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Nick McCann

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I am knowledgable about most all southern fruit varieties....but limited on northern

Experience in the area

8 years as a accredited Master Gardner in Florida

Organizations

Master Gardner association of Charlotte County Florida

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Anita12/19/10101010 
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ronald11/15/10101010great info.
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Recent Answers from Nick McCann

2010-12-19 Ponderosa Lemon Tree:

Anita, It sounds like a young tree, and if so, this would make sense, for a young tree needs to put its limited energy into development; the rule of thumb with young trees is to allow them to do so, by

2010-12-03 orange tree:

Ok Lisa, you are all over the place with your care LOL...painted trunk?..hmmm, who told you to paint the trunk?...spikes don't work, you need to spread a well balanced "Citrus" granular around the base

2010-11-21 Is our tree dying?:

The bluish growth on the trunk is "Lichen", it is an innocous growth that is just using your tree as a host, not hurting it at all, and very common with older trees; your problems however, are a different

2010-11-09 oranges:

Hi Ron, without seeing the fruit, it sounds like a case of "Citrus rust mite", a microscopic insect that attacks the rind, leaves and stems, but is only really noticeable on the rind, for it turns it brownish

2010-11-05 Orange Trees:

Hi Harrison, the black substance is an innocous fungus called "Sooty Mold", this mold feeds off the secretions of small insects like Aphids and Scale; the white stuff on the back of the leaves is the likely

 

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