No I got what I can handle and am settling in on my permanent setup.

Steve

Lol bob your collection looks great! I myself just started grafting so who knows how many of what I’ll end up with it sure is addicting And if it makes us happy and keeps us busy I say do it! ;)

I keep saying I'm done collecting trees but it looks like I'm getting 2 more Avocado trees in a couple of weeks. I'll have to make room for them somehow, somewhere :)

Bob, when you go order my 1/8 scale train system to transfer your plants in and out, we'll know you've gone overboard. Until then, you're just a rabid plant lover.

Jump the gun, couldn’t wait for my projected date, April 15, got brave.

Bob, how many trees do you have in total?

I would say 40 Citrus in containers. In the ground probably about 60, persimmon, pears plums, pluots, paw’s, 9 figs in large containers, 12 inground.

Bob, AMAZING and the funny thing is the only green I see is your citrus trees, for now. Nice work

Question?

What would you do if you got a cold snap out of nowhere? It has hapened.

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Bob, oh my god. Mine have just started nubbies but I am seeing fruit starting because of what you told me what to do last year. Thanks my friend. Those are going to do well for you. Wow

Thank God you have that device to help you lift those. I could never get mine in pots that heavy or big unless I had one. Amazing. To think you move all those buy yourself at the ripe age of 40)

Do the roots of some of them grow into the ground from putting the pots like that? Then do you cut them off when digging them up?

Mike, I want the roots to come out the drain holes but I also drilled new holes in the side, never in the bottom. I got a narrow shovel with a sharpened end, that cut right through the roots. What’s the advantage? Less watering, less fertilizing, better growing trees. It makes a difference. These containers are the cheap ones, strong but flimsy from A.M. Leonard.

Strong winds don’t bother this set-up.

Bob what a great setup and you can see all the beautiful fruits from in your home! So what you’re saying is the roots will grow out the pots into your soil? And so it’ll grow new roots every season and when the seasons over you cut the roots that have grown out of the pots and move them inside? like mike said thank god you have all those equipment to move them bob they look huuuge!

You can see the cut-of roots, they stay alive in the garage and regrow again. I do mulch around the containers for the roots to immediately to regrow again.

Btw Jan, I really appreciate you being a regular contributor in this forum, thank you!

Bob that gives me so many ideas never knew you could do that!! How big are those pots? I may have to try something similar with my smith fig when I find on.! Perhaps with the persimmon tree too? Oh bob it’s my pleasure! Actually I’ve been meaning to be a regular contributor for a while but most times my job gets the better of my time and I just forget I have bakers hours so early morning to late at night anyone in the food industry knows how crazy our hours are. But I love learning and helping new comers as well and Met amazing people along the way I’m proud to call friends such as yourself! You know when I first started I couldn’t keep an aloe plant alive! I’ve come a long way all thanks to people like you :)

Bob, I hope when I am your age, I am able to do half of what you do! Your trees look amazing, as usual. I look forward to seeing them all in bloom and with fruit. And, yes, my collection has been out of control for a while, but I have more on the 2020 re-homing list - hopefully someday when the quarantine lifts. Stay well everyone!

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Wow Bob - yes - its a "problem" - - but with tools, time and technology why not! - :-)

Bob, do you also have to prune the top to balance the root pruning?

Yes you do, a growing tree always likes to be balanced. If you don’t rootprune but just prune vegetation, you will see more new growth. Root pruning alone, it will stall the tree, catching up needs more time. If you root prune too much, the tree might get confused and go into a weak bloom period .not good.

Thank you Bob for the advice. I will check for those symptoms when I will prune my trees this spring

HEY BOB!! Wanted to know if you are growing Giombo pesimmon and what is your assessment? Tasty? Too late in ripening? What is the plant size? Normal to large? or more compact? Thanks in advance.

Dave, they are tops in my book. R/B is also tops, just a shade less, very reliable producers.

These are astringent kinds. If you like a none astringent kind I have a Pulu with a little story, something like a Fuyu in taste. Giombo can get big, my Giombo trees are the tallest at about 16’. You can shortened the tree growing the modified central leader and keep it at 10.

Ripening: Starting around the first part of November and continue into December, freezes don’t hurt the fruit( 27*) but completely frozen on the tree, still good.