Fw: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[Dick Gross]

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From: Dick Gross 
To: DUBAL at JUNO.COM 
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page


Lisa. citrus makes a fine hedge. I have a sweet Chinese Lemon that is on one trunk reaching about 6 feet high, 3 t0 4 feet wide and about 30 feet long tied initially to a chain link fence to make a hedge that is a perfect impervious barrier. I take a hedge trimmer to it periodically to keep it in line.

Prune your Kumquat to fit the shape you want it to occupy. It will willingly comply and probably give you all the fruit you want. Trim citrus in the direction you don't want it and it will push growth in the opposite direction.

I once moved a Naval orange that had been in the ground for 5 years. Doing every thing by the book, it never-the-less went into shock and showed faint signs of recovery five years later. I am quite certain I would have been farther ahead to purchase a new 5 gallon tree and started over in the new location. Plant a 1/5 and a 1/15 side by side and the 5 gallon tree will invariably overtake and surpass the 15 gallon size.

If you can get heavy equipment to move the root systen quite intact, you might succeed. I have never seen a citrus survive after being bare rooted or even partially exposing the roots.. 

If others have had contrary experience, by all means contribute it.

Dick Gross, Master Gardener Volunteer
U of A Maricopa County
Cooperative Extension

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Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 11:03 AM
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page


> Lisa Duba
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> DUBAL at JUNO.COM
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> Good Morning 
> I have a Kumquat tree that, although small, is about 6 feet tall.  It has been in the ground for about 5 years.  This past year it suddenly had a growth spurt and now blocks the view of the door to our guesthouse.  It seems to be everbearing and I wondered what time of the year would be best to transplant it.  Also, these are very small kumquats and we'd like to plant an addl variety in case this one doesn't make the transplant.  My niece has one that gives larger plumper fruit.  Any ideas on the variety it might be?  Thanks so much for any help you can give.  And Happy Holidays!
> Lisa 
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