These are common citrus pests but rarely cause major damage.

Citrus trees are pruned in order to: keep trees a manageable size and within the allocated space. increase the ease of access to trees allowing for easier harvest and management. allow light penetration into the canopy.

prevent crowding of main scaffold branches and to remove branches which cross.

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Prune in autumn and cut back all shoots, leaving only the main scaffold branches. The scaffold branches should be painted with watered-down white acrylic paint to protect the bark from sunburn until the tree refurbishes itself.

Jun 07, There are different ways to treat different trees. For the makrut lime (Citrus hystrix), which is grown mostly for its leaf, he simply trims it with hedge shears, clipping it all around and taking it back to a simple, neat shape. He also prunes like this for chinotto and cumquats. However, the West Indian lime is treated stumplopping.barg: western australia.

Have a trusty pair of pruning shears or a small hand-held saw depending on the size and age of your tree. Disinfect your tools and always use protective gloves when working. For preventive measures, you’ll also need some organic herbicide that you can apply after the pruning stumplopping.barted Reading Time: 5 mins.

Jun 12, If you must prune in the winter then try to follow it up with a second prune in the late spring or autumn. Alternatively, pruning citrus in the autumn (light or hard) will result in a partial growth spurt before winter, and thus leave you with a more measured canopy, with less “water shoots” reaching for the sky.

Size and shapeEstimated Reading Time: 6 mins. Sep 02, Older, overgrown citrus trees can be reworked to the desired shape using secateurs, hedge clippers or a chainsaw.

Very old (over 25 to 30 years), weak or disease affected trees may be cut back to induce further fruiting. However, old trees like this are at the end of their productive life and are often better off removed or stumplopping.barted Reading Time: 2 mins. May 15, 7.

Never prune back trees in summer. Citrus are very susceptible to sunburn so only prune in early spring and autumn.

8. Citrus grow well in pots but add nest in a falling tree joy cowley compost and manure in with the potting mix. Always have the pot raised off the ground to allow for drainage. 9. Fruit fly will attack citrus so prepare for their arrival with traps, baits and netting if required. Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.