Hi, Mike(s) and Steve! Y'all have really beautiful trees. It's humbling. Steve, I can only hope to have trees that look that good one day.

Mike_01, yes, that's what it's supposed to do, stop crawlers from getting on your tree, the nursery recommended I go to a garden center and buy some. It's called tanglefoot. I don't know how well/if it works. I do know I never see it on any of anyone's pictures around here, which makes me question it. I've had a couple older, darker leaves get a little yellow at the very end on the bigger tree. Was that die back?

I am watering every day unless it rains, and fertilizing every other day with a weak solution like you told me. I'd love to know how to get the trees fuller, so when the time comes, by all means, let me know what to do!

Mike_02, you really have some gorgeous trees, as well! Is that the Deko you bought recently? Man, I wish I was half as gifted as you guys. I'm also glad your trees and your yard seem to have escaped the storm unscathed.

Y'all really have a true gift. Those trees are all so beautiful.

It's been pouring rain all day here. Again. Hoping for some sunshine tomorrow. It's starting to get old. Wishing you all a more auspicious weather.

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Atheen

Here's the Meyer Lemon tree I just picked up on sale from the local nursery. I tried to pick out the healthiest-looking one (since this is my first potted citrus and I'm scared silly of killing it) but I guess I got one with a trunk growing at an angle :( You can't really tell quite as much because when I re-potted it I tried to put the root ball in at a slight angle so that the stem would come out of the ground at a slight angle but would then hold the rest of the tree more perpendicular to the ground after its little bend (though now I'm wondering if that will somehow do it harm and if I should just adjust it and let it grow all slanty like I got it....) So yeah, absolutely no idea what I'm doing, but it's been in a pot since last Thursday night and it's not dead yet, so here's my June tree :) Oh, and this is it photographed from its "better" side... from the other side you see a lot more trunk and have a lot fewer branches and leaves coming out. I figure if I can get it to live long enough that will change. :)

btw, kudos to everyone else in this thread, it's encouraging (if somewhat humbling!) to see people have such success. I would love to one day have a thumb that green.

Andrew

Don't get too jealous. We experts loose tree left and right and are plagued with problems. I'll sign on to that

Steve

Meyer lemon - had this tree for about a month. It lost half its leaves after I repotted and then didn't water frequently enough. I've been watering every other day now and the leaves look and feel a lot better (they felt brittle for a while but now they feel smooth and healthy). No new growth since I got it. I didn't know about the 5-1-1 mix at first, so when I moved it to the larger pot from the nursery pot I'd followed advice from a friend who's been gardening for years and used a mixture of leaf mulch and potting soil. I realize now this isn't the best soil for it and will probably repot again soon.

Thanks Atheen. Yes that Deko is new. I got it back in April. I think ill have to re pot it soon. Its been growing fast.

Thank you everyone for your very kind comments....It has not been easy to keep the growing in leaps and bounds around here, but at least they are healthy! I get an inch or so a month verses 6 or more like those im warmer climates...

MIke..Woww..I see such beauty in your trees. Some you have had for quite some time and they look as good as they always have).. That Fukishu makes me soooo jealous!! You should see the size on mine. You are amazing with your trees.

Sonya, good looking trees and I see great potential..JUst keep reading applyng the best soil basics and they will flourish like ours.

Andrew, not bad for new trees..I love how you planted it to give it a more upright position..Good job.

MIke, man that Fukishu!! I had to look again.

mike you are too kind. I just feed it well thats all. occasionaly it will get a water sprout and ill trim that but it really has turned into a nice bush. Add that to the fragrance and its one of my favorites.

mksmith

I started writing my last post above before you posted so I had not seen your pictures. I tell you now that your tree look great. You got the Idea, FEED, FEED, FEED, and FEED and they will take off. And don't forget lot of water with out the sog.

I am back in town now and can share my new trunk.

Meiwa bottom with 6 new shoots totaling 2 feet of combined growth. 2 rootstock shoots I will wrap twist-tie to strangle and hang a cup of dirt to get rooted cuttings for fukushu

top half profusely flowering with kumquat forming below

Steve

a little late, but here's my Meyer Lemon that I've had since Feb. Must not be on rootstock since it 'Y's right away.

My new addition to the trunk family

Mew Zealand lemonade.

Meyer lemon tree's trunks

32 inch circumference.

fukushu kumquat trees from seed have trunks 5/64 inch diameter and are growing well

I feel left out.... Can I join the party? Here's some in ground tree trunks....

Newly planted (today) bearss lime tree on C35 rootstock

Variegated eureka pink lemon

Mystery orange tree, I think it's a trovita. It's been in the ground for 8 years now.

Rio red grapefruit tree also in ground for 8 years.

Key lime tree trunk diameter 6" in ground for 8 years

Cara cara navel orange tree on C35 root stock, in ground for 17 months

Gold nugget mandarin

sorry for butting in, but I wanted to join the trunk party.

evan

Jeesh Louis....Thanks Steve for bringing this back from the dead..Holy Molly..Looking good..

I didn't even thank all the others who added to this thread..I think it's time too)

That thing is a beast Steve amazing!

Youre certainly doing something right over there.

Great old thread Mike, nice to see some of your older pics.

Great trees ALL of you!!! I just saw this is from June...love those thick trunks!

Well Only 1 month late this time. 5 year mold Poncirus trifoliata

Seed grown Fukushu kumquat#1

in 10 gallon pot

So interesting to see all the trunks here. Some beautiful trees too.

Well, couple of years and one month later here are some of mine :)

First my mineola. I never really paid attention but this indeed added a lot of width since it joined my place.

same tree

Moro

and my Teresa trying to stand up again, She was almost laying horizontal. Trying with a stake to get her upright every couple of days a little bit more. Need to be trimmet too but one thing at a time.

Meyer was not as bad leaning but still needed to be helped. Trimmed her out a lot too to get some air in to hopefully win the fight against the scales before winter comes

VERY NICE!! Dam, I can't believe this thread was started over two years ago..It frightens me how fast time is flying!!!

2 drunk Meiwa kumquats sitting in the gutter

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22 month old seed grown Me1wa kumquat.

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In ground New Zealand Lemonade.

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New Zealand Lemonade on US897 roots

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Poncirus trifoliata in ground

This never came up on the last entry

New Zealand lemonade on sour orange

Steve

Steve, very nice!! Dam , I can’t believe I started this thread almost 4 years soon. Where the heck does time go buddy? Wow. Looking good there. You must be doing something right to have the same trunks but bigger and trees to tjis day. Proud of you.

I still do too. I will shoot some photos later.

Thanks and happy 4th if July!

Mike

2 year 10 month seed grown Meiwa kumquat

New Zealand lemonade on US897

Seed grown Fukushu kumquat in ground entering 4 winter outside.

NZL on C35 in ground entering 3 winter outside.

Valentine pomelow on US897 entering second winter in ground

Steve

The last 2

PT

NZL on Seville sour.

Steve

I know. I'm 3 months 3 days to early

Massive Meiwa tree from seed

Its so cute! :)

Seedling Fukushu outside, in ground in a prepared soil space 15 feet by 5 feet by 4 feet seep over hard pan Teays river clay.

Seedling Meiwa kumquat in same as above.

Meiwa kumquat grafted to PT for inter stock grafted to sour orange i a 10 gallon pot.

Meiwa kumquat on flying dragon

Sour orange

Poncirus on Sour orange

Fukushu kumquat on sour orange

Poncirus trifoliata is about 5 inch diameter.

My last trunk for the season.

One of 2 buds grafted to my twin trunk tree survived. I don't know whether it is the Fukushu kumquat or the Poncirus trifoliata

Wow Steve. You are something else. Great work )

Steve, these are all incredible! ❤️

I don't have pictures of all the trunks, per se, but I took a video of my container garden for my nephews, yesterday. The latest additions are the 2 Bonanza dwarf peach trees. I need to repot both of my lemon trees. The previously light and airy 511 is packed solid in their containers, right now. It's been a couple years, so they're overdue. I need to buy some bark.

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Have a great 4th of July, everyone. God Bless America.

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Atheen

Thanks Mike and Atheen. That is a nice collection of plants.

Is it possible to send a direct message on Houzz? I have some citrus questions

Yes but only if you are set up to receive messages.

Poncirus trifoliate seedling

good crotch union

Mike, are you still around?

Yes, curious minds would like to know!

mike!! I hope you're ok too! miss you buddy!! would love to see some pics of your trees now!

Hugs!

Jan

Mike, stop repotting whatever twig youre nursing back to health this week, and come wave at us so we know youre ok, please!

Hello!!! I’m so happy to see you girls are ok too!!
Been busy taking care of mom and yard work. Never ends. I’ll take some pics for you.
All my trees are doing great!
They sleep all winter then party all summer. Can’t believe how fast it’s going. It already feels like fall here.
Hugs to you all
Mike

Oh my gosh mike!! there you are!! so happy to hear you and your mom dojng well! we are still waiting for pictures! Here are w few of mine i had to start over with most of them since the fire two years ago almost!

This ones my pineapple orange

Meyers lemon

Red lime

new zealand lemonad

flame grapefruit

and my most favoruite variegated minneola! ive been dreaming of this since brian got it and i finally have it now! i have a bunch of others but im not sure how many pictures this will let me post so ill try this first lol! hugs!

Jan, those are some good looking container trees.

Thanks silica!!! glad you’re srill around too :) how are your trees doing?

Most of my trees are planted in the ground and are full mature size.

Jan. Beautiful! Trying your best to get a new phone to tape pics!!
Miss you b