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Camellia
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Camellia asked in Home & GardenGarden & Landscape · 5 years ago

Lifespan of orange trees ?

Someone said that an orange tree only lives about 25 years. I was going to have a 20 year old tree transplanted, but now not sure. This is in Calif.

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  • Poppy
    Lv 7
    5 years ago
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    At 20 years old the tree should be cutting back on the quantity of fruit produced. I don't think moving the tree is money well spent. The amount of root ball needed to keep the mature tree alive and producing for another few years is huge.

  • Gary C
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    There are a number of orange trees that are well over 100 years old and still producing plenty of oranges.

    I don't know what the upper age limit is, but it's more than 25 years by a factor of at least five.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    That sounds about right and also citrus trees don't do too well when transplanted.

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