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Peazoup 11-16-2009 06:03 PM

Citrus Tree Problem
 
At least, I think it's a problem. I had an orange tree planted this past spring. It already had small green fruit on the limbs, but now they have turned brownish and have little growths on them. The leaves appear healthy and the fruit seems to be growing but the color is certainly not orange. Help! Does anyone know anything about this condition?
PS - the landscape people who planted the tree have gone belly up so can't ask them.

zcaveman 11-16-2009 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Peazoup (Post 233932)
At least, I think it's a problem. I had an orange tree planted this past spring. It already had small green fruit on the limbs, but now they have turned brownish and have little growths on them. The leaves appear healthy and the fruit seems to be growing but the color is certainly not orange. Help! Does anyone know anything about this condition?
PS - the landscape people who planted the tree have gone belly up so can't ask them.

I have two Red Valencia orange trees and have had fruit every year. The oranges never turn orange but stay green or get a brownish color. When they ripen in February the inside is sweet, juicy and delicious.

Peazoup 11-16-2009 10:22 PM

Thanks ZCaveman. That makes me feel better. Being from up north, I'm still learning.

zcaveman 11-17-2009 09:54 AM

Idid a Google search and came up with this:

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?t...dspice&dbid=37

From the bottom of the above link:

Oranges do not necessarily have to have a bright orange color to be good. In fact, the uniform color of non-organic oranges may be due to injection of Citrus Red Number 2 (an artificial dye) into their skins at the level of 2 parts per million. Whether organic or not, oranges that are partially green or have brown russetting may be just as ripe and tasty as those that are solid orange in color.

Ooper 11-17-2009 09:59 AM

At Porters, a few miles north of TV on Rt 441, they have an expert on citrus trees that will be glad to answer any question you may have about bugs, diseases, fungus, etc., and recommend a cure for it.


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