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HALP Anonymous
Recently, I've taken to watching over the orange tree in our backyard that hasn't grown in years. I dug up the black tarp and rocks over it's soil (I don't know who had that in mind) and put mulch and some citrus feed on to it.

Finally flowers bloomed, and they started to grow into oranges......But then I come back in a few days.

And all the oranges are gone, as if they've been cut off. Then I find that there's ants all over the tree, and I'm assuming that they just ate up all my hard work.

I'm confused, I went and checked the pear tree to find ants on it, but it grows just fine as if they aren't there (As it's been growing pears since we last planted it years ago)

I'm not about to rule out the birds (morning doves and some other kind, I can't tell exactly, small dark brown and white), but bird feed is put out for them, so I can't see why they'd pray on the oranges.

Can anyone please help me with my poor tree?
>> Anonymous
some fucker stole your oranges
>> Anonymous
>>252369
Agreed. We have a pear tree in our yard, and we find kids from all over the neighborhood yanking pears off the tree and scampering back down the street. One day, my mom walked out there in her bedroom shoes and nightgown, and scared the crap out of those little bastards. But she had to be nice and OFFER THEM PLASTIC BAGS TO CARRY THE PEARS HOME IN.
>> Anonymous
>>252371
>>252369
The thing is, they're just like in the picture. They aren't even ripe, hell they're hardly grown to begin with.
>> Anonymous
Can someone else give me some advice with my poor orange tree?
>> Anonymous
>>252366

Oh, that. This is actually a common thing with most fruit trees. Because growing fruit is extremely taxing for the tree, farmers often lop off any fruit growing on the sides and whatnot to make sure that fewer, but good and large fruit will grow over the season. It's also important to water your tree well to make sure they can sustain the fruit.

Unripe fruit are also highly likely to drop off if the flower hasn't been properly fertilised.

Given that this was pretty much the first time the flowers bloomed in your orange tree and it's a bit early for the season if you live in the northern hemisphere, there should be a second batch of flowers a little later. Don't worry too much about it, OP.
>> Anonymous
>>252456
I'll take your word for it then.