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young Satsuma tree has tiny fruit growing...
Posted on 4/22/12 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 4/22/12 at 7:40 pm
planted a small satsuma tree a few months and a few weeks ago it bloomed and now there are a bunch of tiny satsumas forming. Is this normal and should I let them grow? Not sure if this is normal or if it is going to slow down the growth process or would picking the fruit off do more harm than good.
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Posted on 4/22/12 at 7:42 pm to mctiger1985
Eliminate any fruit the first year
Posted on 4/22/12 at 7:42 pm to mctiger1985
If you do t want the fruit I'll come get them when ripe.
Posted on 4/22/12 at 8:09 pm to Nodust
I got 14 off my tree last year. It was about 2.5 ft tall and was planted last march.
I always hear people say pick the fruit but never heard a good reason too. If the tree gets stressed it will drop them and protect itself. If it can grow them, let it. That's why you got it I assume.
It will help to prop up the limbs with other sticks if they get too heavy to keep them from breaking.
I always hear people say pick the fruit but never heard a good reason too. If the tree gets stressed it will drop them and protect itself. If it can grow them, let it. That's why you got it I assume.
It will help to prop up the limbs with other sticks if they get too heavy to keep them from breaking.
Posted on 4/22/12 at 8:14 pm to Langston
I worked in a nursery for two years. Satsumas in the pot was great snacks. Let it make fruit and enjoy.
If you are doing this commercially results may vary.
If you are doing this commercially results may vary.
Posted on 4/22/12 at 8:15 pm to Nodust
i'm just surprised they are growing right now since I thought it wasn't until the later months that it made fruit.
Posted on 4/22/12 at 8:26 pm to mctiger1985
If it's anything like a vegetable then the plant's energy is going towards making that fruit rather than growing, but it's not an even trade. It's gonna grow a little slower when it should be fruiting anyway. It would have grown a touch taller this year if you would have picked off all the blossoms, but I don't think it will make a huge difference.
Posted on 4/22/12 at 9:26 pm to Nodust
You should see our blue berries. About 5000 in 3 gal buckets. It's the only plants I dont mind weeding anymore when there ripe. 
Posted on 4/22/12 at 9:27 pm to mctiger1985
They start in march usually and they won't be ripe until the fall. It's a slow process.
Posted on 4/22/12 at 9:43 pm to mctiger1985
They will fall off.....dont worry about it.
Posted on 4/22/12 at 9:48 pm to Langston
quote:Or later. I planted 3 different varieties so I'd have some through the winter. I only recently learned JUST how long they can stay in the tree and not spoil.
They start in march usually and they won't be ripe until the fall.
The three varieties I planted were:
Early St. Ann- Fruit ripens early September to mid-October
Brown's Select- early to mid October.
Owari- November and December
Posted on 4/22/12 at 9:59 pm to Geauxtiga
quote:
I only recently learned JUST how long they can stay in the tree and not spoil.
I actually have a small meyer lemon...it put on a dozen or so last year and I just left them there all winter (brought the tree inside) because they looked nice..kinda suprised me in about february when I tried one and it was still sweet as could be...a little mushy, but still perfectly useable...
Posted on 4/22/12 at 10:06 pm to Spankum
Just try not to let them freeze on the tree and they won't get mushy.
Posted on 4/22/12 at 10:13 pm to Spankum
quote:We were boiling crawfish last Friday and the house of the guy who told me that two years ago.
I actually have a small meyer lemon...it put on a dozen or so last year and I just left them there all winter (brought the tree inside) because they looked nice..kinda suprised me in about february when I tried one and it was still sweet as could be...a little mushy, but still perfectly useable...
I noticed there were still some on his trees (he has several trees) and went pick one. I had to look a long time cause most had mold on the outside but finally found one not too molded and peeled/ate it.
It was wrinkled and not nearly as good but still edible.
Posted on 4/22/12 at 10:23 pm to Spankum
Spank, I planted a meyer last fall too. I love fresh squeezed lemonade. A friend gave me some this year and I extracted the juice and froze it.
My wife had a co-worker who froze it in ice trays.
I'd never thought of freezing the lemon juice for later. Just wanted to pass that on in case you hadn't either.
My satsumas are young too. I hope to pick a few fruits off of one this year. One is in it's second year, the other two are in their first.
My wife had a co-worker who froze it in ice trays.
I'd never thought of freezing the lemon juice for later. Just wanted to pass that on in case you hadn't either.
My satsumas are young too. I hope to pick a few fruits off of one this year. One is in it's second year, the other two are in their first.
This post was edited on 4/22/12 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 4/22/12 at 10:49 pm to Geauxtiga
quote:
A friend gave me some this year and I extracted the juice and froze it.
My wife had a co-worker who froze it in ice trays.
actually a damn good idea!...I was kinda wondering what I would do with the lemons when the tree actually produces a good crop...that way, I won't leave them on the tree all winter either....
Posted on 4/23/12 at 6:40 am to Spankum
Usually a fruit tree takes around 3 years to mature after having been newly planted. I planted one several years ago and for the first two years it dropped nearly all of its fruit. The third year I had around 40 fruit and the 4-5 years I had around 75.
Fertilize with Bayer fruit tree, it's a liquid mix that protects the tree from insects, and other harmful factors. Good luck!
Fertilize with Bayer fruit tree, it's a liquid mix that protects the tree from insects, and other harmful factors. Good luck!
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:21 am to Geauxtiga
quote:
Early St. Ann- Fruit ripens early September to mid-October
Brown's Select- early to mid October.
Owari- November and December
We grow all three of these varieties. The St Anns will be a couple weeks earlier. I dont find that my Brown Select and Owari's are that far apart. Yours could be though. All of those are great to eat and seem to be the heartiest for this area.
Posted on 4/23/12 at 8:59 am to swm0105
quote:
Fertilize with Bayer fruit tree, it's a liquid mix that protects the tree from insects, and other harmful factors. Good luck!
For the last couple of years, my trees have been getting a condition where some of the leaves are wrinkling and seem like they are withering. Is this a condition from bugs? I've also noticed sometimes when this happens some of the leaves will have a slime trail. I will try to take pictures when I get home, is this a common problem? Would the Bayer fruit tree help stop this from happening?
Posted on 4/23/12 at 9:03 am to Langston
Which of these varieties would do best in Copiah county (20-30 minutes south of Jackson)? We would plant them on the south facing side near the house in full sun, which should help protect them in the winter. I've wanted Satsuma for years.
This post was edited on 4/23/12 at 9:05 am
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