a 3 year old orange tree from my old house to a new one about a mile away. When I dug it up, I dug out about 2 feet around and about a foot deep. The tree is about 6 feet tall. I buried it as deep as it was originally, poured some root stimulator around the base every day for the last time 5 days, and water it liberally every morning and the evening. It's dropping a considerable amount of leaves and looks pretty beat up.
What are it's chances, and what else could I be doing to help given it more of a shot?
BTW I originally put this on the outdoor board but I forgot nobody goes there.
What are it's chances, and what else could I be doing to help given it more of a shot?
BTW I originally put this on the outdoor board but I forgot nobody goes there.
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Posted on 4/9/16 at 6:19 pm to Giantkiller
get your oranges from Publix
Posted on 4/9/16 at 6:19 pm to Giantkiller
Should've made a deal with the new owners that you get some oranges and planted a new one. Now nobody is getting fruit.
Posted on 4/9/16 at 6:20 pm to Giantkiller
60% chance it won't make it. But keep on working at it.
But I'd go buy another one and plant it now.
But I'd go buy another one and plant it now.
Posted on 4/9/16 at 6:23 pm to Giantkiller
I thought for a moment you were starting some strange abortion thread.
Posted on 4/9/16 at 6:25 pm to Giantkiller
I thought root stimulate uses a 7-10 day application regimen. Some of that stuff has fertilizer in it as well. If this is the case then maybe you're giving it too much.
Posted on 4/9/16 at 6:26 pm to Giantkiller
Should ask the food board. I'd bet a few of them have home gardens and may have an idea for you
Posted on 4/9/16 at 6:30 pm to Upperdecker
I did the exact same thing a few years back. It lost 80% of its foliage and looked really bad for a season. The next year it slowly greened up and came back. After that it was growth like normal. Keep taking care of it. It'll likely be alright. Don't worry about it dropping foliage that's fine for fresh transplants.
Posted on 4/9/16 at 6:33 pm to Giantkiller
Depends on how big, but over watering is a real possibility. If the leaves are dried out and falling off it is probably shock. If they are moist, but yellowed and falling off it is overwatering.
Do not despair if all the leaves fall off though. The true way to check is scratching the trunk or twig/limbs.
It may give you a false positive at first, but a wet green trunk shows that it is still moving water. The biggest fear with a fruit tree is that it will revert to root stock and give off poor fruit quality, cross that bridge when you get there though.
Do not despair if all the leaves fall off though. The true way to check is scratching the trunk or twig/limbs.
It may give you a false positive at first, but a wet green trunk shows that it is still moving water. The biggest fear with a fruit tree is that it will revert to root stock and give off poor fruit quality, cross that bridge when you get there though.
Posted on 4/9/16 at 6:35 pm to Giantkiller
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I did the exact same thing a few years back. It lost 80% of its foliage and looked really bad for a season. The next year it slowly greened up and came back. After that it was growth like normal. Keep taking care of it. It'll likely be alright. Don't worry about it dropping foliage that's fine for fresh transplants.
True. OP, if the roots were damaged in the transplant then until new roots develop and grow it may look bad off.
Posted on 4/9/16 at 7:01 pm to Giantkiller
Well, the first thing you need to do is quit watering it....no plant in the world needs to be watered twice per day....once a week should be plenty. It may lose some leaves, but it will likely come back nicely.
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