Looks good to me. Just make sure that the grass stay away from your tree. I would be inclined to keep at least a 2 foot radius from the tree trunk and increase that radius by 1.5 feet per year.

James, looks good! I wish Evan chimed in with his experience of growing in ground citrus trees, his trees are gorgeous! My trees are all in containers, can't advice on inground trees. What is your growing zone?

Good looking youngsters! Echo Poncirusguy above... get rid of much more of the grass as it will compete for - and win getting - needed nutrients. Also get rid of the stake, it is not needed on citrus unless you are trying to correct a lean or bend. Many folks feel amending the soil is not necessary; and may or may not cause issues with excessive water retention or shrinking / sinking of the rootball over the next year. Water regularly depending on weather / need. You do NOT want the rootball to dry out the first few months.

Much depends on your location / climate - - where are you? Good luck!

I'm located in Central Florida (9b). Removing the stake and grass around, thanks everyone!

It looks like a nice tree James! For my in ground citrus I didn’t amend the holes. I did try to keep things watered well at first to get my trees established.

Depending on your weather you may or may not need to add additional water. Good luck with your new tree and don’t hesitate to ask questions here!

I would add a little dirt to assure that the center of the hole is higher than the edges; just be sure not to bury the bud union.

When should he start feeding the trees? And then how often for in-ground citrus?

Those trees look awesome and healthy! I think you did a good job. These people are experts and will have you squared away in no time!!

Definitely make that circle of soil a lot wider! At least 3 feet in diameter...I would also use a light layer of mulch for your hot summer. Make it pleasing to your eye! God, I wish I lived there! Even stick a Gnome under the tree or a solar light so it shines light under your tree and lights it up.

Fertilizer and things like that? I use to fertilize to with slow release as I was planting it mixed into the soil or around the edges...

For even more helpful info, I hope that Johnmer and or Evan see this. They are great tree in ground growers of citrus! We use to have a member named Patty who had some of the nicest looking tree ever and her I miss. Oops, looks like John already did.

My personal rules for planting citrus in sandy loam soil is, do not amend soil, plant it in the native soil only (southwest Louisiana). Make a reasonable effort to keep grass back from the trunk of the tree, and don't mulch. In our humidity mulching is asking for problems on citrus. Don't feed for the first 2-3 months, and don't feed anything after July if you are in an area where there is a chance of freezing weather.

Though honestly mine often get grass growing near the trunks, which has not seemed to stunt their growth on average. I planted 5 new citrus trees here 2 years ago, 2 of them are now over 7 ft tall (an Armstrong Satsuma and a Cara Cara Orange), of the 3 others, one got knocked back to being knee tall after a 14F freeze in January (new growth only in the first 6-8 inches above the graft line), the other 2 are in the 5 ft tall range now.

After the First year I feed once per month from Feb - July, using something around a 5-2-3 NPK range (I am currently using an 18-9-11 fruit tree blend with micro nutrients from a local fertilizer place 50 pound sack for about $12, also using it on other non citrus fruit trees, though in the past I also used Epsoma Citrus Tone) , though even there basic 8-8-8 will likely work in our general climate range and soil types.

Unless one's soil is very handicapped, there's no need to feed anything but nitrogen to a non bearing citrus planted in the ground. Maybe just a micro nutrient foliar spray a couple of times per year. Key to planting: Err on the shallow side rather than deep.

You have inspired me to plant at least the meyer in ground! thanks and they look great btw. By the end of summer you won't recognize them.