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Moving into my first home this weekend, want to plant a fruit tree
Posted on 6/23/22 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 6/23/22 at 11:11 pm
Finally moving into my first home this weekend and want to plant a tree for my daughter like my father did for me as a newborn to watch grow throughout my life.
I want a fruit tree, specifically a satsuma tree. Problem is, I’m in the Monroe area. Does a north Louisiana satsuma tree have any chance of surviving the few sub 30 nights we get?
Thanks for any help or advice.
I want a fruit tree, specifically a satsuma tree. Problem is, I’m in the Monroe area. Does a north Louisiana satsuma tree have any chance of surviving the few sub 30 nights we get?
Thanks for any help or advice.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 12:09 am to LSUTigahss
Satsumas are suitable in a large pot their entire life but if you want to put it in the ground you are probably on the border line. After a few years they will survive 15-20 degrees but the first few years they will need to be protected.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 2:01 am to LSUTigahss
Worst problem with trees... is planted in the wrong spot...
Pear or Pecan btw? Bartlett pears produce well... Pawnee pecans get about 30' high and Stuart Pecans get 100'...
I want a dwarf Cherry...
Pear or Pecan btw? Bartlett pears produce well... Pawnee pecans get about 30' high and Stuart Pecans get 100'...
I want a dwarf Cherry...
This post was edited on 6/24/22 at 2:06 am
Posted on 6/24/22 at 2:19 am to LSUTigahss
Plant blueberry bushes instead. I had 2 Satsumas that did well up until the 7 day ice storm a couple years ago. Had them covered up with heavy blanket but both still froze and died. Not planting them ever again as long as I live in NE Louisiana.
This post was edited on 6/24/22 at 2:20 am
Posted on 6/24/22 at 5:46 am to boudinman
I planted a half dozen blueberry bushes when the kids were born. The kids love them now. Every year they produce a ton of berries and it’s an event pick them and eat them in various pies and creations. They also survived that big freeze unlike everything else. Must fertilize annually but no trouble at all.
If you plant a pecan tree better plant 3 to get one.
If you plant a pecan tree better plant 3 to get one.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:12 am to BeerMoney
Planted 24 blueberry trees (Monroe area), all died within a year, except one. pH of ground off a little and whatever virus they get hits them immediately here. Satsumas - freeze killed them times 3. We grow blueberries now in patio pots and virus hasn't hit them yet. I grow jujubes well and recommend them....taste like a pear/apple combo. Peaches grow well but need to be sprayed. Pears, if you can find a virus-resistant one do well. Apples are hit and miss. muscadines thrive. Paw paws grow well in shade. Mayhaws thrive. Quince and asian pears get the same disease regular pears get. Pecans and chestnuts do great. Chinkapins die in 3 years without fail, or with fail. I have trouble with plum trees for some reason, except for wild goose plums, which are inedible. But I have a few.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:39 am to boudinman
Family owns a 40 acre blueberry farm, I’m blueberried out.
I was thinking planting in a pot on rollers or an old dolly of sorts
I was thinking planting in a pot on rollers or an old dolly of sorts
Posted on 6/24/22 at 8:01 am to LSUTigahss
Big pot will work, I believe owari satsumas are most freeze resistant.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 8:02 am to LSUTigahss
Can try apple trees. At our last place, I had 2 Ein Shemer and 1 golden dorsett. They produced in the Baton Rouge area, so you should do better in Monroe.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 8:22 am to LSUTigahss
If I lived that far north I'd plant a cherry tree.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 8:44 am to LSUTigahss
I live in Shreveport and I've had multiple satsuma trees.
None have lasted more than 5 years. The last one I had seemed like it had potential, but then the big winter storm last year killed it.
I'm determined to keep trying though
None have lasted more than 5 years. The last one I had seemed like it had potential, but then the big winter storm last year killed it.
I'm determined to keep trying though
Posted on 6/24/22 at 8:52 am to LSUTigahss
I planted a satsuma tree about 5 years ago at our camp in Simsboro. I'm not there often enough to cover before a freeze, so I planted it beneath the canopy of other trees to keep frost off of it. It's still barely hanging on and is about the same size as it was when I planted it with about 3 leaves.
Maybe a peach tree would be better in that area?
Maybe a peach tree would be better in that area?
Posted on 6/24/22 at 8:56 am to Cracker
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wait until its cooler
Agree with this. I've been itching to plant some trees in my backyard now that we're almost done with the reno; but I see the same consistent comments. Heat during the summer is too much on young trees/bushes, ideal time is Feb-March after the last freeze.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 9:07 am to LSUTigahss
Put satsumas in largest pot possibe, then bring in when weather gets cold. Your only option to keep them alive.
I had mine covered with a tarp to keep dry, then topped with a thick insulating blanket. Survived every winter doing that til we got the 7 day long freeze. I had waited 3 years for them to bear fruit after transplanting into the ground from pots. Got fruit 1 season, then that freeze killed them.
I had mine covered with a tarp to keep dry, then topped with a thick insulating blanket. Survived every winter doing that til we got the 7 day long freeze. I had waited 3 years for them to bear fruit after transplanting into the ground from pots. Got fruit 1 season, then that freeze killed them.
This post was edited on 6/24/22 at 9:22 am
Posted on 6/24/22 at 10:38 am to boudinman
That’s discouraging. I don’t have a garage but a carport. I wonder if I could roll it under the carport and cover it with a blanket?
Posted on 6/24/22 at 10:45 am to LSUTigahss
Not Satsuma - really too cold, odds of losing it before she leaves the house is high.
Consider Fig, maybe Japanese Persimmon.
Consider Fig, maybe Japanese Persimmon.
This post was edited on 6/26/22 at 8:09 am
Posted on 6/24/22 at 11:40 am to CrawDude
Figs are great for our area- I live in Monroe area .
LSU has developed many varieties, I have an LSU Gold. Makes a large greenish gold fig- very sweet
LSU has developed many varieties, I have an LSU Gold. Makes a large greenish gold fig- very sweet
Posted on 6/24/22 at 7:43 pm to popig
True, but Celeste is the gold standard and will never be beaten.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 12:57 am to jeffsdad
To protect a fruit tree when it gets into the low 20's it needs to be covered with a blanket and then plastic on the outside to keep it dry if it rains. This covering must go down to the ground. Then put a 60+ watt light under the plant just off the ground to keep the plant from freezing.
If the plant is to large to cover..... start pruning. It is better to keep the plant alive and it can grow back in time.
Fall is the best time to plant in Louisiana. You probably won't be able to buy a fruit until Oct.
If the plant is to large to cover..... start pruning. It is better to keep the plant alive and it can grow back in time.
Fall is the best time to plant in Louisiana. You probably won't be able to buy a fruit until Oct.
This post was edited on 6/25/22 at 1:06 am
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