Citrus Trees

A while back I was talking (whining, actually!) about how my citrus trees were so over-loaded at the last harvest, that they wouldn't produce for next year. Well, I was wrong, at least about two of my three trees. Above is a picture of my new crop of tangerines! They will be ready for picking in February.
Here are my navel oranges--they look like they are doing just fine! They will ripen around Christmas. I searched my Valencia orange tree, but didn't find any small green fruits, so I guess it is in the cycle of lots of fruit one year and nothing the next.

Citrus Tree Leaves

If you have a citrus tree (orange, lemon, lime), you may see a lot of dead leaves underneath its canopy. A few weeks back we had several daytime temperatures of 107' or more. This is the response if my orange tree. When the heat is high, the tree can't always keep up with the moisture loss, so it drops some of its leaves.