[Arid_gardener] Re: Young Tangelo Tree,No Fruit

[Olin Miller]

----- Original Message -----From: <amnfm at jats.us>
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 3:57 PM
> We have a young tangelo tree that has just started bearing fruit the last
> 2 years. This season I noticed that some branches are loaded with fruit
> and some branches have no fruit at all. Should I cut off the branches with
> no fruit?
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If the branches are otherwise healthy I would not  "...cut off the branches
with no fruit ...".   My Minneola tangelo tree has been in the ground over
20 years and fruit set is always either light or non existent on the NE side
of the tree.  But the tree is healthy and there is always plenty of fruit on
the rest of the tree.

Tangelos tend to be alternate bearing, i.e., bear fruit every other year.
If you plant another mandarin tree nearby, they will both bear fruit every
year also bear more fruit, but there will also be lots more seeds in the
fruit.

Olin Miller, Master Gardener Volunteer, Maricopa County AZ