Xtremehorticulture of the Desert

Q. Is it possible to grow sour or bitter orange in Vegas? It’s becoming almost impossible to find at the local markets and we use it in so m...

Q. I have a ‘Eureka’ lemon tree with a branch or two that are dying. Is this borers? Lemon tree with single branch dying back. A. Probably...

                 I was accused of not wanting citrus in our area. That isn’t true. Nothing wrong with growing citrus here. But I want you to...

  Q. Do you have any recommendations for pruning our poorly maintained ‘Navel’ orange tree?   The main trunk has grown to about 34” from the...

  Q. I received a young calamondin tree from a friend in memory of my father’s passing. I would love to nurture and grow this tree successfu...

Q. What is wrong with my orange tree? It has lots of oranges, but the tips of the trees are dying in some places. Any plants, including this...

Q. I have emailed you before about having only one watering zone. Our lemon tree seems to be doing worse every year. With only one irrigati...

Q. Your Xtremehorticulture blog is an awesome source of information! I live in Phoenix and question why my ‘Lisbon’ lemon tree is failing af...

Q. I just bought a dwarf ‘Algerian’ and dwarf ‘Dancy’ mandarin orange. The Dancy is doing fine but the Algerian’s leaves are getting brown s...

 Buying and planting citrus, subtropical and tropical trees, in the Eastern Mojave Desert can be a challenge. First is finding a good locati...

Q. I am writing regarding the purchase and planting of a ‘Eureka’ lemon tree. Of main concern to me is where to plant the tree, where to pur...

Q. What causes leaves to yellow and black spots to develop on leaves of my calamondin citrus tree? I had them for seven years and they jus...

Q. Unfortunately it appears our kumquat trees may have bacterial blast fungus. Our tree appears very healthy and has given us a lot of fruit...

Q. Please help me to recover my tangerine tree leaves curling inwards. Most have very small black spots on them. l observed the leaves and...

Q. My lemon is not a Meyers lemon but the tree is starting to flower. I didn’t want to pick them this early because they are still getting s...

Q. Someone I know is having problems with something eating the leaves on his citrus tree.  I cannot think of what animal would do this.  Can...

Q. What are the year-long fertilizer requirements for landscape plants ranging from acid loving to desert lovers such as cacti, palms and ot...