minneola tangelo blooming out of season?

[brian]

One of my minneolas already has a few tennis ball sized fruit, some grape sized fruit, and is blooming again. Is this common for this type?

[david]

Brian I have had min do this before. Had lots of fruit on it and out popped one branch loaded with blooms. After another year it did not do it again. I dont see this as common with min, I see it as a occasional happening. Other cultivars do this at times also.

[millet]

Off season bloom is most frequently cause by some sort of stress on the tree, such a high day time temperatures, over fertilization, disease etc.  Off season bloom generally results in inferior fruit.

[marro]

Overfertillazing in my case.

[brian]

Now all of my limes and even a pummelo are blooming!

[david]

Are you the fertilizer whisperer Brian?😁

[brian]

I just throw a handful of osmocote in every couple of months. Ive never actually measured it. Might be too much, or maybe they are confused from northern greenhouse culture.

[toofarnorth]

I have several trees blooming with mature fruits and different stages of immature fruit. I think our long hot, dry summer had some influence on them.

TFN