Dan Willey, Author at fruitmentor™

Citrus Propagation and Disease in California – Your Questions Answered by Dr. Georgios Vidalakis

September 7, 2019 By Dan Willey Leave a Comment

In the following video, I visited the historic 1907 Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California to get answers to reader and viewer questions on citrus propagation and disease. The questions were answered by Dr. Georgios Vidalakis, professor and extension specialist from the Department of Microbiology at the University of California, Riverside. Georgios is the Director of the Citrus Clonal Protection Program, a historic program that has been providing disease free citrus budwood for more than 80 years.
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Below you will find the resources mentioned in the video as well as a transcript.

How to Keep Ants off Fruit Trees using Liquid Ant Bait

March 31, 2019 By Dan Willey 1 Comment

This article demonstrates how to keep ants off fruit trees using a liquid ant bait. The correct liquid ant bait can be an effective ant killer, even for the tough Argentine ant. Killing ants with liquid ant bait is one of the best ways to avoid ants on fruit trees. In the case of ants on citrus trees, keeping ants off the trees can help to reduce the spread of Huanglongbing, a deadly citrus disease.

how to keep ants off of fruit trees — How to keep ants off of fruit trees using liquid ant bait, one of the best ways to avoid ants on fruit trees.

Growing Citrus from Cuttings – How to Root Citrus Rootstocks

November 30, 2018 By Dan Willey Leave a Comment

In this article on growing citrus from cuttings, I show how to root citrus rootstocks in stonewool. These rootstocks can then be used to graft citrus trees of many different varieties. For example, to propagate a lemon tree, rather than rooting lemon cuttings, citrus rootstock cuttings are rooted. A lemon cutting is then grafted to the rootstock. Grafting to a rootstock will produce a superior tree. Benefits include disease resistance and improved fruit flavor and texture.

Growing citrus rootstocks from cuttings.

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Grafting Citrus Trees by Chip Budding in a California Nursery

November 12, 2018 By Dan Willey Leave a Comment

This article shows a highly efficient bud grafting technique used for grafting citrus trees in citrus nurseries.

Grafting Citrus Trees by Chip Budding in a California Nursery.

I saw chip budding of citrus performed at TreeSource Citrus Nursery in California’s central valley. Chip budding is a bud grafting technique used for grafting orange trees, grafting lemon trees, and for grafting citrus trees of all varieties. Chip budding to young citrus rootstocks makes it possible to propagate a large number of citrus trees in a small space.Continue Reading

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