THE ART OF CITRUS TREE PRUNING - Tips for a bountiful harvest

Today, I'm going to prune my citrus trees in my food forest. Some may see it as simply trimming trees, but to me, it's so much more. It's like creating art with nature, helping these trees reach their full potential by shaping and trimming their branches.
Love and photon particles
Weedy
www.theweedygarden.com
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[@kimzocco3911]

The #BobRoss of gardening... I was just looking for a video on pruning citrus and became entranced by his voice and the camera angle with the rays of sun shining. Nice.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

That intro shot flying in from far away to the citrus was gorgeous 😍

[@TheWeedyGarden]

First take I crashed my drone! Lol. See the rescue on FB.

[@888jabs]

Gardening has been my passion for over 30 years and I'm still learning.

[@jameskniskern2261]

Good news on the seedling mandarin! If it doesn't taste great, you can always top work graft new varieties onto the seedling. :)

[@trippnbilly7130]

I agree that gardening is not difficult. Dig a hole,plant a seed.. These big YT channels make you feel it is expensive...It don't have to be

[@LushGardener]

I agree …Most important…. They advise all these expensive commercial fertiliser’s and 5 different ones ( all chemicals )… it’s pretty simple as using kitchen compost …organic ,free,reuse ,recycle that’s it 😊

[@cinthyaraudales5033]

Depends..in AZ it is hard

[@colleendemaio]

Guess you don't live somewhere with extreme drought or regular flooding. Or gophers. Gardening has different challenges depending on where you live. Not saying it can't be done by any means, but you must be very fortunate if you live somewhere you can just stick a seed in the ground. (I've lived in such places, I had no idea how lucky I was)

[@TheWeedyGarden]

@@colleendemaioBandicoots, bush turkeys, floods, drought, birds and wallabies…we have challenges, but my point is that it is not difficult and you can start by knowing nothing and learn along the way.

[@Nscap]

@@LushGardener chemical fertilizers work, better

[@sarap1409]

I've watched a fair few gardening videos and your energy is a nice change. There's some really energetic gardeners and they are good to watch, but you have a very laid back chill and calming delivery that's refreshing. Like being in the garden for you is relaxing and that translates on camera 🙂

[@lpmoron6258]

Morning Weedy. Thanks sir the fix. Nice way to start a day. Love the soft tune in the back ground. (Or did I imagine that?) The sounds of nature and your voice. Can't wait for the next one. Have a wonderful day!

[@lformica]

around 11:00 was super helpful to see your pruning decisions as it was happening

[@MamaPegasus]

Citrus with lots of seeds make great juice!

[@MoniqueVanHaaren-cv8qz]

thank you for this meditation moment. Wonderful to see how your garden grows. It is Bjutiful!!!

[@martin77766]

I found your channel recently and I enjoy your style. Thanks for the good vibes and tips

[@MerwinARTist]

Really like this presentation .. the idea that it should be artistic is exactly right! Also the trees need to be "balanced". I don't mind cutting the tips off some branches .. bc that's where the growth hormones are .. and by cutting them back .. the energy is going into root and trunk development .. making the tree stronger.

[@kela2210]

Hello, I'm writting from Chile🇨🇱, I just found your videos, the are lovely with your sense of humor and spectacular photography, really nice way to learn...🎉..Cheers

[@Globally1201]

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR CITRUS PRUNING TECHNIQUES!!!🌳🍋🍊 THIS VIDEO WAS QUITE CALMING TO LISTEN TO!!! 😊🤓👍🏾🔥🙏🏾👑✝️📖🔥

[@pietsnot7002]

You are absolutly right with the woodchips and mowing! Many people get cultish about permaculture (l did a PDC btw) and no-dig and so on, but like David the Good and Joseph Lofthouse said: when you have mouths to feed you do what works for you! Looking amazing in 3 years David! Nicely done 👌 and thanks for the content creations 🙏

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Yes and thanks 😛✌️

[@pietsnot7002]

@@TheWeedyGarden Right l remember something else about the seedling trees, many say ohhh they won’t grow true to seed.. they might, they might not, but they forget one thing: every variety that’s being sold today originally all came from a seedling, it just happened to be a disirable one that they kept grafting from then 😉 and l look at it this way: tasty fruit, grow on, bad taste or qualities ➡️ cut/dry/use it in the smoker for meat 👌 it’s a win win for me 🌳🌴🍎🍑🍒🥩🍗

[@oreopaksun2512]

Another art learned! You are pruning those trees like a master gardener. And the Weedy Beard got a trim, too, glad it wasn't a hard prune there!

[@janlabuschagne4759]

So happy the world is chansing

[@RisenUponTomorrow]

This was a delightful video. The background music is a nice touch

[@rhysdehaan]

Great timing! I've got a tiny mandarin tree, next to a giant orange tree, ready to harvest a ton off next month! Love your pinapple patch 🍍

[@gnargnar1992]

Great job on the Citrus patch, Weedy! Love from Canada!

[@jessieelliott3157]

My husband shaved off his wild, unpruned 2 1/2 year old beard recently. I put it in the worm farm. Thankyou for your beautiful and informative videos. I learn so much.

[@TheDevine22]

I adore you and your work.

[@sumitmaurya2292]

YOU ARE LIVING MY DREAM LIFE. I HAVE THOUGHT TO LIVE LIKE YOU. IT FEELS LIKE YOU ALSO DREAMED SAME. YOU ARE DOING IT VERY WELL.

[@danielriddellsfoodforestgarden]

The Aesthetic is solid ❤

[@cbjones2212]

Hiya Weedy. If the branch(es) with gall wasp are ones you really want to keep, you can literally use a razor blade to shave the top off the gall. The critters can't survive with all that fresh air and sunshine (they must be vampires 🦇 )

[@TheWeedyGarden]

I think the gall wasp is actually a beneficial insect to have in your garden. So I feel kinda bad about killing them now.

[@terry5274]

Always wonderful

[@Lupinsx]

Another awesome video!!! Watching from Vancouver Island Canada.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

A!

[@blackbway]

Back then when we had a lime tree, we never trimmed it. It grows really big and produces tuns of limes 3 times a year.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

I don’t want mine really big

[@blackbway]

@@TheWeedyGarden That's what she said....😂

[@TheWeedyGarden]

@@blackbway 😂

[@meganlille8455]

I love the art of pruning. For a first timer you got it!

[@richo083]

I did enjoy this video! Thanks for spending the time to make it so.

[@lisalotti]

Very good video, very instructive ... it gave me the courage to prune one lemon tree of mine

[@johntimings5230]

Looking forward to your mandarin tree fruiting!

[@nathangardenfawkes2910]

Very inspiring Mr Weedy :) Spring is in the Air in the Northern Rivers

[@she_was_here]

I enjoy all your videos so much! So much knowledge 😇👌🏼

[@jack-michaeleastwood1548]

Thank you Weedy. As always i git educated if was not night-time i would be tackling my dysfunctional tree's 😅😊

[@magsterz123]

I’m looking forward to the video on citrusing your prune trees. :-) Also I think woodchips and some mowing can fit perfectly into a permaculture system as far as I understand it.

[@SANjeewascience]

thank u weedy.

[@deirdrecollins3987]

Awesome good lesson. Thank you!

[@lisapromiseofyah]

Thanks Weedy ...great video

[@ykarius]

C'est magnifique! Superbement mis en image, et si bien raconté. Très inspirant! Un grand bonjour depuis la France!

[@manasigupta4379]

What a wonderful demonstration, thank you David, loved it!

[@TheLUCIANA63]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing

[@rajnalawade1605]

Hi weedy, always good to see the weedy garden grow to its full potential. I thought il share some if my experience, and what I have learnt is the pineapple grows just as beautifully in the shade. They love shade and hardly require any care throughout their lives.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Ok. Have you grown big sweet pineapples on your plants in the shade. I think they “prefer” sun…more light=more sugar=sweeter fruit. I do have some MASSIVE pineapple plants under my bananas but no fruit yet. Interested now to see

Here in Brazil we plant two types of pineapples. One is cone-shaped, a bit more acid, and likes full sun. The other is rounder, smaller, sweeter, and prefers the shade. It acts like an understory plant. So actually it depends which type of pineapple you are planting!

[@EastxWestFarms]

We learned a lot about pruning trees by joining a bonsai club.

[@lafreaqueelectrique3963]

This/you are great. Thanks that was fun.

[@steventriance8312]

Nice! thank you!

[@nateross14]

Instead of waiting for my little citrus trees to get big enough to support a good fruit load, I'm just going to build a simple wooden frame around and above it that I can tie up string to that will take the weight load off the branch. I'm growing citrus in containers so not worried about slower root growth by growing fruit right away. Rather than wait a couple years to get fruit, my strategy is to just have more smaller trees in pots, support the branches with fruit until they are strong enough, and get fruit right away.

[@Leetee1983]

❤❤❤ thank you so much

[@manuelrojas4483]

Magistral!! Los árboles y plantas en su crecímiento van formando la decoración del terreno y señala el camino por donde tienes que ir para mejorar su hábitat.También se puede planificar,viendo ejemplos de huertos,con clima similar.Saludos desde Tenerife!! 👏🥕🥦🐞🍅🌸🤙🏻🐝🐔🌿🫑

[@lynnmoss2127]

Love love love

[@jodityler5539]

Hey Weedy!! Love this video! Gardening isn’t hard but it is a lot of trial and error! It’s like one big on going science experiment. I just wanted to share that we grow some of our pineapples in the shade. They are slower growing but we do have success with it. Obviously the ones in the sun produce quicker though. Hope you’re having a great day 😊

[@deborahlee8135]

In some parts of the country citrus gall wasp is reportable to the agricultural dept or biosecurity. Also the disposal of the nests varies too. Please check with your state's department to prevent the spread of disease. I think you'll have nasturiums for life now David 😂 i planted one plant10 years ago and they're like triffids now. Develop a taste for nasturtium pesto 😉

[@SamStone1964]

Alas nasturtiums don't like the cold so they'll only grow for around four months where I live (same state as Weedy).

[@deborahlee8135]

@@SamStone1964 oh thats sad, the bees adore them. I have them under my fruit trees as summer mulch. They set seed and die off and return with a vengeance 😂

[@SamStone1964]

@@deborahlee8135 Yes it's sad that nearly all my favourite foods grow in the tropics but I melt once it hits 16C so I live where the Winters are frosty and I'm limited on what I can grow. I am planning on putting in a grow tunnel this year so I can extend my growing season.

[@carolewarner101]

Yey! What fun, and yummy fruit too. Never having lived where citrus grows, I never knew it had thorns! We enjoy pruning our fruit trees too. Very satisfying, although I always struggle a bit with the fruit thinning process even though I know that failing to do so can actually endanger the tree by making branches too heavy and causing catastrophic breaks sometimes.

[@elizabeth2416]

Dear Weedy, here in Melbourne the gall wasp has swept through town, all the old citrus trees are covered in them. Don't put the bark affected by gall wasp in the compost, chuck them in the fire or the rubbish.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Gall wasps are actually good to keep other insects from the garden.

[@chazwozza2662]

Much love from the Toonumbar garden crew

[@sc0tt500]

I've read that you can actually cut the pineapple stem into quarters before putting into water and get 4 plants from one. I haven't tried it yet.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

wow. ok

[@gtrgenie]

Yes you can

[@TheWeedyGarden]

@@gtrgenie I could have four times as many by now. dang!

[@gtrgenie]

@@TheWeedyGarden I started with the water method, but now just plant the twisted off top into soil. I’m also growing the pink variety from seed.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

@@gtrgenie I have thrown a few in the ground too, but only 1/2 come through. Getting roots going first seems to help

[@supattrasoykheeree3083]

Thank you😊

[@Pipsinstitches]

Thanks for this!

[@debbi945]

If you cut each pineapple top vertically into 4 pieces, you can plant out 4 plants instead of 1, and get more pineapples

[@susanthompson5091]

Thanks, Weedy! Some great info as always 👌 😊

[@trudilloyd8917]

Beautiful man!1

[@daleireland]

Awesome 👏

[@cosmicsurprise1307]

great video! Ive been trying to learn this better and you explain it so well!

[@enterprising9]

You are unstoppable ❤ Love the visuals and vibe 🖼 Weedy garden always brings the 🔥

[@TheWeedyGarden]

🦍🎥✌️😃🙏🏻

[@susanrichmond6624]

This was cool 🤩thanks ❤

[@veronicabalfourpaul2288]

Very good

[@Myth1n]

If that mandarin you grew from seed ends up not being any good, you can always graft one of your other oranges or even multiple different citrus onto that one tree! It looks like a good strong grower so dont let it go to waste if it ends up not having good fruit!

[@TheWeedyGarden]

good point

[@Ricosyard]

Couldn’t have said better brother great video great vibes always

[@LushFoliage]

just love your videos :)

[@Colin-pg2su]

Time for a Lillet with an orange ;)

[@mattfynes4065]

Love the beauty of your videos! However, these rules work great for most trees but citrus are odd ones- most trees want airflow in the centre but citrus do better with a crowded/warm core. Some great videos out there from citrus growers covering this

[@TheWeedyGarden]

These tiny citrus tress don’t get frost and are growing in a subtropical environment. I’ve not watched any YT vids on pruning yet, but the locals here have shown me how to do it here. I’m hoping they should be warm enough and I appreciate your tip 👍

[@kattsragz320]

Hey Weedy how are you? I see you like bathing in the river and soaking in your tub, have you ever thought of havining a swim pond to raise your own fish to eat??? You can teach us how to do that

[@TheWeedyGarden]

No I can’t 🥲 I have fish in the river, five minutes away, so for now it’s extra extras!

[@kattsragz320]

@TheWeedyGarden I understand but you are a very good teacher and it would of been nice to learn about that. Oh well you have a good day keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍 👌

[@semeandofloresta]

Very nice vídeo man, I love KZbin channel, lets plant some Food Forest 🙏🤟🌳

[@AndreBatistaSilva]

Hey Weedy, greetings all the way from Brazil mate! Great video ❤ love your channel. Pineapples are mid to low strata according to Fernando Rebelo from CEPEAS, they are native to Brazil and there are wild ones in the Cerrado ecosystem siting bellow the canopy of trees that lose its leaves or allow some sunlight to come through. So you should be able to produce them in the shade of your citrus if they are pruned now and then.

They are actually different types of pineapples. The "Cayenne" type are cone-shaped, acid, and prefer full sun. The "perola" types are round, less acid, and prefer shade similar to the native ones.

[@napeekapunpimtongnara9111]

I think your mandarin oranges must taste really good and are 100% free from chemicals. I think this should be the solution to agriculture that is 100% chemical-free.

[@Essaysinglemeye]

Weedy, I love your top here. Can I get the info? My husband might need one too 🤭

[@semeandofloresta]

Perhaps you could plant cassava amongst the pineapple seedlings, they will like some shade early in life. 😊

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Harvesting cassava with totally distrupt the roots of the pineapple if I plant them next to each other

[@17leprichaun]

it's like watching a dream 8D

[@barbaricviking]

You are so, so lovely ^_^ Thank you for these serene and inspirational videos. Did you know that you can use citrus peels to make "Eco Enzyme", a completely degradable cleaning product (and the 'dirty' water can then be used as fertilizer!) ? Big love from Denmark (and a bit of envy of anyone who can grow their own citrus fruit) ;)

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Det vidste jeg ikke. Dejligt sommer der nu i dk. Faktisk er vejret det samme her som det er hos jer lige nu. I har det bedste kirsebær 🙃

[@90skid97]

Lovely video, although I could barely hear you at times. I am growing citrus up here in Denmark with surprisingly good results myself (in pots ofcourse). How much easier it would be though to just have them out all year. Have you ever considered yuzu? They are so delicious and I know they are grown in Australia and in a few other places outside of east Asia. Since they like that medditeranian style climate.

[@drpk6514]

Use the one you grew from the seed as a base for grafting other citruses.

[@nancyfahey7518]

If you live in harmony with nature, you will never be poor. If you live according to what others think, you will never be rich. Seneca (whoever that is)

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Roman philosopher

[@martyrenego4386]

❤

[@emsey6097]

Hey Weedy!!! I love this style of video!! Your fun to watch... I can feel the Zen!! anyway thanks for that info, Ill use that when my trees are sleeping, I like you have been letting my baby trees grow for a few years before pruning... but that was super super helpful... I also found this extreemly helpful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4CQmnmDqtaHgbc.....and different info from a guy who taught at Uni... Thanks for adding light to my day!

[@michelegraybeal]

Going to prune my wonky Kaffir lime right now. Thank you! Does it matter what time of year or the weather conditions?

[@offgridwithmydogs]

where I live has loads of punga trees, i recently had to cut a couple down and realized they produce goop on the cuts. loads of it. like goopy goppy gel. So I am currently experimenting to see if putting this punga goop is benificial on the cuts of the fruit trees that i prune!!

[@sharonhoffer3599]

I got a Eureka lemon and a Tahitian lime, 3 year old grafted ones, and put them in pots and grew them on and nurtured them with love for 12 months, then planted them in a raised bed because my ground is hard clay. I used Citrus potting mix and compost (Osmocote) and also planted herbs and flowers to make a guild of sorts. I was so happy and satisfied. Then the lemon kept dropping its leaves and no matter how much water I put on it, it was always dry. It now is practically bare. Then I realised I’d planted my 2 citrus within about 10-12 metres of a big eucalyptus. I couldn’t help noticing your garden is surrounded by bush. What are your thoughts about planting near big trees?

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Yeah. The eucalyptus (gum trees) have a chemical in them that prevents other trees to grow around them. It’s in the leaves. The oil. They drop a few leaves, but nothing that is costing lives up here. They are outside the boundry line. Good idea NOT to use gum leaves in your compost!

[@claireartuso1702]

How do you manage a grass 'edge' around your mulch? Looks like wippersnipping would be a bit tricky without a dedicated timber etc edging.

[@locke6531]

🙌

[@havfaith56]

Just like mammals, the seed would be a cross between the mother and the father. Plus, fruit trees are on separate root stock could affect it. Not a plant geneticist. There is an apple tree forest in Europe with possibly thousands of different varieties of apples.

[@escapetothequinta]

Hiya bud what camera do you use your videos look such high quality

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Mostly on this it was just the go pro 11 and iphone 13

[@mariabonita5687]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cheezy1969]

One can use Rhubarb leaf as an insecticide although it it also very toxic to the Hoomans so be very aware not to toxicide oneself. Thank you for the wonderful journey of citrus trimming I am starting my regeneration of my small Hectare-age property in Albany western Aus, looking forward to your next fideo Mr Weedy

[@JustaHillbilly-eq9ov]

Do lemon have thorns

[@matthewfarrell317]

Interesting on the pineapples, i have ours under the bananas here in Melbourne. Have to see how they go. Love citrus, we have 15 or so varieties on a medium city block.

[@IHateWearingBra]

🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@tazsnoop1044]

Graft on to you mandarin tree use it as a root stock

[@TheWeedyGarden]

👍

[@glennysgardening7838]

Hey brother there is a lime tree here n it's full of that gore wasp after I give it a heavy prune how can I stop them from coming back do you have any info on them at all I love to hear back n if you are able to help, peace

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Actually I don’t know. Although I do feel that the trees can actually cope fine with a few here and there.

[@heartheath]

💜🧡💛💚💙

[@TheWeedyGarden]

💜

[@nathanbourquin6554]

“Grow your own food” me watching from my one bedroom apartment 😢

[@TheWeedyGarden]

That’s ok Nathan. Make it a mission if it is something you want. Or just make sure you buy organic food and walk barefoot in the park once a day. Doing that is a huge step in the right direction 🫵🏻