"chlorosis" in citrus trees

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guosui Bakersfield, CA Apr 01, 2009

A friend told me he lost two orange trees to chlorosis as a result of watering them with our heavily chlorinated municipal tap water. I suspect he simply overwatered them since our county is a major citrus-producing region --Kern County, the southern end of the San Joaquin (Central) Valley. Surely all of our huge farms aren't filtering all their water, or are they? And is there any reason citrus would be more sensitive to chlorine than say the tons of carrots, potatoes, stone fruits, grapes, cotton, almonds, etc. that are grown here. Do I need to buy a whole-house water filter, and if so, which brand would anyone recommend? Are crops watered with filtered water generally healthier?

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 02, 2009

I suspect he overwatered them or did something else wrong.

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guosui Bakersfield, CA Apr 02, 2009

Thanks, ecrane3. So do you think I can be just as successful without filtering my water?
BTW, did you see my last post re the grapevines and do you think my poor black rot victim will survive?

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 02, 2009

I think if you're able to grow other plants successfully with the water you have then your citrus should be fine as long as your other conditions (fertilizer, sun, amt of water, etc) are appropriate.

On the grapes...I'm not really familiar with black rot, but I looked it up and your symptoms don't sound like they match to me so I still think it would help if you could post a picture on that thread. There are lots and lots of diseases that grapes are susceptible to. I'll go post some links on that thread for you.

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