I planted almost 3 years ago. It was a fairly large tree I think it was 25 to 30 gallons when I bought it. Anyway, I have been getting fruit since I planted it. It actually came with some fruit already on it. The problem is the satsumas are very large. Sometimes they are twice the size of a normal satsuma. The rinds are harder than a normal satsuma as well. They peel easy but there seems to be a bunch of space in between the rind and the fruit inside.
What could this be? I really want those smaller sweet satsumas. These are very large and sour.
Apparently there are USDA restrictions on shipping them into California. Are there any online stores in CA that ship within state or any places to pick up a good tree in the city?
I planted a satsuma sapling last year. Almost immediately after, in a bad storm most of the trunk snapped off.
Since then, it's grown a couple healthy new limbs. The limbs were covered in flowers and they are starting to bear fruit.
Do I need to cut off this fruit? They told me at All Seasons to cut off any fruit that the tree produces its first year to allow the roots to develop. Technically, this is year 2 but the tree had no limbs for much of year 1.
What do you guys think I should do?
Thank you so much for your help!
We've had our yard landscaped and as part of the process, we had the landscapers plant a satsuma tree for us. The tree was planted 4-6 weeks ago.
Pics: http://imgur.com/a/uG5CB
We live in NE Florida so the temperatures haven't gotten cold yet, but the tree is starting to drop leaves and others are losing their color. Most of the sites I've visited said that you shouldn't fertilize late in the year, but I'm concerned that it needs a little something. Based on other things I've read, that would be nitrogen.
I'm not a gardener, but I can follow directions. Does anyone have experience with new satsuma plantings late in the year? Ideally, I need to know how much water it requires as well as any fertilizers now as well as the growing season next year.
I'm in NOLA and today has been the coldest with a low of 59.
The fruits are mostly all orange rather than green, so I can't wait forever to pick them. But the two i've tried haven't been very good.
Citrus growing is new to me.
Greetings!
I'm in Southwest Louisiana. I planted a Satsuma sapling last spring. When I planted it, they told me to cut off any fruit it bears in the first year so the roots can develop.
In a bad wind storm, the trunk snapped below all of the leafy limbs but above the graft. It has since grown two new, very happy, leafy, and flowery new limbs.
It has just started to produce tons of fruit. The fruit is still very tiny (smaller than a marble).
My question is, should I cut this fruit off? Technically this is year 2 for this tree, since its limbs were snapped off I'm not sure if I should cut off thy fruit to allow them to mature more.
Thank you so much for your help!! I love my little tree and want it to be happy and healthy.
