[Arid_gardener] Re: Young Tangelo Tree,No Fruit

[Dick Gross]

Keep in mind that essential carbohydrates are manufactured in the foliage through photosynthesis. I would never prune foliage on a fruiting or blooming specimen except to excise that branch that slaps you along side the head every time walk by or one which otherwise creates an unacceptable hazard. I would never prune the baren branches because its leaves are a vital organ. 

If, on the other hand, it tends to assault your mate discriminately when he or she walks by, you might, depending on your temperament, want to reconsider that strategy.

Dick Gross, Master Gardener Volunteer
University of Arizona Maricopa County
Cooperative Extension



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Olin Miller" <dergartenarzt at att.net>
To: <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>; <amnfm at jats.us>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 8:22 AM
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Re: Young Tangelo Tree,No Fruit


> ----- 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?
> =====================================================
> 
> 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
> 
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