Citrus tree spacing

13 years ago

I just moved into a new home in gilbert Az. When we moved there was a grapefruit tree in the SW corner of my lot. I have a wall on the west side of the tree and on the south side of the tree 4.5 ft away from the trunk of the tree. Our grapefruit tree is fully grown and it is about 6 ft wide so I think it's a dwarf variety. It produces very well each year. I would like to plant a tangerine tree to the north of my grapefruit tree and a lemon tree to the east of that tree. I dont want huge trees in the backyard so I want to plant dwarf varietys. My question is do they have a dwarf tangerine tree I can grow here. I also wanted to know how far apart each tree should be from the grapefruit and how far each should be from the wall.

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krismast
13 years ago
Just letting you know that a "dwarf" citrus usually is referring to the rootstock that the tree is grafted on. So your spacing will depend on the rootstock of whatever tree you get is grafted on.

Kristopher
newtoucan
13 years ago
Just so you know, in AZ, your citrus won't stay small unless you prune it. I got a dwarf meyer lemon and it is 10 ft high.

Since you are in the desert like me, you can actually space them close if you want. They will help shade each other. Of course you may need to prune them. Some people even out 4 trees in the same hole. I think I got that info from Harpers nursery in Mesa.
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newtoucan
13 years ago
Just so you know, in AZ, your citrus won't stay small unless you prune it. I got a dwarf meyer lemon and it is 10 ft high.

Since you are in the desert like me, you can actually space them close if you want. They will help shade each other. Of course you may need to prune them. Some people even out 4 trees in the same hole. I think I got that info from Harpers nursery in Mesa.